For the first time in more than 40 years, the Kröller-Müller brings all 88 of its Van Gogh paintings together — offering an unusually intimate portrait of the artist through faith, hope and love.
Don't only search for the “famous” Van Goghs. Follow the exhibition's faith → hope → love structure and look for the recurring subjects that mattered to him: ordinary people, nature, work and human connection. This makes the collection feel more like a portrait of Van Gogh's worldview than simply a succession of masterpieces.
Inside the exhibition
Van Gogh, All Our Paintings runs at the Kröller-Müller Museum from 15 September 2026 to 3 January 2027. It is the first time since 1984 that all the museum's Van Gogh paintings have been displayed together.
The Kröller-Müller collection contains 88 paintings by Vincent van Gogh. Most were acquired between 1908 and 1930 by the museum's founder, Helene Kröller-Müller, who regarded Van Gogh as one of the great spirits of modern art. She acquired her first Van Gogh, Edge of a Wood, in 1908; over the following two decades, she and Anton Kröller-Müller assembled an extraordinary collection of 88 paintings and 172 works on paper.
The exhibition takes an unusual approach to such a familiar artist. Rather than simply following Van Gogh chronologically, the paintings are organised around the three Christian virtues of faith, hope and love.
These ideas were important to Van Gogh long before he became an artist. In 1876, while studying theology and working as a preacher, he spoke about faith, hope and charity in his first sermon. After abandoning his religious career and turning to art, he continued to explore these ideas through painting — hoping that art could provide people with enlightenment, comfort and hope.
This approach also connects Van Gogh particularly well with Helene Kröller-Müller. She was searching for spirituality in her own life and identified strongly with Van Gogh's understanding of spirituality through human beings and nature. Many of the works she collected depict ordinary people, landscapes and rural life — subjects that she saw as expressions of something deeper.
The exhibition therefore offers more than a greatest-hits selection. Seeing the entire group together allows you to appreciate the consistency of Van Gogh's concerns: his fascination with working people, nature, portraiture, changing seasons and the emotional possibilities of colour and brushwork.
It also makes the Kröller-Müller itself an essential part of the story. Van Gogh's paintings have been at the heart of the museum since its opening in 1938, and the museum's Van Gogh Gallery remains one of the defining experiences of the collection.
Worth travelling for?
Artlovers pairing: Make a full day of it — Van Gogh + permanent collection + Sculpture Garden. The combination of Van Gogh's intensely personal landscapes with 200+ sculptures immersed in nature is what makes the Kröller-Müller such a distinctive art destination.
Worth the trip: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Artlovers mood: Spiritual · Emotional · Immersive · Reflective
Van Gogh, All Our Paintings
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