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Van Gogh Museum Tour

Private Tour

Explore the masterpieces of the great Vincent van Gogh with us on a 1.5-hour guided tour of the world-famous Van Gogh Museum.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Language: English

Private tour, number of participants flexible

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Tourguide von Amsterdamliebe steht vor einer Van Gogh Zeichnung

Stadtführerin Iris gibt eine Amsterdamliebe Van Gogh Tour

Deutsche Amsterdamliebe Stadtführung im Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdamliebe Guide steht vor einem bunten Gemälde im Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdamliebe Rundführung durch das Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdamliebe Tourguide erzählt den Teilnehmern etwas über die Mandelblüten von Van Gogh

The Van Gogh Museum Tour at a glance

Immerse yourself in the artistic development of Vincent van Gogh
See the most famous works from Van Gogh’s various creative phases
Learn about the dramatic influence of van Gogh’s mental illness on his work

Rates

As this is a private tour, the price depends on the participant number.

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What to expect on your Van Gogh Museum Tour?

Explore the treasures of the Van Gogh Museum with an experienced English-speaking guide. The 1.5-hour tour of the Van Gogh Museum takes you through the creative history of the famous artist and focuses on important works.

The ‘Sunflowers’, ‘The Potato Eaters’ or the ‘Almond Blossoms’ – Vincent van Gogh’s paintings and his incomparable impressionist style are known worldwide. Only few people realise just how turbulent his artistic development unfolded.

Genius or poor fellow: Vincent van Gogh

He himself was unable to profit from the unrivalled radiance of his work: In contrast to artists such as Rembrandt, who was already doing well in business during his lifetime, van Gogh only sold a single painting in the course of his entire life. Arguably, his real fame arose after his death.

During your guided tour, you will discover the man behind Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. You will find out how much Japanese art and his stay in Provence influenced him and marvel at his incredible creative drive towards the end of his short life.

Van Gogh in the context of his time

Your museum tour will not only allow you to experience Vincent van Gogh’s landscapes, self-portraits and still lifes, but will also give you the opportunity to compare his paintings with works by other 19th century artists. These are both artists who inspired van Gogh and artists who were inspired by him.

In recent years, the Van Gogh Museum has organised major exhibitions of masterpieces by Van Gogh’s colleagues such as Gauguin, Munch, Malevich, Kandinsky and Vallotton. The Van Gogh Museum was expanded in 1999 and completely renovated in 2013 so that the works and the story of Van Gogh’s life can be shown to their best advantage.

Important information about the Van Gogh Museum Tour

Entry tickets to the museum are not included in the price, but we will be happy to help you organise these. As this museum tour is a private tour, you can choose the start time of the tour. After the tour, you are of course free to stay longer in the museum and discover further details of the ‘Vincent van Gogh’ art collection.

Keen to explore more of Amsterdam?

Incredible Amsterdam offers a variety of tours , which enable you to see our favourite city from the eyes of a local.
We especially recommend our Jordaan Tour. With an experienced, passionate guide, you will explore the most idyllic and original neighbourhood of the canal city, discover its hidden courtyards and experience the eventful history of this beautiful part of the city.

We are looking forward to welcoming you on tour!

Vera Orga-Team und Stadtführerin von Amsterdamliebe

Insider tip

Vera from Incredible Amsterdam: “Our Van Gogh museum tour is a real journey of discovery, on which you will experience Vincent van Gogh’s world-famous works and his torn character.”

Reviews

Peter Clarke

10/02/2024

Can't recommend enough It's a great museum. it's three floors and there are artworks on every level. our guide, i think her name was Denise, was super sweet and told us a lot of things. we learned about Van Gogh's life from the very beginning to his final moments and what he painted during those times. i totally recommend it to everyone.

Markus Dellert

9/30/2024

A very enjoyable experience Neomi , our guide was very engaging , she spoke well and was able to navigate the group around the busy museum well. She gave us a lot of interesting information and encouraged us to explore more after the tour. A very enjoyable experience.

Del Rosario

9/29/2024

The guide was a 10/10 Risheet is the best example of 10/10 Rating for a Tour guide in Van Gogh,he have the confidence in every word he is saying and giving you the impression that you need to hear him every second.We enjoyed it and love all the info we heard from him.