In this tour we will dive deep into the life, art and inspiration of Vincent. You will learn why and how Van Gogh started taking up the brush at 27. Discover the importance of his beloved brother Theo in his life, and gain understanding about his relationships and his family. Van Gogh was tormented by his mental difficulties, learn how this shows, next to his genius and his temper, in his masterpieces such as ‘The Potato Eaters’, ‘The Sun Flowers’, ‘The Yellow House’ and ‘The Almond Blossom’. You will get a better understanding about the different artistic periods, for example his ‘dark period’ in Brabant, his experimental period in Paris, and his turbulent time with Gauguin in the yellow house in Arles. Vincent takes his own life at 37, his art dealer brother Theo dies a few months later. So who is the person who makes Vincent famous? Behind every success story of a man stands a great woman..
Paola was a wealth of knowledge about Vincent Van Gogh and it was delightful chatting with her through our tour. She made everything come alive with her passion for and expertise. 10/10!
This tour provided so much more information about Van Gogh than just his paintings. Our tour guide had been an art history major and the background info she provided truly brought the paintings to life.
One of the best museum tours we have ever done. Our guide Cecil was engaging and knowledgeable and lead of through Van Gogh’s life and creative process. The museum itself has an excellent collection but to have it all put into context on our tour made it all the better.
Our tour guide Cecile was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and you can tell she loves her work and is passionate about the art. Highly recommend
Titia was an amazing guide! Super engaging, interesting, informative tour. I learned a lot. Highly recommend!
Titia was an amazing guide! She knew everything there was to know about Van Gogh and really made his story and paintings come alive. I learned a lot and very much enjoyed this tour!!
I am convinced the only way to go the Van Gogh museum is with a small group guided tour. Your guide was super knowledgeable and it added to the experience. The museum was crowded, but to my knowledge, that is pretty standard. 1000% recommended.
Wonderful tour with Fien. She is charming and knowledgeable and we learned so much about Van Gogh and what made him such a special artist. Fien made the visit very memorable for us! Highly recommend her and Amor Artium.
Our guide was exceptionally knowledgeable and approachable. We learned a great deal of information on the tour.
Fabulous experience. Genuinely interesting information delivered with passion by a lovely guide who really enjoyed the subject matter.
I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting the Van Gogh museum. Our guide Ank brought Vincent Van Gogh to life through her thoughtful explanations about his first works to his last. Professional and yet a very personal experience. Really, one of the highlights of our trip to Amsterdam.
Our guide was very knowledgeable and personable. Her tour was very well organized as she took us through the the life of Van Gogh and his progression as a painter.
We,ve been in several museum tours as we travel around and always get very knowledgeable guides, but I have to stress that today’s guide, Titia, not only knows about Van Goh, but she’s also passionate about him and her enthusiasm is contagious. The tour is interesting because it’s not only the viewing of random and isolated paintings but a walk through van Gogh‘s life bringing together his highlights, struggles and his evolution as a painter. It was more than Van Goh, Van Great!!
Learned so much about Van Gogh and his works. Guide added interesting details to explain van Goghs work. The guide was so helpful in assisting us in finding the group.
Very knowledgeable and easy to understand
Our art historian guide, Fannie, was terrific. Her subject matter knowledge was impressive, as was her skill in presenting it. She also has a lovely personality and engaging manner. A most pleasant experience. Highly recommended.
I learned a lot more about Vincent Van Gogh and his life’s work. Alyssa was a fantastic guide and I would highly recommend her.
THIS is the way to see a museum. Saw everything I could want to see, very efficient. Great having a separate entrance for groups as well - didn’t have to wait in the long line. Fannie is an awesome tour guide - great story teller - made it interesting for everyone. So much better than going through the museum on your own. Well worth it.
Noah was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Our tour was very educational as she shared details of Van Gogh’s life and motivations. She was insightful, pleasant and professional.
Alyssa our guide was exceptional. Her knowledge of Van Gogh was excellent. She gave our group of 3 a really good understanding of his life and his artwork. She answered all our questions and even sat and had a coffee with us . I how she’s my tour guide for tomorrows tour of the Rijkmuseum!!
Our guide, Titia, was wonderful. Not only was she very knowledgeable, she was extremely personable. We loved every minute of our tour and have nothing but great things to say about Titia as well as the museum.
The profession art historian guide, Paola, was wonderful. She shared many details about Van Gogh’s tragic life and explained many nuances about the art. Her English was perfect.
Our guide reached out the day before our tour to introduce herself and make sure we knew where and when to meet. With only a couple of hours on our timeline to visit the museum, this tour option was perfect. Our guide, Titia, was knowledgeable, friendly and personalized the experience based on the needs and interests of our small group. We received new tidbits on Van Gogh along with insights into his life and frame of mind during different periods of his life. Even helped us understand art during the time period. She even followed up with local recommendations for while we were in Amsterdam. Would DEFINITELY recommend.
Ada was extremely professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. We had an amazing private tour with her!
I highly recommend this tour. The meeting point instructions easy to follow. Tour guide, Titia, was excellent. She was extremely knowledgeable about Vincent Van Gogh his life and especially the development of the different styles of his artwork. I was captivated by the storytelling and the content as well as with Titiàs interaction with her audience - just the right amount and the right context. The time flew by and this wonderful interlude will remain a great memory.
We loved having an art expert to guide us through the Van Gogh museum. Titia was friendly, knowledgeable, and very good at telling stories. She kept the group engaged and really added to our enjoyment of all the art. Her enthusiasm for her subject was contagious.
Kathleen did a wonderful job guiding us. Very knowledgeable. Highly recommend! Learned so much about the life of Vincent and Theo.
Wonderful with fascinating insights and intriguing Art history Impeccable English description of the life and work of Van Gogh
We had Cecile as our guide today. She was amazing. Incredibly knowledgeable and prepared for the tour. It was educational and enjoyable. She described the paintings, the history and the style with ease. I highly recommend her as a guide. 5 stars!!
Tremendous experience with Tatia, our extremely knowledgeable and super friendly guide. Her expertise was clearly demonstrated strayed and we had the best time possible learning about Vincent, his life, family, Friends, and artistic journey. She used obotographs to help explain the artist’s journey and exquisitely guided us through the museum. She is the best and highly recommend her and her tour group!
The museum is a bit crowded and the layout isn't easy to navigate (to find works in order by date and importance). Our guide made it seamless and got us around to the significant works and told the story of Vincent's life. She really made the experience come alive!
Fannie provided a very insightful and detailed tour. It was really captivating learning the history of Van Gogh, the love in his family, and the nuances that came to his art, to the point I didn’t even realize time was up on the tour. You can hear Fannie’s passion come through in her delivery and I highly recommend her services. Definitely booking through Amor Artium when I return for the Rijks museum!
Absolutely incredible experience. Fannie was an amazing guide, and did a great job telling Vincent's story. Brought my wife and I to tears. Can't wait to come back.
This was an outstanding tour by Amor Artium!!! One of the best I've been on in my travels. My guide was well spoken, very knowledgeable, and able to answer all my questions, since she had an art history background. Her knowledge and storytelling brought the Van Gogh experience into sharp focus using various paintings to illustrate her points. I highly recommend this small group tour!!!
The tour was very organized and informative. Our guide has a Master’s Degree in art history and provided excellent, interesting insights from artistic and historical perspectives.
Our guide Aucke was fantastic and he knew so much Van Gogh history and is a talented young painter himself. He really made the experience great!
Lucy was our guide. She was absolutely delightful and professional in her demeanor. She was well versed in Van Gogh both as an artist and as a person, bringing his story to life. We would all be a little happier in our lives if Lucy were our guide.
Our tour guide was wonderful. He is an art historian and artist, and brought that perspective to the tour. We enjoyed his stories about Van Gogh and his family and the evolution of Van Gogh’s art. Although we know little about art, we thoroughly enjoyed this tour and highly recommend it.
We loved our tour of the Van Gogh Museum with Lucien! The way he told about Van Gogh’s life and the progression of his art using specific examples of his paintings really brought Van Gogh’s story to life for us! Even the art novices in our group were completely engaged. We got so much more out of this tour than if we had been using the self-guided headsets and we chose this tour specifically because Amor Artium’s guides are art historians. You will be glad you chose this tour - we certainly are!
We spent a few wonderful hours with our delightful guide Lucy, who walked us through the remarkably intense life and struggles of Vincent van Gogh. Through her considerable knowledge, Lucy took us on an artistic development journey of Vincent’s work, from his early sketches and then onto his developing use of colors, from initially dark, then along the continuum to his most widely recognized pieces in human history. We savored every word she said, as we examined each piece of Vincent’s work. Furthermore, Lucy highlighted the ‘ brotherly love’ of Vincent and Theo and the remarkable support, both Theo and his wife Johanna, gave him, with Johanna playing a key role in the growth of Vincent’s posthumous fame. We highly recommend this tour, don’t hesitate in booking.
Lucian was wonderful! Friendly and knowledgeable. His English was excellent. He answered questions as he guided us through the life of Van Gogh. Got so much more from The museum than I would have without him. Highly recommend.
Very well educated guide with excellent communication skills. Lucien was the best we’ve experienced.
Fanny was spectacular! She knew her topic extremely well and her delivery was excellent.
Lucien was wonderful. The tour was very interesting and Lucien did a very good job narrating the life of Van Gough. We learned a lot and my 11 year all was also invested. Highly recommend.
Fannie was our guide at the Van Gogh Museum. She did an incredible job. Not only was her presentation heaped in knowledge of her subject, but her enthusiasm was contagious. I highly recommend a tour with her.
Our guide was amazing. The whole family enjoyed the tour. So glad we had a guide!
Titia was such a joy! We navigated a busy museum on a busy day and left with so much information and a really great understanding of the collection and Van Gogh. The museum experience is so much richer with an expert.
Fabulous tour. Fannie is very knowledgeable. She presented Van Gogh's work in the context of his life and times. She's fun and engaging. This for us a great way to see the museum.
Aucke gave us a fantastic 1.5 hour tour of the Van Gogh collection. He was extremely knowledgeable and had experience working at the museum as an art historian. Understanding the different stages in Van Gogh’s life, his experiences, and his state of mind evident in his letters, gave the paintings an extra dimension. Thanks Aucke!
I wrote a review of our Van Gogh tour guide experience after experiencing customer service challenges with one of the company’s representatives. And I just wanted to say that this company took steps to make the situation right and it is rare that you see that happen. As I stated in my review, the guide we had was excellent and we ultimately enjoyed the delayed tour. I appreciated their taking responsibility for an unfortunate situation and making it right in the end.
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