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Eva Gonzalès, Awakening, c. 1877–78, oil on canvas, 81.1 × 100.1 cm, Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen. Photo Marcus Meyer Photography

28 October 2026

The Van Gogh Museum Presents the First Eva Gonzalès Retrospective

The exhibition explores the life and work of a Parisian artist celebrated in her own lifetime.

8 October 2026

Future of the Van Gogh Museum Secured

Van Gogh Museum and Ministry of Education, Culture and Science reach settlement agreement.

30 September 2026

Joost van der Hoeven Appointed as Head of Research

Joost van der Hoeven has been appointed as Head of the new Research Department as of 1 August 2026. Van der Hoeven joined the museum in 2015 and became a Researcher in 2019.

1 September 2026

Christoph Grunenberg Appointed to Van Gogh Museum Supervisory Board

Prof. Christoph Grunenberg, Director of Kunsthalle Bremen, has joined the Van Gogh Museum Supervisory Board. The museum is privileged to add an internationally renowned museum director and art historian with extensive governance and curatorial experience to its Board.

27 August 2026

‘Yoshitoshi. Master of the Moon’ on Display at the Van Gogh Museum

From 1 October 2026 to 4 January 2027, the Van Gogh Museum presents the dossier exhibition Yoshitoshi. Master of the Moon.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Grey: Portrait of the Painter, 1872, Oil paint on canvas, 74.9 x 53.3 cm (Frame: 100.6 x 80.3 x 6.4 cm), Detroit Institute of Art

25 August 2026

Highlights of the Upcoming Cultural Season

In the coming cultural season, the Van Gogh Museum turns its attention to Vincent van Gogh’s contemporaries. Discover James McNeill Whistler as never before in the Netherlands and get to know Eva Gonzalès in the first ever retrospective devoted to her work and life.