The collections are comprehensive yet not overwhelmingly vast; once inside, you can experience them in 2–4 hours. Private and group Van Gogh Museum tours led by professional art historians are a great way to learn more about the master’s life and works. Many such tours also include a skip-the-line ticket, which allows you to bypass the crowds and head right inside.
Van Gogh Museum tickets are available only online.
Only small backpacks are allowed in the luggage room.
Strollers are permitted in the museum, which is also wheelchair-accessible.
Photography of artworks in the museum galleries and exhibition spaces is not allowed.
Photography (without a flash or tripod) is permitted only in certain designated areas, such as in the entrance hall and areas called the “selfie walls."
The Amsterdam City Card doesn’t include admission to the museum.
The Van Gogh Museum is on the Museumplein, next to the Stedelijk Museum. It's easily accessible via tram to Van Baerlestraat. Nearby attractions include the Red Light District, the Heineken Experience, the Anne Frank House, and the Rijksmuseum.
The Van Gogh Museum is open daily, with extended hours on Fridays. The museum’s busiest times are late morning to mid-afternoon; try visiting before 11am on a weekday morning for a shorter wait time. The last admission is always 30 minutes before closing time.
The museum collections include world-famous paintings, including canvases such as Sunflowers, Almond Blossom, The Bedroom, The Potato Eaters, and Wheatfield with Crows. Through van Gogh’s paintings, the museum chronicles the artist’s journey from Holland (where his work was dark and somber) to Paris and the South of France; of special note is the second-floor wall, which displays 18 paintings produced during this time. Another wing, set partly underground, showcases temporary exhibits by van Gogh and other artists.
