Brabant is credited with no fewer than 39 Van Gogh Monuments. Places that have played an important role in Vincent van Gogh’s life.Van Gogh Heritage Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of these monuments for future generations.
The Van Gogh Monumenten are spread all over Brabant region. This clearly shows to waht extend Vincent's life was connected with this province. Here's an overview of the monuments.Van Gogh Monuments map
A group of experts, led by an initiative from Van Gogh Brabant and under the direction of the Noordbrabants Museum with support from the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, worked on developing criteria for Van Gogh Monuments. The result of this in Brabant is that an inventory has been made of the most valuable examples of Van Gogh heritage, and 39 monuments have been selected.
At the end of 2017 nine communities, three heritage locations, the Province of North Brabant, the Van Gogh Brabant Foundation and the Van Gogh Monuments Covenant all signed up. By doing so they are taking on the responsibility as guardians of the Van Gogh Monuments and are contributing to the conservation of this valuable heritage.