Het Noordbrabants Museum

Van Gogh and the Potato

Until 1 February

Exhibition

2025 marks the 140th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) painting his masterpiece The Potato Eaters in the Brabant village of Nuenen.

Gordina de Groot

We are devoted to this tuber in the Netherlands and Van Gogh saw that too. How did this gnarled thump inspire artists in the 19th and 20th centuries? Central to the exhibition is the painting by farmer's daughter Gordina de Groot, which became world news in 2024.

Potato

Lemons and apples are often seen in paintings, but potatoes less so: they seem too ordinary and not attractive. Yet Van Gogh gave the potato the leading role in at least six still lifes. The simple crop was given a prominent place in his work, alongside apples, pears and grain fields 140 years after The potato eaters we investigate why this modest tuber was so important to him.

Visitor information

Access

Included in the museum ticket.

Netherlands Museum Pass valid

Date

Until 1 February

January 2026
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Time options on 1 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 2 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 3 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 4 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 6 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 7 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 8 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 9 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 10 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 11 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 13 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 14 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 15 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 16 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 17 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 18 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 20 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 21 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 22 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 23 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 24 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 25 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 27 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 28 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 29 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 30 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
Time options on 31 January 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00
February 2026
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Time options on 1 February 2026:
  • 11:00 - 17:00

Location

Het Noordbrabants Museum

Verwersstraat 41
5211 HT Den Bosch
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Closed today

Tue - Sun 11:00 - 17:00
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