Kroller-Muller Museum -- number of Van Goghs?

According to their website (http://krollermuller.nl/en/van-gogh-gallery) they display about 40 of his paintings at any one time from their total catalog of almost 90 paintings. So I would guess you'll see about 40 but no guarantee of which ones.

There is much more at the Kroller-Muller than meets the eye. Besides the wonderful Van Goghs there are over 100 incredible sculptures all over the park which is the Hoge Veluwe.They have free white bikes to ride and it is great fun. We spent the whole day!

I'm very much looking forward to it. I'm actually coming to Amsterdam from USA to see Van Goghs -- a focused trip. That's why I'm lasering in on the Kroller-Muller Museum. If there were 20 paintings on display, I'd still be finding a way to motor there. It looks like a lovely park. Can you tell me how we pay for the buses to get us there and back? Does the driver take the money, so we'll need enough cash?

Because Kroller-Muller is away from the cities and inside a national park, it is not as crowded as other museums in the Netherlands. Even if there are only 20 Van Goghs on display--you will not have to fight off hordes of visitors to see them and study them. Go and plan to spend at least half a day there. As for buses, I had a transit card but saw others using cash. If you are going to be in the Netherlands for a week and spending a lot of time using public transportation in the cities, it might be worth getting this card--called the OV Chipkaart. But study your options carefully, because it costs 7.50 euros and you don't get a refund, and it's hard to top off the card unless you go to a train station. Otherwise, the bus drivers take cash.

We were in Arles a couple weeks ago and they have a special exhibit going on currently with about 30 van Gogh on display, most (all?) of which are on loan to them from other collections. I understood the majority came from a museum in Amsterdam, but I can't remember which one. (I can check the book later.) It was a fabulous exhibit and we were able to get very up close and personal with the paintings. There was a low cord about a foot and a half above the floor and about a foot and a half from the wall, so we were able to really lean in. We went mid-afternoon on a weekday and there were not a lot of people in the gallery. It was one of the top two or three experiences for me from 16 days in France.

It saddens me to think that I was in Arles nine months ago and there was a lone van Gogh there, and now that I'm going to Amsterdam some of the ones I want to see might be in Arles! By the way, I moved to Salt Lake from Atlanta. Anyway, I was going to ask you to send me a list of the ones that are in Arles now, but really, what would it change? I'm still going to Amsterdam, I'm still going to the Kroller-Muller, whether or not 30 of them are away. My only hope is that the Arles exhibition is over on 9/11 and maybe, just maybe, they'll be back and on display in their respective when I arrive mid-September. Not much hope, but hope.

In addition to the Kröller-Müller, you are so lucky to be going to Amsterdam when the Van Gogh Museum is open. It was still closed for renovation the last time I was there. If you are going before 25 September, you can catch the special exhibition, "On the Verge of Insanity..." -- https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/whats-on.

We gave a ride to the train station to a couple who did a day-trip from Amsterdam to the Kröller-Müller. It did seem like a long walk from the closest train station. We had a car and were staying in Arnhem. There are buses. This should be the how to get there link in English -- http://krollermuller.nl/en/address-and-route.

Thank you, Tucson, for your advice. "On the Verge of Insanity" is the reason we are going to Europe. I do so appreciate everyone's comments. It seems there are quite a few Van Gogh fans out there. I can hardly wait!

The Kroller-Muller museum increased the prominence of its Van Gogh couple years ago. I think the previous curator did not want it to be known as "Van Gogh Museum 2" and had just one room for them. Then, with great fanfare they arranged a new space for rotating Van Gogh exhibitions.

You can plan your trip on public transportation on www.9292.nl. From Wageningen, it takes a train trip to Ede-Wageningen or Arnhem, then bus from either city. That app gives you all directions you need.

Karen, We were just at the Kroller Muller Museum in June. Like you we made the trip there because of the VanGoghs and the main reason we went to the Netherlands. My 8 year old is a huge fan and it was the highlight of our trip to Europe for him. This was so important to us, we actually arrived the night before, rented a car and stayed at an Airbnb so that we could spend a full day at the museum. Our favorite pieces were The Cafe Terrace, The Good Samaritan, the Potato Eaters, and cypress trees at night (I can't remember the official title sorry). I did not count the amount of VanGoghs on the wall, but I would estimate there were well over 20 (possibly closer to 30?) on the walls and I am not counting sketches. I was disappointed that I did not see the museum's best sunflower paintings, but the experience more than made up for it. You have walls of his paintings and maybe 4 other people in the room with you, and this is especially true if you are there when it opens. I got within 5 inches of many works to take pictures w/ iPad to really see the detail and thickness of the paint. I took a panoramic shot of one wall with 5 of his paintings and there is a total of one lady standing in my picture. After our experiences looking at VanGoghs at the Orssay in Paris with the immense crowds, this was heaven. We enjoyed all the other art immensely; I particularly enjoyed the Redons and seeing his Cyclops in person. It is one of the best museum experiences we have had. The cafe Monsieur Jacques, located in the museum serves great food (the picture I have of my children with eyes closed in total bliss eating their meringue is priceless) so you do not need to leave the museum for lunch. I hope you have a wonderful trip!

If you are considering an overnight you might look at the Boutique Hotel Sterrenberg in Otterlo. Small, modern, nice breakfast and I think a 20,30 minute walk to the park and museum. We came by train from Amsterdam, stayed a few nights and spent one day in the KM and the park bike riding, and another day at the Openair museum near Arnhem. We took the bus back and forth from Otterlo to the Openair, paid the driver cash. Otterlo had some restuarants and was nothing very special but very convenient and pleasant. Our trip was entirely with public transportation. I don't recall at all how many Van Goghs we saw, but the whole shebang was a lot of fun.