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The oval exhibition wing of the Van Gogh Museum on Museumplein

No. 39 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 1,867,342 visitors in 2025

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands · City guide: Amsterdam

The world's largest collection of Vincent van Gogh's work, on Amsterdam's Museumplein.

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Photo: Wladyslaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

The Van Gogh Museum is No. 24 in Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Best of the Best 2026 ranking of the top attractions in the world, and No. 39 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 1,867,342 visitors in 2025, up 1% on 2024. It holds the world's largest collection of work by Vincent van Gogh: more than 200 paintings, about 500 drawings and over 750 letters.

The collection came from the artist's brother Theo and his family. The museum opened in 1973 in a building designed by Gerrit Rietveld. An exhibition wing by Kisho Kurokawa followed in 1999 and a glass entrance hall on Museumplein in 2015. Works by Van Gogh's contemporaries, such as Gauguin and Toulouse-Lautrec, show the world in which his art developed.

The Van Gogh Museum on Museumplein, with the Rietveld building and the oval Kurokawa wing
The Van Gogh Museum on Museumplein, with the Rietveld building and the oval Kurokawa wing. Photo: Sebastian Koppehel, CC BY 4.0, source

Best time to visit

Timed tickets often sell out at weekends and in school holidays, so book early. Early morning and late afternoon slots are usually the quietest. Check the official website for hours and late openings.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    Sunflowers

    The museum's version of the famous still life, painted in Arles in 1889.

  • 2

    The Potato Eaters

    His dark, earthy 1885 painting of a peasant family at supper, from his years in the Netherlands.

  • 3

    The Bedroom

    The first version of his room in the Yellow House in Arles, painted in 1888.

  • 4

    Almond Blossom

    Painted in 1890 to celebrate the birth of Theo's son, named Vincent after him.

  • 5

    Wheatfield with Crows

    One of the last paintings he made, in Auvers-sur-Oise in July 1890.

  • 6

    Self-portraits

    Several of his self-portraits, including Self-Portrait as a Painter.

Getting there

The museum is on Museumplein, next to the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum. Trams 2 and 12 stop nearby, at Van Baerlestraat and Museumplein. From Amsterdam Centraal, the tram ride takes about 20 minutes.

Visiting tips

Tickets
Tickets are sold online only, for a timed slot. Check the official website for prices.
Time needed
About two hours.
Currency
Euro (EUR). Cards, including contactless, are accepted almost everywhere.
Safety
Amsterdam is generally safe; watch for pickpockets and for cyclists when crossing bike lanes. The emergency number is 112.
Visa & entry
The Netherlands is in the Schengen Area. Many visitors, including citizens of the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records non-EU travellers' entries and exits at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is due to follow. Check the official EU site travel-europe.europa.eu and your own government's travel advice before you go.

Official information: Van Gogh Museum (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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