Vincent Van Gogh

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VINCENT VAN GOGH

COMMEMORATION YEAR

Holland

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Courtesy of Vincent van Gogh Foundation / National Museum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam.

C o n t e n t s

Vincent van Gogh Commemoration Year 5

Misunderstood and admired 6

Largest collection in Holland 7

Retrospective exhibition 8

Sale of tickets for special exhibition 9

Other exhibitions 12

Another light on Van Gogh 16

KLM Package 17

Van Gogh in North Brabant 18

Van Gogh in The Hague 20

Van Gogh in Drenthe 21

C o v e r p h o t o :

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Rijksmuseu m Kröller-Müller, Ollerlo

1. G r o n i n g e n 2. F r i e s l a n d 3. D r e n t h e 4. O v e r i j s e l 5. G e l d e r la n d 6. F l e v o la n d 7. U t r e c h t 8. N o o r d h o l l a n d 9. Z u id h o l la n d 10. Z e e la n d 11. N o o r d b r a b a n t 12. L im b u rg

The Van Gogh events set out in this 1 March 30 to July 30

brochure are numbered. 2 Aug 17 to Dec 10

This list enables you to see at a 3 Aug 25 to Nov 4

glance in what periods in 1990 4 Nov 16 to Feb 18

these events are taking place. 5 March 30 to July 30

6 May 11 to July 23 7 June 2 to Oct 8 8 Apr 15 to Oct 15 9 Sept to Nov 10 Feb 17 to March 15 11 June 23 to July 29 12 Sept 15 to Oct 22 13 May 12 to June 18 14 Apr 23 to June 4 15 May 7 to July 2 16 June 25 to Sept 6 17 June 22 to June 29 18 Nov 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25 19 March 15 - Apr 15 20 June

V i n c e n t v a n G o g h

1990 marks the centenary of the

death of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, and in Holland the memory of this world-renowned artist will be given tangible form in many ways. A retrospective Van Gogh exhibition conceived on a large scale will be held, together with an exhibition of artists who were inspired by Van Gogh, and also a film festival and an opera centred around his intriguing personality. These are just a few of the special events which will take place throughout the year. The com m em oration year will express what the nineteenth-century master himself had to do without: recognition of his great artistry.

C o m m e m o r a t i o n Y e a r

S e l f - p o r t r a i t

Vincent van Gogh S tic h tin g /

Vincent van Gogh M useum. A m sterdam

M i s u n d e r s t o o d a n d a d m i r e d

Van Gogh died at the age of only thirty-seven. During the last ten years of his life he devoted himself to drawing and painting. His passion for art and his tireless will to develop his skills resulted in an output of over two thousand works. Thanks to hundreds of letters which have been preserved, a great many of which were to his brother Theo, we know a gre|t deal about Van Gogh as a constantly striving artist and as a man. He expressed his emotional life and sensitivity in telling turns of phrase, and it is therefore not surprising that editions of his letters have been published throughout the W ild . In his early period seventeenth-century Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Rubens were a source of inspiration. After five years drawing and painting in Holland, where he lived in various places, he moved to the

neighbouring country of Belgium. He spent the last four years of his life in France. In Paris he came to know famous contemporaries such as De Toulouse-Lautrec, Emile Bernard and Paul Gauguin. Van Gogh's work was influenced by the impressionism that was then in vogue. In experimenting with colour Van Gogh went further than most of his artist friends. Sparkling examples of his clear colouring are the Sunflowers, of which he made a series of paintings. During his lifetime lie was able to sell only one or two works. Not until after his death did Van Gogh's drawings and paintings come to be appreciated on a wider scale. In our own century his fame has risen to unprecedented heights. The few works which are still privately owned change hands for astronomical sums; not long ago a painting from the sunflower series was sold for tens of millions of

guilders!-L a r g e s t c o l l e

Vincent van Gogh had a close and intense bond with his brother Theo, who was" four years younger. His brother also gave him regular financial help. This enabled Vincent to keep body and soul together and to buy the materials he needed to paint. Vincent for his part provided his brother with a large number of sketches, drawings and paintings. On the death of Theo - six months after that of Vincent there was a large collection of Van Gogh's works. The estate also comprised works by Gauguin, Bernard, Manet and others. It proved possible to keep all these treasures for Holland, thanks to an agreement under which the Van Gogh family transferred its holdings to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation. The Netherlands government provided a fitting home lor the works: the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh

in Amsterdam. The second large Van Gogh collection can

be seen at the Rijksmuseum Krôller-Müller in Otterlo. This was made possible by the keen eye and purse of Mrs. Hélène Krôller-Müller, wife of a Rotterdam shipping magnet, who as a private collector in the twenties and thirties purchased a large number of works. Mrs Krôller-Müller was not without means. In 1912 she visited Paris and spent no less than 60,000 guilders ($30,000; A 30.000) on art! Other proud possessors of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings include:

The Hague Municipal Museum ( Gemeentemuseum), Stadhouderslaan 41,

The Hague tel. 070-3.51.41.81.

Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum, Mathenesserlaan, Rotterdam,

tel. 010-4.41.94.00

Stedelijk Museum, Paulus Potterstraat 13, Amsterdam, tel. 020 - 5.73-27.37.

Groninger Museum, Praediniussingel 59, Groningen, tel. 050 - 18.33.43.

Central Museum, Agnietenstraat, Utrecht, tel. 030 - 31.55.41.

Kasteel Het Nijenhuis, Heino, tel. 05729 - 14.34.

North Brabant Museum, Verwersstraat 41, Den Bosch, tel. 073 - 13 38.34v

These collections are more modest in the number of works held.

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C l i m a x o f t h e V a n G o g h y e a r

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R e t r o s p e c t i v e e x h i b i t i o n

at th e R ijk sm u seu m Vincent van Gogh, A m sterdam , a n d th e R ijk sm u seu m K röller-M iiller, Otterlo.

The centenary of the death of the Dutch master is being commemorated with a unique retrospective exhibition. Part of it;(a hundred and thirty paintings) will be able to be seen at the Van Gogh Museum and part at the Kröller-Miiller Museum (two hundred and fifty drawings). The exhibition opens on March 30 1990, the date of Van Gogh's birth, and closes on July 29 1990, the date of his death. The works collected will be of special significance in more than one respect. The starting point for the choice of the paintings and drawings is the assessments by Van Gogh himself. In a letter to his brother Theo he writes:

'T h a n k g o o d n ess the M ow er is fin is h e d , I th in k th a t's o n e th a t y o u 'll he h a n g in g up a t hom e'.

He was also often working on a series of landscapes or a series of portraits with the intention of exhibiting them together. Striking examples of this are the vases of sunfloweis.His most brilliant and admired paintings and drawings will be on view in the exhibition. The Weaver, the Potato Eaters, the Sower, the Night Cafe . the Bedroom, the Berceuse, the Sunflowers... but the drawings, often less well known, especially those from his Dutch period, will also be given the place they deserve. Exhibiting 250 drawings is in itsell a special event, for drawings are even more fragile than paintings. As a rule they are kept in the dark and only brought out occasionally. Galleries in Paris, London, Zurich, New 5ork and other cities have temporarily parted with their treasures. Works from private collections also form part of the exhibition.

For the p eriod o f the retrospective exhibition both galleries will open fo r the sam e extended

hours, a n d these are: Tuesday to Saturday 9 am to 9 p m ; Sunday an d Monday 9 am to 6 pm .

Advance ticket sales

Nobody enjoys long lines for tickets, and nor is it enjoyable to see more people than paintings. Moreover, the latter is not good for the works of art themselves. A maximum number of admission tickets will therefore be available for each day. Details of how you can obtain tickets are given further on in this brochure.

How to get to the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam

The Vincent van Gogh Museum is on Museumplein, not far from the city centre.

Address: Paulus Potterstraat 7, 1071 CX Amsterdam,

tel. 020-5.70.52.00. Parking in the surrounding area is limited. There are good train services to Amsterdam Central Station from all parts of Holland, and the same is true for most West European cities. From the Central Station the museum can be reached by trams 2 and 16. Netherlands Railways (NS) offers transport by train at reduced prices, to include bus, tram and museum boat, from 250 stations in Holland. Information from NS in Holland, tel. 06 - 8.99.11.21 or London

tel. 01 - 6.30.17.35. If you wish to request this information in the U.S. or Canada, please contact one of the NBT - offices in North-America.

How to get to the Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo

The Kroller-Muller Museum is located near Otterlo in a delightful nature reserve, the National Park De Hoge Veluwe. It is about 10 miles from Arnhem. The distance from

Amsterdam to Otterlo is about 60 miles. Address:

Houtkampweg 6, 6731 AW Otterlo, tel. 08382 - 10.41. For the period of the exhibition there is a special car park between Otterlo and Hoenderloo. Direction signs will be erected in both towns. Buses will go from the parking area direct to the museum, journey time 15 minutes. Return tickets will be DFl 3.50 per person, including parking fee. Visitors to the exhibition travelling by car cannot use the visitors' entrances of the Park. For information about picknick - services in the National park 'De Hoge Veluwe': tel. (Arnhem) 085 - 43.67.33- Train travellers should get off at Arnhem Station, from where the museum can be reached by bus 12, which leaves every half-hour. Netherlands Railways offers transport by rail and bus at reduced prices from 250 stations in Holland.

KLM m otorcoach service

KLM is providing a special coach service between the Van Gogh Museum and the Kroller-Muller Museum, enabling both museums to be visited in one day. Return tickets are DFl 45 per person, single fare DFL 25 per person. The luxury coaches are air-conditioned.

D e p a rtu re s f r o m th e Van Gogh M u seum :

Tuesday to Saturday every two hours from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm; Sunday and Monday every two hours from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm.

D e p a rtu re s f r o m th e K roller-M uller M u seum :

Tuesday to Saturday every two hours from 11 am to 5 pm and at 6.30 pm and 8 pm;

Sunday and Monday every two hours from 11 am to 5 pm.

O t h e r e x h i b i t i o n s

y 'Illustrated letters o f Van G ogh'

A large number of letters with sketches, which because of their fragility seldom see the light of day, are being shown in the context of the Van Gogh centenary year.

Dates: Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh. Amsterdam from Aug 17 tu Dec 10 1990.

Hours: Monday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. 2 'R etro sp ectiv e Em ile B e rn a rd E x h ib itio n '

~ Works by the French artist Bernard, with whom Van Gogh corresponded for a while.

Dates: Aug 25 to Nov 4 1990.

Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh. Amsterdam

| 'Van Gogh a n d m o d ern a rt'

This exhibition illustrates Van Gogh's influence on modern art in the period 1890-1918. Besides paintings by Van Gogh works by the most important German expressionists will be on display. Artists such as Picasso, Kokoschka, Schiele and Miro will also be represented.

Dates: Nov 16 1990 to Feb 18 1991.

Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh. Amsterdam.

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'In relation to Van G ogh'

Exhibition of various photographers of the second half of the nineteenth century. The photos give a picture of the places where Van Gogh successively worked.

The exhibition also points up the cultural and social values of the period 1850-1900.

Dates: March 30 to July 29 1990.

Stedelijk Museum, Paulus Potterstraat 13, 1071 CX Amsterdam. Tel. 020-5.73.27.37. Open daily from 11 am to 5 pm.

( ' 'Frans H als ex h ib itio n '

Eighty works by the seventeenth-century master Frans Hals will be displayed. The exhibition is a fitting contribution to the centenary year, as on a number of occasions Van Gogh came face to face with paintings by Hals and reported these encounters enthusiastically to his brother Theo.

Dates: May 11 to July 22 1990.

Frans Hals Museum, Groot Heiligland 62, Haarlem, tel. 023-31.91.80.

Open Monday to Saturday 11 am to 5 pm, Wednesday and Saturday also 8pm to 10pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.

—j 'The w ea v ers a n d Vincent van G ogh'

' When he was living in the village of Nuenen in North Brabant, Van Gogh several times painted weavers and their looms. The exhibition shows the working conditions of these home workers. Looms, tools, drawings, letters and fabrics will be on display.

Dates and location: June 2 to Oct 10 1990.

Netherlands Textile Museum Goirkestraat 96, Tilburg, tel. 013-36.74.75.

Open: Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday to 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm.

O 'N uenen tra n s fo rm e d into an o p en a ir m u seu m '

} Spectacular exhibition in the open air with about 30

reproductions of Van Gogh's paintings from his Nuenen period. The works can be admired at various spots in Nuenen and together maj<e an enjoyable route. The photographic

reproductions are impressive in size and can be seen from far off. Also evenings.

Dates: Apr 15 to Oct 15 1990.

Nuenen. various open air locations.

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_{A selection of the work that Van Gogh did in The Hague.} 'Draw ings by Van G o g h ’ (to he confirm ed)

Dates: September to November 1990. The Hague Historical Museum,

Korte Vijverberg 7, The Hague, tel. 070-3.64.69.40. Open: Tuesday to Sunday 12 noon to 4 pm: groups by arrangement.

Travelling exhibitions

Since the beginning of the century Vincent van Gogh has been a source of inspiration for innumerable artists. To mark Van Gogh Year renowned artists from all over the world pay homage to the great painter in the form of paintings,

collages and photographic work. A number of exhibitions on this theme will travel via various locations in Holland and beyond. The following are some of these:

2 Q H o m a g e to Vincent van Gogh, A r n u lf R a in e r

Approximately 30 works by Arnulf Rainer. These are over­ paintings of reproductions of Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits. Locations and dates: including the Vincent House,

Molenstraat 170, Zundert from Feb 17 to March 15 1990. Open: Monday to Friday 10 am to 2 pm and by telephone appointment, (information from City Hall tel. 01696-33.54)

H o m a ge to Vincent van G o g h ', J i r i K o ld r

Intercollages by Jiri Kolar, about 40 works from earlier years and of recent date.

Locations and dates: including the Vincent House, Molenstraat 170. Zundert, from June 23 to July 29 1990 (information from City Hall tel. 01696-33.54). Open: Monday to Fiiday 10 am to 4 pm and by telephone appointment.

2 2 The exhibition then moves to De Schuur Cultural Centre, Kerkstraat 23, Zevenbergen. North Brabant, •

tel. 01680-2.87.75, from Sept 15 to Oct 22 1990.

Open. Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm; groups by appointment also Monday to Friday, information from City Hall tel. 01680-2.49.10.

H o m a ge to Vincent van Gogh ', D e K oo nin g a.o.

'In th e fo o ts te p s o f Van Gogh', P a u l H u f

The Dutch photographer Paul Huf visits the places where the painter lived and worked in Holland, Belgium and France. This display of photographs, which was commissioned by KLM, is being shown throughout the world.

Locations/dates in Holland:

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Zundert, City Hall, Markt 1, from Apr 23 to June 4 1990.

Open: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm

Arnhem, Sonsbeek International Art Centre in Sonsbeek Park,

tel. 085-51.01.00, from May 7 to July 2 1990. Open: Wednesday to Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.

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Oldenzaal, llet Palthe Huis Historical Museum,_{Marktstraat 13, 7571 ED Oldenzaal, tel.: 05410-1.34.82,}

from June 25 to Sept 6 1990.

Open: Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 12 noon; 2 pm to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday 2 pm to 5 pm.

P in k P e a c h T r e e s

A n o t h e r l i g h t o n Y o n G o g h

Apart from the exhibitions other events are taking place in 1990 with Vincent van Gogh as the central figure.

For instance, the program includes international theatre productions, whilst opera lovers will also be at home. There are plans for a full-length ballet about Van Gogh's life. Van Gogh's talents will be sung in a musical. A foretaste:

2 ~J Film fe s tiv a l d ev o ted to Vincent van Gogh

Feature films, documentaries, TV and video productions.

The program embraces dozens of titles, and the festival includes both older productions and films made recently.

Dates: June 22 to June 28 1990. Amsterdam, various locations.

'Vn m a lh e u re u x vela d e n o ir'

Opera by Jan van Vlijmen, with four vocal soloists, a male- choir and the Schonberg Ensemble. The subject of the opera is the last phase of Van Gogh's life. The words have been derived from sources which include his letters.

Performances: Nov 16, 18 (matinee), 19, 21, 23, 25 1990.

Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg. (Information from Holland

K L M

KLM is making it easy for its travellers

to visit the retrospective exhibition. Van Gogh lovers can purchase a package from KLM offices which includes the following: • two nights in a luxury hotel of your choice in Amsterdam • admission tickets to both art galleries • coach service • souvenir book on Van Gogh. The package costs $199 per person (approximately DFl 400) and if required can be extended by extra nights. T h e above listed p ack ag e is not available in the U.S. and Canada. How ever, KLM offers a sp ecial program me

in the U.S. called 'Europe b y D esign' w h ich

is an innovative, new travel program that offers travelers the ultim ate ind ep en d en ce, flexibility anti value. Select the cities in Europe you plan to visit, th e,h o tels to suit you r style and the m ode o f transportation you w ant. You can co lo r your holiday with an exclu sive selectio n o f leisure activities su ch as. for exam p le, a visit to the Van G ogh exh ibitio n , all specially arranged by KLM. F or tt free broch ure call KLM 1 - 8000.777,1668.

P a c k a g e

V a n G o g h i n N o r t h B r a b a n t

n was born and bred in the south of the

rlands. langibie reminders of hint have been preserved iany towns and villages. This is partly because his father ked as a minister in various places: Zundert, Helvoirt, tten and Nuenen. In the seventeenth-century church at Helvoirt there is still the fine old bible that Vincent's father received from his brother (it can be viewed on application), the same bible can be seen in a painting. Etten too can still boast its Dutch Reformed Church where Vincent's father took services. Zundert and Nuenen played an important part in Van Gogh's life:

O. Zundert, the thought of it is sometimes too strong1

(from a teller by Van Gogh).

Zundert

In the west of North Brabant, to the south of Breda, lies Zundert, the birth-place of Vincent van Gogh. He had tender memories of his early years, as he wrote to his brother Theo. In the heart of Zundert is the statue by Ossip Zadkine representing the intimate bond between the brothers Vincent and Theo. A short distance away a plaque has been placed on the house which has been built on the site of the house where Van Gogh was born. The Dutch Reformed Church of 1805, where Vincent's father was the minister, stands there still and can be viewed by appointment. The inhabitants of Zundert are proud to honour the memory of the painter's youthful years. In March 1990 the 'Vincent House' is being officially opened. As well as accommodating a permanent documentation centre, there will also be rotating displays. The programme for 1990 includes amongst others the following events:

The environs of Zundert are characterized by polder landscape and delightful areas of natural beauty. An annual tourist attraction is the flower procession. The splendidly decorated floats will pass through the streets on September 2 1990. And - how could it be otherwise? - the centenary year will be an important theme!

Nuenen

A little to the north-east of Eindhoven in eastern Brabant is Nuenen. Van Gogh lived here from 1883 to 1885, first in his parents' house, later in accommodation of his own. Vincent's father preached at the Dutch Reformed Church in Nuenen, a community with no more than 35 co-religionists! The south of Holland has always been predominantly Roman Catholic. Vincent van Gogh was enormously productive in this period. No less than 196 paintings and nearly 300 drawings were the result of his passionate artistry. The life of the farmers in the surrounding area fascinated him immensely. After many studies of heads he created the most famous painting from

his Dutch period: T h e P o t a t o E a t e r s .

Several times he also immortalized the weavers who supplemented their meagre incomes by working at home. Nuenen and the surrounding area has many spots which keep alive memories of the Dutch master, such as the pastor's house and the Reformed Church, both set down on canvas by Vincent. The watermills at Coll, Gennep and Opwetten, a theme of paintings and drawings, also still stand. Of course a great deal has changed in a hundred years. Nevertheless it is well worth while rediscovering Nuenen and its picturesque surroundings in the footsteps of Van Gogh. A delightful place to start is the Van Gogh Documentation Centre close to the City Hall.

Photographs, texts and other materials give an insight into his life in Holland. A folder in four languages is also

available here, with a route to take you around the points of importance. Nuenen, Van Gogh Documentation Centre, Papenvoort 15. Open: Monday to Friday 9 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 4 pm.

'Also wanted to tell you that 1 am working hard on the Potato Eaters .... Above all I'm doing my best to get some life into it!'

(from a letter by Van Gogh).

V a n G o g h i n T h e H a g u e

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Van Gogh lived in The Hague on two occasions.

As a sixteen-year-old troy he worked in the art shop of Goupil & Cie on the Plaats. There is a fashion store there now; a plaque by the door of number 20 reminds us of Van Gogh's time as a clerk at Goupil. in 1881 he returned to The Hague, starting to draw and paint in earnest. The centre of tire city fascinated him as a subject. l ie also frequently paid visits to Scheveningen, putting down on canvas the beach and the dunes, the net-menders and the fish drying sheds. In I he Hague Van Gogh got to know painters of the Hague School such as Anton Mauve and Breitner and, eager to learn, visited their studios. He was impressed by the Mesdag Panorama, which was opened to the public in the early eighties. The Panorama, a 120 m long painting completely in the round, gives a true-to-life view of Scheveningen at that time, and the museum where it is housed is at Zeestraat 65b.

Open: Monday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon to 17 pm, tel. 070 - 3.64.25.63.

V a n G o g h

Van Gogh was what one might call a roamer, for ever in

search of places to immortalize. From The Hague he went for a few months to Drenthe, a province in the north oith e country. At Hoogeveen he spent some time in lodgings from where he would wander for hours among the attractive « moorland. A trip by canal boat took Van Gogh to his next abode, Nieuw-Amsterdam, in the south-east of Drenthe.ijjpr He made a fruitless journey to the painters' village of Zweeloo, where he hoped to meet the artists. The landscape, the turf huts and the inhabitants were favourite subjects of his paintings. Drenthe had a salubrious effect on Van Gogh! In 1990 a leaflet is being published showing a description of the route of the journey which Van Gogh must have made, and it is obtainable from the VVV offices (local tourist offices) in Drenthe. At the time this brochure goes to press it is not known what languages the leaflet will be printed in (information from: Drenthe Provincial VVV,

tel. 05920 - 5.17.77).

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'The moorland is rich, I saw sheepfolds and shepherds lovelier than those in Brabant'. 'At this moment the region around Zweeloo is nothing but young corn - sometimes almost boundless,- the very, very earliest green that I have ever known'

(from a letter by Van Gogh).

F ie ld w i t h d a n d e l i o n s a n d t r e e - t r u n k s

S a l e o f t i c k e t s f o r t h e r e t r o s p e c t i v e e x h i b i t i o n

at the Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh and the Rijksmuseum Kmller-Muller

Time blocks

To spread the expected number of visitors out, tickets for admission can only be obtained in advance. The tickets are issued for a particular museum, day and time block. From Tuesday to Saturday there are six time blocks: 9 to 11 am, 11 am to 1 pm, 1 to 3 pm, 3 to 5 pm, 5 to 7 pm and 6.30 to 8 pm. Four time blocks have been fixed for Sunday and Monday: 9 to 11 am, 11 am to 1 pm, 1 to 3 pm and 3 to 5 pm. The time block indicated on the ticket applies only to the time you enter the museum. You can stay in the museum as long as you wish. A maximum number of tickets is available for each time block, and you are therefore advised to buy tickets well in advance.

Admission prices in Holland

The admission price is DFL 20 for each museum. A reduced price applies from Tuesday to Saturday for the 6.30 to 8 pm rime block, for which a ticket costs 01'L 10 for each museum. You can als buy a combined ticket for both museums for DFL 35. No combination ticket will be available for the reduced price time block. In the case of the combination ticket the dates on which the two exhibitions can be visited can differ.

Ticket sales in Holland

from mid - January 1990 at over a thousand Spaarbanken (savings bank) branches. I hese can be recognised by a red S. Each person may make a maximum of four bookings. In mid - 1989 the Van Gogh Foundation opened a booking centre for group sales. The Foundation only accepts orders in writing. Tickets will be supplied once payment has been received. Applicants must use a special order form which can be obtained from: Van Gogh 1990 Foundation, Bookings, t'/o PO Box 1046, 3000 BA Rotterdam, Holland.

Ticket sales in USA/Canada

In the USA and Canada tickets are on sale at Ticketron. A ticket costs $10 for each museum: no combined tickets are available. In the USA tickets can be obtained Irom any '1 icketron branch. Telephone credit card orders can also be placed. Ring one of the following numbers: New York (212) 947 - 5850,

NewlYedfey (201.) 343y4200, Long Island (516) 794 - 2560, Westchester (914) 681 - 0365, Montreal (514) 288 - 1555.

For more information

During the coming months your local NBT office will have more information available on Van Gogh Year 1990. See on the next page for nearest address. When in Holland contact any local tourist office with a VVV - Sign for the latest information.

The com m em orative y e a r Vincent van Gogh is an initiative o f the Min istry o f Health, Welfare a n d Culture.

A num ber o f m anifestations are being organized by the

F o u n d a tio n Van Gogh 1 990.

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