Image: Vincent van Gogh, The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix), early May 1890
For the first time since 1984, the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo is showing every one of the 88 paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) in its collection at once. ‘Van Gogh, All Our Paintings’ (‘Van Gogh, al onze schilderijen’) opened on 15 September 2026 and continues until 3 January 2027.
Most of the paintings were acquired between 1908 and 1930 by the museum’s founder, Helene Kröller-Müller. The museum says all 88 will stay on view for the full run of the exhibition.
The presentation groups the paintings around the three theological virtues of faith, hope and love. The museum describes these ideas as central to Van Gogh’s life and work: he wanted an art rooted in his own struggles that could bring comfort and hope to others. The thread reaches back to his first sermon as a theology student, given on 29 October 1876 at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Richmond, in which he spoke of faith, hope and charity.
His time as a preacher was brief. On the advice of his brother Theo he turned to painting, carrying the same convictions into his art. An earlier job as an errand boy at Goupil & Cie, his uncle’s international art dealership, had given him a broad knowledge of art history, and he admired artists who depicted everyday life, people and nature.
Among the works singled out by the museum are ‘Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity’s Gate)’, ‘The Sower’, ‘The Potato Eaters’, ‘L’Arlésienne (Madame Ginoux)’, ‘The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix)’, ‘Terrace of a Café at Night (Place du Forum)’, ‘The Old Tower at Nuenen’, ‘The Garden of the Asylum at Saint-Rémy’, ‘Cypresses with Two Figures’ and ‘Portrait of Joseph Roulin’.
For blind and partially sighted visitors, a tactile version of ‘Bridge at Arles’ lets the composition and its details be explored by touch, with an audio description available through headphones. Families can follow a search-and-discover map through the galleries, and the museum has published a picture book for readers aged nine and over, alongside a catalogue covering all of its Van Gogh paintings and drawings.
The exhibition has attracted wide attention in the press. De Volkskrant awarded it four stars; it was featured on Tijd voor Max, Omroep Gelderland and Nieuwsweekend, and The Art Newspaper has also covered the show.
Entry to the exhibition is by a timed ticket, booked in addition to regular admission to the museum and park.
