Kroller Muller museum questions

We visited this museum last year (and the collection is wonderful). I can't answer your first question, but as to the second, I am quite sure bikes are not allowed in the sculpture park. We certainly didn't see any, and you have to go thru the museum to get to the sculpture park.

One other point to flag is that the bus that runs within the park has extremely limited seating- it's more like a minivan. We waited for it for a while and when it turned up there were only a couple of seats free so we had to wait for them to drop everyone off and return for the rest of us (and even then all the children had to be sat on laps so we could all fit!).

1) It’s impossible to predict how busy this exhibit will become. On the one hand, it’s an unique opportunity to see all the Van Gogh’s in the collection of the Kroller-Muller museum on display at the same time. On the other hand, as you’ve already found out, the museum is not that easy to reach which will limit the number of potential visitors.
If I were you, I would keep an eye on the museum website to stay up to date on how many tickets are still available for your potential dates. If availability becomes on the low side, you can than still secure tickets before they sell out.

2) Bikes are most definitely not allowed in the Sculpture Park, just like they aren’t allowed in the indoor part of the Kroller-Muller museum. The only way to gain access to the Sculpture Park is through the indoor part of the museum and you can’t bring bikes inside the museum.

AFAIR, the sculpture park is less than 2 acres at the most. You walk it. This is a separate issue from whether (?) there are a few sculptures around the main, massive park. They would not be museum-quality, due to lack of supervision.

I’ve been to the Kröller-Müller twice and plan a third visit this December for the upcoming Van Gogh exhibit. It’s one of my all-time favorite museums.

Both times I was there the museum was very busy. I couldn’t say whether it might sell out, but we have already purchased tickets because we don’t want to take any chances. At the very least, I’d keep an eye on the museum website as Dutch_traveler suggests and watch ticket availability.

Although it’s not so easy to get there as an individual without a car, it is easy for river cruise day tours and other large bus tour groups to get there. Both times that I was there, that was the case - bus loads of tourists. On our first visit we decided to buy tickets at the door and found ourselves in line behind a bus tour group of 43 people who all needed audioguides. I remember - it was 43. On our second visit, my husband and I got there about 15 minutes before opening, first in, tickets in hand, we skated by the ticket line and went straight to the Van Gogh gallery and enjoyed at least 10 minutes alone before a crush of Viking cruisers showed up.

As the others have noted, there are no bikes in the sculpture garden. It’s not a large garden though and the sculptures are relatively close to one another. The bike ride from and back to the entrance is fun, even if you don’t have more time to explore the park.

Have a fantastic visit!

JenS, apologies for interfering, but your last sentence might confuse the OP about the words "park" and "entrance". I think you were referring to the giant Hoge Veluwe itself, and not to the sculpture park of the preceding sentence.