Vincent van Gogh had his first drawing classes when he was 13 years old. He went to school in Tilburg, while he lived in a boarding house at the St. Anneplein.
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The high school was housed in the former town palace of Willem II in 1866. In Vincent's time this school had one of the best drawing teachers: Constant Cornelis Huijsmans. He worked according to traditional academic rules in which the drawing was central to the perception.
In the modern Vincent’s Art Room you can see for yourself how Van Gogh’s talents developed. Discover your own talents in the digital drawing room where you can set to work, and where workshops and masterclasses for all ages are given. It's located within walking distance of the central station close to Ontdekstation013 in the creative heart of Tilburg, the Spoorzone (Railway Zone).
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The Paleis-Raadhuis (City Hall) is the starting point of this cycle tour of 48 kilometers. This is where the young Vincent took his first real drawing lessons. Discover Vicnent's Tilburg and the landscape surounding the town.
Van Gogh cycle tour Tiblurg
Park 51
5671 GC Nuenen
Vincent rented a studio from May 1884 from the Catholic verger Johannes Schafrat at what was then known...
Gerwenseweg 4
5674 SG Nuenen
The farmhouse belonging to the De Groot family stood here in Vincent’s time. Vincent painted the farmhouse...
Stationsstraat 16
4761 BS Zevenbergen
This building was formerly Jan Provily’s boarding school for boys. Vincent went to school there after...
Markt 1
4875 CB Etten-Leur
The old council offices (also known as the Meeting Centre) was the former town hall of Etten-Leur. It...
Eikelkampen 3
Nederwetten
In 1884 Vincent Van Gogh painted ‘Avenue of Poplars in Autumn’ (F122), a depiction of the Schoteldonkse...
