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Vincent van Gogh (1853 — 1890) moved from place to place from quite early on in his life, never staying in one spot for very long. The photographer Karin Borghouts followed in Vincent’s footsteps, from his Dutch birthplace in Zundert to Auvers-sur-Oise in France where he took his own life. She has also reconstructed more of 30 of his still lifes and photographed them.
Van Gogh Village Museum Nuenen
Friday, 31 March 2023
In Nuenen, near Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Vincent van Gogh painted his masterpiece, The Potato Eaters. There are many places here that remind us of his stay. From 20 April 2023, Karin Borghouts will be showing her photographic exhibition Vincent was here in the Van Gogh Village Museum Nuenen.
Citadel Namur Belgium
Monday, 6 December 2021
Vincent was here can be viewed from 17 December 2021 in three rooms of the Terra Nova visitors’ centre — La Citadelle de Namur, Belgium.
Vincent was here in Lokeren
Thursday, 30 September 2021
In the autumn of 2021 the exhibition will be on show at the renowned art gallery and auction house De Vuyst in Lokeren, Belgium.
Antwerp Summer 2021
Saturday, 22 May 2021
The next Vincent was here exhibition will be held in Antwerp, where Vincent van Gogh stayed for three months in 1885 – 1886.
Video Vincent was here
Monday, 25 May 2020
Watch the video Vincent was here (12 minutes). Thanks to all Van Gogh places and museums. Thanks to Lena Watters for editing.
New exhibition in Zundert
Sunday, 16 February 2020
The second ‘Vincent was here’ photo exhibition started in the house where Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert, a stone’s throw from the Belgian border. This exhibition shows Zundert and Southern photographs and the special ‘wet plate collodion’ photographs by Hans de Kort. Teio Meedendorp, senior researcher at the van Gogh Museum, gave the introduction. The exhibitions in Van GoghHuis Zundert will be reopening to visitors on June 1 and are prolonged until August 16, 2020. Welcome!
Het Noordbrabants Museum
Saturday, 21 September 2019
The first exhibition ‘Vincent was here’ is on view in Het Noordbrabants Museum in ‘s‑Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. This together with the large exhibition Van Gogh’s Intimi. The exhibition shows 12 photographs from Vincent’s Brabant period.