Cycle through Vincent van Gogh’s world ‘s-HERTOGENBOSCH
335 km of cycling enjoyment divided into 5 unique routes
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The way of life and the Brabant countryside formed the basis of Vincent van Gogh’s work (1853-1890).
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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.
Self-portrait with grey felt hat 1887 – 1888 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
The Van Gogh cycle route
Peasants planting potatoes 1884 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
“As regards the exhibition in Brussels, why it doesn’t leave me indifferent is because I’ll have a few paintings from here which, notwithstanding that they were made in a very different 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?”
The Van Gogh cycle route takes you through five 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 identified by the Van Gogh route signs. The total length of the route is 335 kilometres, divided up into five shorter sections. How the Van Gogh cycle route is organised The 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 route signs from one numbered intersection to the next. Between intersections you should follow the cycle route network signs.
Leave your comment If there is something not quite right about the route signage, if this leaflet is sending you in the wrong direction or if a sign has become almost illegible, please send us your comments or suggestions at
[email protected]. They will be very much appreciated.
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The entire Van Gogh route is a circular route of 335 km. Five shorter routes have also been marked out around the five Van Gogh heritage locations. If you want to deviate from the Van Gogh route you will find panels along the way giving a summary of the route and including a map of the cycle route network in each particular region.
Vincent van Gogh, Letter 826, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 10 December 1889
Vincent’s Art Room Stadhuisplein 128 5038 TC Tilburg
Het Noordbrabants Museum Verwersstraat 41 5211 HT ’s-Hertogenbosch
Van Gogh Church Markt 4 4875 CE Etten-Leur REGIO MIDDEN MIDDEN-BRABANT EN-BRABANT B
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Vincent van GoghHuis Markt 26-27 4881 CN Zundert
Vincentre Berg 29 5671 CA Nuenen The Vincent Affair/Nune Ville Berg 24 5671 CA Nuenen
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Zundert is of course the place where Vincent van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853 in a small house on Markt 26, one year to the day after his brother, who had also been named Vincent, was stillborn. It was a difficult 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 ‘different’. 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.
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Starting point Vincent van GoghHuis Cycle route network 88-86-9-89-6-21-23-24-25-33-82-83-36-84-3839-40-44-43-70-3-47 and back in direction 88
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Huts at sunset (Memories of Brabant) 1890 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Vincent van GoghHuis Exhibition
Vincent van GoghHuis Vincent van Gogh’s birthplace
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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
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Places of interest in the locality Walking and cycling through ancient woods, heathland, meadows, pastures, fields, hedgerows, beautiful tree-lined avenues and stately homes.
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Directions Car: A16 exit Zundert / Meer (in Belgium) Public Transport: Breda Station / bus 115 Breda-Zundert Etten-Leur Station / buurtbus 225
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Entrance Adults: € 6.00 65+/ groups: € 4.00 13-18 years/students: € 2.50 0-12 years/teachers: free
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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.
Vincent van Gogh Plein Bronze monument by Ossip Zadkine. Unveiled by former Queen Juliana on 28 May 1964 in memory of the painter. The statue
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Vincent’s birthplace on the Markt in Zundert, 1900
De Akkermolen Akkermolenweg 13, 4881 BL Zundert Tel: +31 (0)76-5973889
symbolises the bond between the brothers Vincent and Theo van Gogh.
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VVV Tourist Information, documentation and brasserie with a garden terrace The garden was often a consolation for Vincent. It was his favourite place to play with his brother Theo. Continuous exhibitions are frequently held here.
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Maria Toevlucht Abbey Rucphenseweg 38, 4882 KC Klein Zundert Tel: +31 (0)76 5974251
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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.
Other places of interest in Zundert
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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 difficulty 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’.
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Tilburg The first drawing lessons In 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.
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Starting point Vincent’s Art Room Cycle route network 65, 66, 78, 82, 81, 37, 36, 35, 77, 75, 76, follow centre route to 66 then continue on 67, 72, 73, 74, 34, 9, 10, 61, 64 and back in direction 65
C.C. Huijsmans, art teacher HBS (1810-1886)
Children at work in Vincent’s Art Room
Tilburg Vincent’s Art Room
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
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 first 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!
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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 parks)
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Starting point Vincent’s Art Room Cycle route network 65, 66, 78, 82, 81, 37, 36, 35, 77, 75, 76, follow centre route to 66 then continue on 67, 72, 73, 74, 34, 9, 10, 61, 64 and 65
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Directions Car: A58 / E312 towards Tilburg Centrum Train: Tilburg Central Station Bus: Stadhuisplein bus stop
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Entrance Adults: € 2.50 Children up to 12 years: free (when supervised) Guided groups and educational programme: € 100.00 per 1½ hours (maximum 30 people per group)
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Current info See website
Also visit Bronze plaque on the front of the house in Annaplein 18-19, where Vincent’s boarding house once stood.
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Groups by appointment (in addition to regular opening times), Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:00
Accessibility Wheelchair friendly
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Teachers and students at the Willem II State High School, 1866 / 1867
Opening times Tuesday to Sunday from 13:00 – 16:00
Info VVV Tourist information Tilburg, Spoorlaan 434a, 5038 CH Tilburg, Tel. +31 (0)13 532 37 20, E-mail
[email protected], www.vvvtilburg.nl
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Vincent’s Art Room Stadhuisplein 128 5038 TC Tilburg +31 (0)13 5429179 E-mail:
[email protected] www.vincentstekenlokaal.nl
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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 first studio there. He made hundreds of sketches and drawings. A large number of these can be found in museums all over the world.
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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.
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32 km Starting point Van Gogh Church Cycle route network 4-78-82-5-35-41-1-10-13-8-45-24-23-21 and back in direction 4
Etten-Leur Van Gogh Church
Road with Pollard Willows and Man with Broom 1881, Metropolitan Museum, New York
Cycle route in the vicinity of Etten-Leur
Other places of interest in Etten-Leur
Vincent’s ambition can be seen and felt in the Van Gogh Church. A number of themes allow you to experience Vincent’s story.
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Info VVV Tourist information Etten-Leur, Anna van Berchemlaan 2, 4872 XE Etten-Leur, Tel: +31 (0)765045200 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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Boy cutting grass with a scythe 1881 Kröller-Müller Museum Otterlo
Directions Car: A58 exit Etten-Leur / towards Centrum Train: Etten-Leur Station (journey time from Breda: 8 minutes) Bus: Burchtplein/Valpoort bus stop Distance to Zundert: 15 km
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Van Gogh farmhouse room 300 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 first studio.
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Van Gogh Shop Also serves as a ticket and Tourist Office and has local products and souvenirs on sale.
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Groups of more than 10 people also at other times/days (reservation required)
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.
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Opening times Wednesday to Sunday from 13:30-16:30
Also visit Van Gogh Garden. Walk around the church (mini-cinema, old cemetery and colourful garden with a statue of Vincent).
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Why did he come to Etten, what was he looking for and what did he find 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.
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.
Van Gogh Church Markt 4 4875 CE Etten-Leur +31 (0)6 48825772
[email protected] www.vangoghkerk.nl
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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 22 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.
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Stand 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.
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Starting point Vincentre Cycle route network 79-35-99-75-77-94-95-97-96-2-91-3-4-48-12- 11-109-72-63-61-62-70-74-78 and back in direction 79
The Potato Eaters 1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Nuenen Vincentre/Nune Ville
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.
Accessibility Wheelchair friendly Van Gogh Chapel The Van Gogh Chapel, Papenvoort 2a, where Vincent’s father served as a preacher (1882-1885).
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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.
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Information display with audio clips in Nuenen
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The Vincent Affair from 1 April – 1 October 2015
Directions Car: A50/N270 towards Nuenen Centrum Train: Eindhoven Station Bus: Central Bus Station Nuenen or Lindeboom bus stop. Bus services 21, 22 or 6.
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Opening times Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 – 17:00
Other places of interest in Nuenen
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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 affair 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 affair with Vincent. What brings them together in ‘alternative thinking’ will result in the designs for the rooms in this lovely house: The Vincent Affair. Experience the adventure and have your own affair with Van Gogh.
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The Vincent Affair / Nune Ville Berg 24, 5671 CA Nuenen +31 (0)40 2839615
[email protected] www.vangoghvillagenuenen.nl
[email protected] www.thevincentaffair.nl
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30 km Starting point Starting point Het Noordbrabants Museum Fietsknooppunten 88-84-63-64-36-65-75-43-70-68-67-66-29-28-3462-61-60-24-22-21-54-53 and back in direction 88
Mill wheels from the Gennip watermill 1884. Property of the Cultural Heritage Agency on long-term loan to Het Noordbrabants Museum.
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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.
Also visit Museumkwartier ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Het Noordbrabants Museum together with the Municipal Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch forms one of the largest cultural attractions in the Netherlands.
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Het Noordbrabants Museum Verwersstraat 41 5211 HT ’s-Hertogenbosch
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Accessibility Fully accessible for wheelchair users. Toilets and lifts for the disabled. All museum rooms are wheelchair accessible.
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’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 underground canal system or the Verkade Fabriek cultural centre?
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The only location in Brabant where you can see original works by Vincent van Gogh. The Brabant Story presentation 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 off this inspiring exhibition in the informal Museum Brasserie.
Other places of interest in ’s-Hertogenbosch
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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!
” 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)
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!
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Van Gogh 2015: 125 years of inspiration
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This year it’ll be 125 years since Vincent van Gogh died (1853-1890). All during 2015, the artist will be honoured. Many inspiring activities will take place at the Van Gogh heritage locations and elsewhere in Brabant. They will bring you closer to Vincent.
10 trips out to Van Gogh 2015
More information www.vangoghbrabant.com (in English and 6 other languages) Everything about Vincent van Gogh in Brabant. The journey of his life, locations, packages and activities.
Design from the land of the Potato Eaters > Designers meet Van Gogh, exhibition in Het Noordbrabants Museum, ’s-Hertogenbosch, until 26 April The Vincent Affair > Exhibition in Nune Ville, Nuenen, 1 April-1 October Van Gogh Lives > Festival/exhibitions, Etten-Leur, 16 May-7 June Boulevard, Theatre Festival > ’s-Hertogenbosch, 6-16 August Bloem en Tuin > Garden Exhibition on the Gulbergen Estate, Nuenen, 24 July-2 August Red Hair Day > Event, Breda, 4-6 September LandArt > Art in natural surroundings (Reuseldal), Diessen, 5-20 September Zundert Flower Parade > The world’s largest dahlia parade, Zundert, 6 September GLOW > Festival of Light, Eindhoven, 7-14 November The New Vincent > Exhibition in Vincent’s Art Room, 1-31 December
