Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo

You reach the Kröller-Müller Museum only after a journey through De Hoge Veluwe National Park. You drive, cycle or walk between the trees until the low building appears. Inside hangs a large group of works by Vincent van Gogh, from The Potato Eaters to his garden at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. Further on you find Mondrian, Picasso, Seurat and Monet. Outside, a sculpture garden of 25 hectares invites you to wander. Art and nature keep running into each other here. Below you can read what to see and what to know about the park ticket.

Van Gogh and more at the Kröller-Müller Museum

For many visitors this museum is closely linked to Vincent van Gogh. The collection holds 88 of his paintings, including The Potato Eaters and The Garden of the Asylum at Saint-Rémy. You can follow how he moved from dark scenes of peasant life to bright colour and restless brushwork. Van Gogh is not the only reason to come, though. Mondrian's Composition in Colour A shows how abstract art took shape, and you also find work by Monet, Seurat, Picasso and Charley Toorop. In a handful of rooms you walk from impressionism to modern art.

A sculpture garden among the trees

Behind the museum lies a sculpture garden of 25 hectares, with more than 160 sculptures set among grass and trees. You find work by Barbara Hepworth, Jean Dubuffet and Marta Pan, among others. Some pieces appear only when you turn a corner on the path, while others stand alone in an open field. Weather and seasons change the look of the garden, so it rarely feels the same twice. Wear comfortable shoes, because you walk on paths and grass. If you enjoy art in the open air, you can easily spend a few hours here.

Helene Kröller-Müller and her museum

The museum is the life's work of Helene Kröller-Müller. With her husband Anton Kröller she bought almost 11,500 works of art between 1907 and 1922, building one of the largest private art collections of the twentieth century. Helene dreamed of a museum of her own, and it opened on 13 July 1938. The Belgian architect Henry van de Velde designed the building. In the 1970s a new wing was added, designed by the Dutch architect Wim Quist. The setting in the park was part of the idea from the start: you come for the art, but the forest and heath around it are part of the experience.

Plan your visit to the Kröller-Müller Museum

Because the Kröller-Müller Museum lies inside the national park, you always pay for the park as well. On the museum website you buy a combined day ticket for De Hoge Veluwe National Park and the museum. The Museumkaart, the Dutch annual museum pass, covers the museum but not the park, so you still pay park entry. Allow about three hours for the museum and the sculpture garden, and about six hours if you also want to explore the park. Coming especially for Van Gogh? Combine your trip with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, or stay in the region and visit Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn.

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