Explore the emotional journey of Vincent Van Gogh

At the core of this exhibition lies the concept of translating Van Gogh’s emotional journey into a contemporary and timeless experience that allows visitors to literally step into the artist’s shoes. ‘Travelling with Vincent’ takes the visitor on an immersive road trip, featuring an abstract train experience that bridges the gap between past and present. The train is kept abstract and purposely becomes timeless. One can identify here with Vincent and relate it to nowadays ‘soul search’ trips.

By creating an immersive space (with the magical video work done by Shosho B.V.) that can be experienced from the train as well as walked through, visitors come even closer to Van Gogh’s emotional journey. A ‘road movie,’ showing a fusion of Drentse landscapes and Van Gogh’s paintings, brings his time in Drenthe to life. The works of Van Gogh, contemporaries and his sources of inspiration are presented in several spaces inspired by the unique colours in the Drentse landscape as described by Vincent in letters to his brother Theo. The themed exhibition rooms, with carpets that evoke the Drenthe landscape, take the form of a walkable ‘color swatch’ and feature these unique colors. The immersive space does not compete with his real and compelling works being on show, but enhances them. In this way, the visitors take their knowledge from the travelling experience to the ‘theme rooms’ where they can admire the real works. ‘Travelling with Vincent’ seamlessly blends immersive audiovisual storytelling with the genuine authenticity of real artworks.

“’Travelling with Vincent’ takes the visitor on an immersive road trip, featuring an abstract train experience that bridges the gap between past and present, while offering a unique combination of immersive audiovisual storytelling and the authenticity of real artworks.” – Max Pecher, Lead Creative