Following an initiative by Van Gogh Sites Foundation, a group of experts under the guidance of the Noordbrabants Museum and with support from the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, has been working to develop the criteria for Van Gogh Monuments. Based on this, an inventory of the most precious Van Gogh heritage in Brabant has been made, and 40 monuments have been selected. Van Gogh experts have nominated on 28 September the Dutch Reformed Church in (Etten-)Leur to become trhe 40th official Van Gogh Monument in North Brabant.
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Vincent van Gogh was born and grew up in Brabant region, in the south of the Netherlands. The story of Vincent van Gogh has a tangible presence in Brabant. For many Van Gogh enthusiasts all over the world this story is a source of inspiration. Not only his works, but the places where Van Gogh lived and worked are being visited more frequently. The Van Gogh Sites Foundation wants to preserve and develop Vincent's heritage in Brabant and make sure it can be passed on to future generations.
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Van Gogh experts have nominated the Dutch Reformed Church in Etten-Leur (location Van Bergenplein) to become a Van Gogh Monument. This increases the number of official Van Gogh Monuments in North Brabant to 40.
Technology company ASML has launched a short film called ‘A letter to Brabant’. The film incorporates Vincent van Gogh’s own words taken from letters to his brother, and celebrates the painter’s spirit of innovation and perseverance.
The Van Gogh heritage sites in Brabant have opened their doors again to visitors. In line with the corona precautions in place, visits are allowed after reservation only.
In the villages of Zundert, Etten-Leur and Nuenen, Van Gogh heritage locations have been created. Visitors can start to explore Vincent's world there. In Zundert his early youth and family are highlighted. In Etten-Leur visitors can witness the start of his career and his complex relationships. In Nuenen visitors can discover his intense search for light and shape which resulted in his first masterpiece, Potato Eaters. Orignal paintings are on display at the Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch.
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Van Gogh Brabant has initiated Van Gogh Europe, together with heritage locations in Belgium and France. Three countries, six museums, nine heritage locations and fourteen towns are working together within Van Gogh Europe to maintain, develop and share Vincent van Gogh’s heritage.
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