Discover the Van Gogh heritage locations in Brabant and learn all about Vincent's life here. From his birth and childhood in Zundert, to the start of his career as a painter in Etten-Leur and the creation of his first masterpiece in Nuenen. Three exhibitions tell the story of his artistic and personal development, his friends and family and the sources of inspiration he found in the people and landscapes of Brabant.
Catharinaplein 1
5611 DE Eindhoven
In February 1885 Van Gogh made an ink drawing which clearly shows a sketch of the St Catharina Church.
Urkhovenseweg 57
5641 KB Eindhoven
There is a unique cycle path in Eindhoven, just outside Nuenen which was inspired by The Starry Night...
Berg 29
5671 CA Nuenen
Nuenen has every right to call itself a Van Gogh Village. There is nowhere else in the Netherlands where...
Vincent van Goghstraat
5268 AE Helvoirt
The graves of Vincent’s uncle Johannes van Gogh (1817-1885) and his aunts Dorothea van Gogh (1815-1882)...
Berg 29
5671 CA Nuenen
Nuenen is an ‘outdoor museum’ with no fewer than 21 buildings and landscapes which have a direct relationship...
Markt 62
4875 CG Etten-Leur
Vincent van Gogh made various sketches and drawings which show the Lambertus Church.
Haagweg 334
4813 XE Breda
Vincent van Gogh’s grandparents are buried in a Protestant graveyard.
Molendreef 8
5735 EP Lieshout
Mill De Vogelenzang, an old mill from 1819, was immortalized by Vincent in two drawings.
Gerwenseweg 2
5674 SG Nuenen
The windmill that takes its name from the area in which it was built is located in the open countryside...
Markt 4
4875 CE Etten-Leur
Located in the centre of Etten-Leur, the Van Gogh Church offers a fascinating glimpse into what is probably...
Keizersgracht 15
5611 GC Eindhoven
This house was built by Pierre Cuypers on a commission from the retired goldsmith Antoon Hermans.
Van Grevenbroeckstraat 2
5268 AN Helvoirt
The Protestant Church in Helvoirt is a gothic church in the shape of a cross.
Stadhuisplein 128
5038 TC Tilburg
Willem II’s City Palace | High School In 1886 the HBS (Hogere Burger School or Higher Civic School) moved...
Kerkplein 2
4811 TX Breda
Vincent’s grandfather – also called Vincent – who was descended from an art-loving family in The Hague,...
Haagweg 389
4813 XC Breda
Villa Mertersem can be found in the neighbourhood Princehage in Breda. Vincent's uncle Cent lived here.
Tomakker
5671 DT Nuenen
We now look over the fields, but here Vincent saw the old tower of 15th century church with cemetery....
Opwettenseweg 203
5674 AC Nuenen
This watermill is located next to the Kleine Dommel in Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh painted this mill in...
Stationsstraat 16
4761 BS Zevenbergen
This building was formerly Jan Provily’s boarding school for boys. Vincent went to school there after...
Papenvoort 2
5671 CR Nuenen
Vincent van Gogh’s father preached in this church in Nuenen.
Verwersstraat 41
5211 HT 's-Hertogenbosch
The Noordbrabants Museum is housed in an eighteenth century governmental palace in the centre of the...