Cycle through Vincent van Gogh’s world · Vincent van Gogh’s world 335 km of cycling enjoyment...
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NUENEN ‘s-HERTOGENBOSCH TILBURG Breugel Son Nuenen Lieshout Zevenbergen Zundert Vught Oisterwijk Boxtel Best Goirle Helvoirt Helmond Geldrop Etten-Leur Veldhoven 's-Hertogenbosch Tilburg Breda Eindhoven ETTEN-LEUR ZUNDERT Amsterdam NEDERLAND Van Gogh fietsroute Fietsrouteknooppunt Afstand in kilometer Bezienswaardigheid Startpunt fietsroute Van Gogh cycle route Cycle junction Distance in kilometer Worth seeing Starting point cycle route LEGENDA / LEGEND 65 4 2,0 Cycle through Vincent van Gogh’s world 335 km of cycling enjoyment divided into 5 unique routes The way of life and the Brabant countryside formed the basis of Vincent van Gogh’s work (1853-1890). His love of simple folk, the countryside and the peasant farmland all started in this beautiful province. These essentially Brabant themes form a common thread throughout Vincent’s 800 paintings and 1100 drawings which can nowadays be admired all over the world. Vincent was born and grew up in Brabant, it was here that he found inspiration, made his first sketches, developed into an artist and produced his first masterpiece. Discover the Brabant countryside where Van Gogh lived and worked, the countryside that inspired him and which found a place in his heart. Cycle, listen to the stories and enjoy Vincent van Gogh’s birthplace. Vincent’s Homeland.
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Cycle through Vincent van Gogh’s world
335 km of cycling enjoyment divided into 5 unique routes
The way of life and the Brabant countryside
formed the basis of Vincent van Gogh’s work
(1853-1890).
His love of simple folk, the countryside and
the peasant farmland all started in this
beautiful province. These essentially Brabant
themes form a common thread throughout
Vincent’s 800 paintings and 1100 drawings
which can nowadays be admired all over
the world.
Vincent was born and grew up in Brabant,
it was here that he found inspiration, made
his Jrst sketches, developed into an artist
and produced his Jrst masterpiece. Discover
the Brabant countryside where Van Gogh
lived and worked, the countryside that inspired
him and which found a place in his heart.
Cycle, listen to the stories and enjoy
Vincent van Gogh’s birthplace.
Vincent’s Homeland.
The Van Gogh cycle route takes you through
Jve communities which have a unique bond
with Vincent van Gogh. You can enjoy the
Brabant countryside at its best and visit the
locations that inspired Van Gogh. The Van
Gogh cycle route follows the national cycle
route network and can be identiJed by the
Van Gogh route signs. The total length of the
route is 335 kilometres, divided up into Jve
shorter sections.
How the Van Gogh cycle routeis organisedThe Van Gogh cycle route is incorporated into the existing cycle route network. There is a Van Gogh cycle route sign below each network sign.
Follow the Van Gogh cycle route signs from one numbered intersection to the next. Between intersections you should follow the cycle route network signs.
The entire Van Gogh route is a circular route of 335 km. Five shorter routes have also been marked out around the Cve Van Gogh heritage locations.
If you want to deviate from the Van Gogh route you will Cnd panels along the way giving a summary of the route and including a map of the cycle route network in each particular region.
Leave your commentIf there is something not quite right about the route signage, if this leaFet is sending you in the wrong direction or if a sign has become almost illegible, please send us your comments or suggestions about the signage, the paths, the route leaFet and the www.routesinbrabant.nl website. You can leave your comments at ‘Meldpunt Routes’ on the website and they will be very much appreciated.
“As regards the exhibition in Brussels, why it doesn’t
leave me indiSerent is because I’ll have a few paintings
from here which, notwithstanding that they were made
in a very diSerent region, have remained completely
and utterly as if they were painted in Zundert, say, or
Kalmthout, and I believe could also be understood by
people who don’t, as they say, know anything about
paintings. And so people could say that it would
perhaps have been simpler had I just stayed quietly in
North Brabant - but that’s as it is, and what is a body
to do about it?”
Vincent van Gogh, Letter 826, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence,
10 December 1889
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Vincent’s Art Room
Stadhuisplein 128
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Vincentre
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Peasants planting potatoes, 1884
1884 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
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Van Gogh Church
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Het Noordbrabants Museum
Verwersstraat 41
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Self-portrait with grey felt hat
1887 – 1888 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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ZundertVincent van Gogh’s birthplace
Zundert is of course the place where
Vincent van Gogh was born on 30 March
1853 in a house on Markt 26, one year to
the day after his brother, who had also been
named Vincent, was stillborn. It was a di_cult
start to what would later prove to be a
turbulent life.
Zundert is also where Vincent spent his
childhood years. The residents of Zundert
soon realised that Vincent was ‘diSerent’.
He was a reticent and introvert boy.
A protestant boy in a predominantly catholic
village. Someone who for years was educated
at home. He was also conspicuous by his red
hair. This is where Vincent van Gogh’s
character was to a large extent determined.
Starting point
Vincent van GoghHuis
Cycle route network
88-86-9-89-6-21-23-24-25-33-82-83-36-84
38-39-40-44-43-70-3-47 and back in direction 88
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2 Van GoghGalerie
3 VVV Tourist Information, documentation
and brasserie with garden terrace
4 Vincent van Gogh Plein
5 Van Gogh church (Vincent van Gogh Plein)
6 Maria Toevlucht Abbey
7 De Akkermolen mill
8 De Moeren estate
9 Wallsteijn estate
10 De Oude Buisse Heide estate
The Vincent van GoghHuis stands on the site
of his birthplace, where memories of Vincent’s
youth are kept alive. It is a house full of tales
and experiences. Vincent himself will involve
you in a visual enactment.
Opening times Tuesday (April-September) 10.00 to 17.00
Wednesday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00
Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00 Current info See website
DirectionsCar: A16 exit Zundert/ Meer (in Belgium) Public Transport: Breda Station / bus 115 Breda-Zundert
AccessibilityWheelchair friendly/ Exhibition accessible by lift
Also visitVan GoghGalerie. A space for art of the future.
VVV Tourist Information, documentation and brasserie with a garden terraceThe garden was often a consolation for Vincent. It was his favourite place to play with his brother Theo. Continuous exhibitions are frequently held here.
Vincent van Gogh Plein Bronze monument by Ossip Zadkine. Unveiled by formerQueen Juliana on 28 May 1964in memory of the painter. The statue symbolises the bond
between the brothers Vincent and Theo van Gogh.
Van Gogh Church (Vincent van Gogh Plein)Former Dutch Reformed Church (1805). Vincent was baptised in this church and went there to hear his father preach on Sundays. The grave of Vincent’s stillborn brother, also called Vincent, is in the graveyard.
Other places of interest in Zundert
Maria Toevlucht Abbey
Rucphenseweg 38, 4882 KC Klein Zundert
Tel: +31 (0)76-5974251
De Akkermolen
Akkermolenweg 13, 4881 BL Zundert
+31 (0)76-5973889
Places of interest in the locality
Walking and cycling through ancient woods,
heathland, meadows, pastures, Celds, hedgerows,
beautiful tree-lined avenues and stately homes.
De Moeren Estate
> Access via the Rucphenseweg, www.demoeren1818.eu
Wallsteijn Estate
> access via Achtmaalseweg 158b
De Oude Buisse Heide Estate
> Access via Antwerpsebaan/Nederheidsebaan
Zundert Vincent van GoghHuis
Vincent van Gogh’s
birthplace
Vincent van GoghHuis
Markt 26-27
4881 CN Zundert
+31 (0)76 5978590
www.vangoghhuis.com
Vincent van GoghHuis
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Vincent’s birthplace
on the Markt in Zundert, 1900
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TilburgThe Crst drawing lessonsIn 1866, the 13 year old Vincent van Gogh
moved from Zundert to Tilburg to attend
lessons at the brand new State High School.
It was the only such school in Noord-Brabant.
Vincent lodged at a boarding house on
’Haringseind’, now known as Annaplein,
where the Korvelseweg starts.
Vincent had drawing lessons at school
from Constant Huijsmans, an artist who was
very well known at the time. He was a painter,
drawer and writer of books on art education.
Master Huijsmans paid much attention in his
lessons to drawing in depth. It’s a strange fact
that Vincent had a lot of di_culty with this in
his later works. Half way through the second
year Vincent gave up school. He went back to
his parents’ house in Zundert. The reason for
his departure is not known. Vincent was
recognised as being ‘a good student’.
Starting point
Vincent’s Art Room
Cycle route network
65-66-78-82-81-37-36-35-77-75-76 follow centre
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2 Bronze plaque (St. Annaplein 18-19)
3 De Pont (museum of modern art)
4 Brabant Nature Museum/VVV Tourist information
5 Textile Museum
6 Various galleries and studios
7 De Oliemeulen Animal Park
8 Circus City Adventure Playground
9 Land van de Hilver
History and the newest technology come
together in Vincent’s Art Room. The young
Van Gogh attended school in the former palace
of King Willem II. Visit the reconstructed art
room and experience how he received his
Jrst serious drawing lessons. You can then
try it yourself in the digital drawing room and
discover your own artistic talent. Find out how
exciting that is!
Opening times Tuesday to Sunday from 13:00 – 16:00
Groups by appointment(in addition to regular opening times), Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:00
Current info See website
DirectionsCar: A58 / E312 towards Tilburg Centrum Train: Tilburg Central Station Bus: Stadhuisplein bus stop AccessibilityWheelchair friendly
Also visitBronze plaque on the front of the house in Annaplein 18-19, where Vincent’s boarding house once stood.
Other places of interest in Tilburg
> De Pont (museum of modern art)
> Brabant Nature Museum
> Textile Museum
> Various galleries and studios
> De Oliemeulen Animal Park
> Pleasure Island
> Circus City Adventure Playground etc.
Info
VVV Tourist Information Tilburg
Spoorlaan 434a, 5038 CH Tilburg, Tel. +31 (0)13 532 37 20
E-mail [email protected], www.vvvtilburg.nl
Places of interest in the area
Cycle along one of the architectural routes and see traces
of Tilburg’s past, or sample the La Trappe brewery route.
Also excellent cycling beyond the town:
> Land van de Hilver
> The Loon and Drunen Dunes
> Via Bels Lijntje former railway line to Turnhout in Belgium
> To Efteling or Beekse Bergen (attraction parcs)
TilburgVincent’s Art Room
Vincent’s Art Room
Stadhuisplein 128
5038 TC Tilburg
+31 (0)13 5429179
E-mail: [email protected]
www.vincentstekenlokaal.nl
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Etten-LeurThe start of a career
Vincent van Gogh visited Etten regularly
between 1875 and 1882, mostly when he
needed money. At that time his father was
a preacher there in the Dutch Reformed
Church. In April 1881 Vincent came back
destitute to the West Brabant village. His
parents took him in reluctantly, as he was
not an easy person to live with. But this time
he had a plan. The spirits had moved him
and he wanted to become an artist.
This ambition brought some direction into
the life of the 28 year old Vincent. Etten
became the turning point. He stayed in the
parsonage next to the church for nine months.
He also set up his Jrst studio there. He made
hundreds of sketches and drawings. A large
number of these can be found in museums
all over the world.
Starting point
Vincent van Gogh Church
Cycle route network
4-78-82-5-35-41-1-10-13-8-45-24-23-21
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S Starting point Van Gogh Church
2 Van Gogh Garden
3 Van Gogh Shop
4 Van Gogh farmhouse room
5 Breda, Grote Kerk church
6 VVV Tourist Information (Anna van Berchemlaan 2)
7 Liesbos woods
8 De Haagse Dijk nature reserve
9 De Pannenhoef nature reserve
10 De Santspuy asparagus and wine farm
11 De Turfvaart Yacht and touring
harbour/swimming lake
12 Ice cream farm Heidehoeve
Vincent’s ambition can be seen and felt in the
Van Gogh Church. A number of themes allow
you to experience Vincent’s story.
Why did he come to Etten, what was he
looking for and what did he Jnd here? Learn
all about his struggle to become an artist, his
love of the countryside, for the simple people
and for his cousin Kee Vos. His heartbreak
and an explosive argument with his father.
A compelling and vivid story, not to be missed.
Opening times Wednesday to Sunday from 13:30-16:30
Groups of more than 10 people also at other times/days (reservation required)
Current info See website
DirectionsCar: A58 exit Etten-Leur / towards Centrum Train: Etten-Leur Station(journey time from Breda: 8 minutes) Bus: Burchtplein/Valpoort bus stopDistance to Zundert: 15 km
AccessibilityWheelchair friendly
Also visitVan Gogh Garden. Walk around the church (outdoor exhibition with works from Etten, mini-cinema, large selCe portrait, old cemetery and colourful garden with a statue of Vincent).
Van Gogh ShopAlso serves as a ticket and Tourist Opce and has local products and souvenirs on sale.
Van Gogh farmhouse room300 metres away is the Paulushofje courtyard with the Jan uten Houte Museum. You can visit a genuine farmhouse room in this museum. Under development: Vincent’s Crst studio.
Breda Breda can be considered the birthplace of the Van Gogh family. Vincent’s grandfather was a preacher at the Grote Kerk church and the Royal Military Academy in Breda. Vincent regularly visited the Prinsenhage district of town where his rich Uncle ‘Cent’ had an art gallery. Behind the Princenhaags Museum, Haagweg 334, is the Haagveld cemetery where Uncle Cent and his wife, and grandmother and grandfather Van Gogh are buried. You can combine this with a visit to Etten-Leur and Zundert.
Other places of interest in Etten-Leur
Historical market with the centuries old Moeierboom
(Mother Tree), 5 museums, 3 windmills, a yacht and touring
harbour, 4 hotels, 3 campsites, various bed & breakfast
addresses and a compact, complete and comfortable
shopping centre with plenty of catering and pavement cafes.
Info
VVV Tourist information Etten-Leur, Anna van Berchemlaan 2,
4872 XE Etten-Leur, Tel: +31 (0)76 504 52 00
Places of interest in the locality
Walking and cycling through ancient woods, heathland,
meadows, pastures and farms.
> Het Liesbos woods. Between Etten-Leur and Breda.
> Haagse Dijk. Walking and cycling area accessible from
the Zevenbergseweg.
> De Pannenhoef. Nature reserve between Etten-Leur
and Zundert.
> De Santspuy wine and asparagus farm. Excursions,
walks, tasting.
> Ice cream farm Heidehoeve.
> De Turfvaart Yacht and touring harbour/swimming lake.
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Information Centre
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NuenenYou’ll never be closer to Van GoghStand where Van Gogh once stood, see what
he saw and painted. Then and now. It’s already
130 years further on, yet still everything is
visible, tangible and within reach.
Walk or cycle in Vincent van Gogh’s footsteps.
That’s something you can really do in Nuenen!
What makes it unique is that the stories about
Van Gogh, his letters and his paintings all
merge together in the same place.
Hear stories about him in the Vincentre
museum and read stories about Nuenen as it
was when he lived and worked here from 1883
to 1885. Get to know him as a person and see
him develop to become a world-famous
artist. Then go outside where no fewer than
23 locations remind us of Van Gogh; 14 of
these are buildings painted or sketched by him.
The others are statues or buildings with a
particular relevance. There is even a special
cycle path. Despite there being no original
paintings, our senses are aroused: you’ll never
be closer to Van Gogh.
Starting point
Vincentre
Cycle route network
79-35-99-75-77-94-95-97-96-2-91-3-4-48-12-11-10
9-72-63-61-62-70-74-78 and back in direction 79
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S Starting point Vincentre
2 Van Gogh Chapel
3 Het Klooster Theatre
4 Dierenrijk Animal Kingdom
5 Strandbad Nuenen outdoor lido
6 VVV Tourist Information
7 Coll Watermolen
8 Opwetten Watermill
9 Van Gogh-Roosegaarde cycle path
Immerse yourself in Van Gogh’s mind.
What does that mean? How does it feel?
This is the challenge for 7 designers in the
imposing villa Nune Ville (in front of the
Vincentre museum). It was here that
Vincent and Margot Begemann had a love
aSair that ended in a dramatic way. Vincent
had his own way of thinking about things.
That applies to the 7 current designers. They
will enter into a relationship, an aSair with
Vincent. What brings them together in
‘alternative thinking’ will result in the designs
for the rooms in this lovely house: The Vincent
ASair. Experience the adventure and have your
own aSair with Van Gogh.
Opening timesTuesday to Sundayfrom 10:00 – 17:00
Current infoSee website
DirectionsCar: A50/N270 towards Nuenen Centrum Train: Eindhoven StationBus: Central Bus Station Nuenen or Lindeboom bus stop. Bus services 21, 22 or 6.
AccessibilityWheelchair friendly
Van Gogh Chapel The Van Gogh Chapel, Papenvoort 2a, where Vincent’s father served as a preacher (1882-1885). Nuenen has various cultural and recreational possibilities. These include Het Klooster theatre, Dierenrijk Animal Kingdom, Strandbad Nuenen outdoor lido, several catering
outlets in the Park and the beautiful surrounding areas of Nederwetten and Gerwen, where Van Gogh often walked and painted. Info: VVV Nuenen, located in the Vincentre, Berg 29.
Other places of interestin Nuenen
Places of interest in the locality
For a complete Van Gogh happening, a full day’s cycling
in and around Nuenen through its many woods and
heathlands is the perfect experience.
> The Mill Route, approx. 25 kilometres (available from
VVV Tourist Information).
> The Coll Watermill, in De Zegge nature area bordering
Nuenen and Eindhoven. Vincent van Gogh painted this
mill 1884.
> The Opwetten Watermill, located on the Kleine Dommel
river in Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh painted this mill in 1884.
> The Van Gogh-Roosegaarde cycle path is 300 metres
away from this watermill. A fairy-tale experience at
night thanks to thousands of luminous stones. The cycle
path is located in the eastern part of Eindhoven, between
the Opwetten Watermill, Wolvendijk in Nuenen and the
Coll Watermill, Loostraat in Eindhoven. About 15 minutes
by bike from Eindhoven Station.
NuenenVincentre/Nune Ville
Vincentre
Berg 29, 5671 CA Nuenen
+31 (0)40 2839615
www.vangoghvillagenuenen.nl
The Vincent Atair / Nune Ville
Berg 24, 5671 CA Nuenen
+31 (0)40 2839615
www.thevincentatair.nl Information display with
audio clips in Nuenen
The Potato Eaters, 1885
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’s-HertogenboschThe original works
Vincent van Gogh grew up in the 19th
century in a protestant preacher’s family
in which an appreciation for the countryside
was important. Vincent’s lifelong love for
anything that grew or blossomed can be
traced back to the landscape of Brabant.
Despite the 19th century being a period
of -industrial progress, Vincent was
primarily fascinated by the traditional
peasant lifestyle. That’s what he tried to
convey with his canvasses.
Starting point
Het Noordbrabants Museum
Cycle route network
88-84-63-64-36-65-75-43-70-68-67-66-29-28
34-62-61-60-24-22-21-54-53 and back in
direction 88
30 km
S Starting point Het Noordbrabants Museum
2 Museumkwartier
3 Helvoirt Reformed Church
4 Sint Jan Cathedral
5 Dragon Fountain
6 Statue of Jeroen Bosch (Hieronymus Bosch)
7 The Binnendieze underground canal system
8 Verkade fabriek cultural centre
9 Theater aan de Parade Theatre
10 VVV Tourist Information
11 Engelermeer/Meerheuvelweg Vlijmen
car parks
12 Vught former internment camp
13 Heeswijk Castle
The only location in Brabant where you can
see original works by Vincent van Gogh.
The Story of Brabant Gallery includes the
Vincent van Gogh pavilion which contains
several of his works. These include the peasant
women from the Potato Eaters, his father’s
parsonage and the unspoilt Brabant countryside
for which van Gogh was always homesick.
You can round oS this inspiring exhibition
in the informal Museum Brasserie.
Opening timesTuesday to Sunday from 11:00-17:00
Current infoSee website
DirectionsCar: A59 / A2, towards CentrumParking: Wolvenhoek parking garage or St.-Jan. parking garage Train: Central Station (about a 10 minute walk via the Market)Bus: bus 61 or 63 from the station (Parade bus stop)
AccessibilityFully accessible for wheelchair users.Toilets and lifts for the disabled.All museum rooms are wheelchair accessible.
Also visitMuseumkwartier ‘s-Hertogenbosch.Het Noordbrabants Museum together with the Municipal Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch forms one of the largest cultural attractions in the Netherlands, presenting art and cultural history form Roman times to the present day.
Helvoirt The Van Gogh cycle route will take you through the typical village of
Helvoirt. Vincent van Gogh made several sketches of Helvoirt during the summer of 1874. They included a pastel drawing of the reformed church and a pencil sketch showing a panoramic view of Helvoirt.
The tower of the reformed church is an important visual element in this. Vincent’s father was the priest in Helvoirt for several years. Cycle to Helvoirt from ’s-Hertogenbosch, Tilburg or Nuenen.
Other places of interest in ’s-Hertogenbosch
’s-Hertogenbosch is the provincial capital of Noord-Brabant.
It is the largest walled city in the Netherlands and its
medieval centre is one of the oldest and best preserved
town centres. It goes without saying that there is plenty
to do and to see in this lively city. How about the medieval
Sint Jan cathedral, the Dragon Fountain, the statue of Jeroen
Bosch (Hieronymus Bosch), the unique Binnendieze under-
ground canal system or the Verkade Fabriek
cultural centre?
Info
VVV ’s-Hertogenbosch, Markt 77, +31 (0)73 612 71 70,
www.vvvdenbosch.nl
Places of interest in the locality
The VVV Tourist Information has various cycle routes
through the city, across polders, pastures, meadows,
woods and dunes.
> A tour through the Meierij (start from the Engelermeer/
Meerheuvelweg Vlijmen car parks)
> Polder Tour (start at the Engelermeer/Meerheuvelweg
Vlijmen car parks)
> Drunen Dunes (start at the Engelermeer/Meerheuvelweg
Vlijmen car parks)
> And also: Kamp Vught National Monument (former
internment camp)
> Loevestein Castle, Heeswijk Castle
’s-HertogenboschHet Noordbrabants Museum
Het Noordbrabants Museum
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5211 HT ’s-Hertogenbosch
+31 (0)73 6877877
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Starting point
Het Noordbrabants Museum
88-84-63-64-36-65-75-43-70-68
67-66-29-28-34-62-61-60-24-22
21-54-53 and back in direction 88
Centre of
’s-Hertogenbosch
Mill wheels from the Gennip
watermill 1884. Property of the
Cultural Heritage Agency on
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Noordbrabants Museum.
The Van Gogh-Roosegaarde cycle path
Light, art, innovation and design come
together. Vincent van Gogh was born in
Brabant. Nowhere else. Nowhere else can
you cycle past the places that inspired
Van Gogh and which in turn have inspired
others… Right up to this very day!
Designer, artist, entrepreneur
Daan Roosegaarde is a good example of this.
In Eindhoven, just on the edge of Nuenen there
is a unique cycle path inspired by Vincent van
Gogh’s The Starry Night. Never before was
a cycle path so inspiring. The cycle path is
600 metres in length and is one of the highlights
of the Van Gogh Cycle Route that links the
Brabant heritage locations.
Luminous pearls in the asphalt recharge
during the day and give out light in the evening.
This combines with fragments from the famous
painting to produce a subtle play on light
and poetry.
Discover Van Gogh’s amazing world here!
Studio Roosegaarde
“The sky was grey but the evening star shone through the
clouds, and now and then other stars were visible too.”
(Vincent to Theo, Etten 8 April 1877)
My notes
More information
www.vangoghbrabant.com > (in English and 6 other languages) Everything about Vincent van Gogh in Brabant. The journey of his life, locations, arrangements and activities.
