Vincent van Gogh had his first drawing classes when he was 13 years old. He went to school in Tilburg, while he lived in a boarding house at the St. Anneplein.
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The high school was housed in the former town palace of Willem II in 1866. In Vincent's time this school had one of the best drawing teachers: Constant Cornelis Huijsmans. He worked according to traditional academic rules in which the drawing was central to the perception.
In the modern Vincent's Art Room you can see for yourself how Van Gogh's talents developed. Discover your own talents in the digital drawing room where you can set to work, and where workshops and master classes for all ages are given. It's located within walking distance of the central station close to Ontdekstation013 in the creative heart of Tilburg, the Spoorzone (Railway Zone).
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The Palace-Council House (City Hall) is the starting point of this cycle tour of 48 kilometers. This is where the young Vincent took his first real drawing lessons. Discover Vicnent's Tilburg and the landscape surounding the town.
Van Gogh cycle tour Tiblurg
Gerwenseweg 2
5674 SG Nuenen
The windmill that takes its name from the area in which it was built is located in the open countryside...
Market 4
4875 CE Etten-Leur
Located in the center of Etten-Leur, the Van Gogh Church offers a fascinating glimpse into what is probably...
Molendreef 8
5735 EP Lieshout
Mill De Vogelenzang, an old mill from 1819, was immortalized by Vincent in two drawings.
Opwettenseweg 203
5674 AC Nuenen
This watermill is located next to the Kleine Dommel in Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh painted this mill in...
Vincent van Goghstraat
5268 AE Helvoirt
The graves of Vincent's uncle Johannes van Gogh (1817-1885) and his aunts Dorothea van Gogh (1815-1882)...
