The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries, located in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South near the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum and the Concertgebouw. It opened on June 2, 1973, in a building designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.
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Art museum in Amsterdam, original building designed by Gerrit Rietveld.
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The museum opened on 2 June 1973, and its buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.
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Design for a Van Gogh Museum was commissioned by the Dutch government in 1963 to Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld.
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It has a rectangular floor plan and is four stories high.
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is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries
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in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw
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The Van Gogh Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑŋˈɣɔx mʏˌzeːjʏm]) is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw.
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The Van Gogh Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑŋˈɣɔx mʏˌzeːjʏm]) is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the
Created By: Gerrit Rietveld, Wikipedia intro
The museum opened on 2 June 1973, and its buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.
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