Van Gogh Museum

Located in the Museumplein area, the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam is extremely popular for housing the world's largest collection of Vincent van Gogh's works. It is close to other notable institutions like the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum. To protect the artworks, photography is not permitted inside the museum. A multimedia guide enriches the experience with stories and details about the exhibits.

It was opened in 1973 and has seen many upgrades over the years to keep it perpetually up to date.  It attracts art enthusiasts from all over the world as it houses almost 200 paintings, writings, and illustrations of Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent van Gogh was a world-acclaimed artist. So naturally, a museum that houses the largest collection of all his works in the world had to be an instant favorite among the people of Amsterdam or those visiting from all corners of the globe. The museum is basically a study of the artist's life. His letters, his paintings, where he drew inspirations from, everything is on display. Over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters to be a little more accurate. Research facilities, which are built inside the museum, attempt to study all aspects of his life and the development of his taste in art. This museum too, was renovated and reopened in 2013, and provides art workshops for children and on every Friday invites artists from other fields to come and share it's public space.