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Exciting news! 🥳 We’ve acquired our first work by Henri Matisse, ‘Olive Grove in Collioure’ (1905), fulfilling a long-held ambition to expand our collection of artists inspired by Van Gogh. Read more about it here: ow.ly/9AHm50VZS5k

A powerful success 🌟 Already hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world have experienced “Anselm Kiefer – Sag mir wo die Blumen sind,” featuring several works created especially for this exhibition You can still visit until 9 June. See you soon?

A fun little detail that you might overlook. 💐 Vincent made three different paintings, with three different bouquets. But did you notice the vase is the same in all three? 1 © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 2 © Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva 3 © Kröller-Müller Museum

Vincent loved nature, so it’s only natural he included insects and animals in his paintings and drawings from time to time: 1🐱 detail of Hand with a Bowl, and a Cat, 1885 2🦅 detail of Wheatfield with Crows, 1890, 3 🐦 Detail of Winter Garden, 1884 6 🐔 Hen, 1890

Did you know Van Gogh added orange to his blue jacket to make it pop? 🎨 This is colour theory in practice – using complementary colours to enhance contrast. He often paired opposite hues, like blue & orange, for depth and vibrancy. Have you spotted this in his other works? 👀

Amidst mental health struggles, Vincent was remarkably creative in Saint-Rémy. 🏥 ‘Hospital at Saint-Rémy’ shows his enduring fascination with nature; he found beauty even in difficult times. 🖼️ © Hammer Museum

'I’m an artist – which I won’t take back, because those words naturally imply always seeking without ever fully finding.' Written to Theo, Sunday, 7 May 1882 🖼️ © Kröller-Müller Museum

New exhibition 🖼️ “I see parallels between Van Gogh’s journey and my own, especially in how we deal with loneliness,” says John Madu. In 'Van Gogh x John Madu: Paint Your Path', he reimagines Van Gogh’s work through a West African lens. On view until 7 September.

Paint everywhere 🎨 Paul Signac told Van Gogh’s biographer Gustave Coquiot: ‘He stuck right by me, shouting, gesticulating, and brandishing his large size-30 canvas, so that he spread wet paint onto himself and the passers-by’. ‘By the Seine’, 1887 © Van Gogh Museum

See the dark blue outlines in Vincent's ‘Field with Irises near Arles’? (1) He added these fine brushstrokes last, almost as if he were drawing. 🖌️Vincent was inspired by the bold outlining technique used in Japanese woodblock art.

Siesta time! 😴 'The Siesta' by Van Gogh (after Millet) shows a serene scene of two people resting after working hard in the fields. Let’s follow suit! Taking breaks is vital for well-being and productivity. 💆‍♀️💆‍♂️ 🖼️ 1890 © Musèe d’Orsay

Painted inside or outside? 🤔 Van Gogh’s brushstrokes reveal the answer! Indoors, they are more systematic and follow a pattern, while outdoors they are varied in shape and direction, full of movement and energy. Can you spot the difference? 1 🖼️© MoMA 2 🖼️© Kröller-Müller Museum

From dots to Japan 🇯🇵🎨 Vincent van Gogh and Emile Bernard quickly connected over Pointillism’s colourful dots and a shared love of Japanese prints. Despite a 15-year age gap, their artistic passions sparked an instant friendship. 1 © Rijksmuseum 2 © Van Gogh Museum

🌸What do you give a newborn as a gift? If you're Vincent van Gogh: a canvas filled with blossoms, life, and love. 📸 Engineer Vincent van Gogh and his second wife Nel van Gogh-van der Groot © the Art Institute of Chicago All other photos: copyright Vincent van Gogh Foundation

🎨 In 1890, Van Gogh reimagined his 1882 sketch as a painting. It is interesting to see how his style has evolved. But it's not merely a copy, Vincent modified the composition with elements from the asylum: the chair and stove. 1 © Kröller-Müller Museum 2 © Van Gogh Museum

Did you know?💡This stormy sea view at Scheveningen is one of the first works that Vincent executed on his own. Before this, he had spent two years drawing and had little painting experience, apart from a few still lifes under Anton Mauve’s guidance. Not bad, don’t you think?

Vincent adored flowers! 🌻 According to Theo, he often got bouquets, which were the inspiration for his vibrant flower paintings - over 200 in total. He often experimented with new techniques and colour effects in these works. 🌸🌼🌹 ‘Roses’, 1890 © The Met Museum

Thoughts… 💬 ‘We know so little about life. […] So take it as it is, wait with confidence. […] Let nature take its course’, Vincent wrote to Theo, who was concerned about Jo’s pregnancy, as both of them were in poor health. – Vincent to Theo, 1889 🖼️ © Private Collection

Staff Stories with Wicky Singh – Security Supervisor 🗣️ Wicky has been working at our museum for eight years. As a Security Supervisor, he’s witnessed many special moments — including visitors proposing in front of Sunflowers. 💍

⚡ See how the blue sky intensifies the yellow wheat, while reddish earth makes green pop? These colour contrasts create tension, reflecting Van Gogh’s aim to express both sadness and the uplifting power of nature in ‘Wheatfield with Crows’.