Kröller-Müller brings all 88 of its Van Gogh paintings together

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A collection shown together The role of the collector Faith, hope and love as a framework Looking beyond the familiar image The practical record

A collection shown together

The Kröller-Müller Museum is presenting all 88 paintings by Vincent van Gogh in its collection in Van Gogh, All Our Paintings. The exhibition opened on 15 September 2026 and is scheduled through 3 January 2027. The museum states that this is the first occasion since 1984 when all of its Van Gogh paintings can be seen together. The title refers to this institution’s holdings, not to every painting Van Gogh produced during his lifetime.

The role of the collector

The museum’s collection history is part of the exhibition’s meaning. Helene Kröller-Müller assembled most of these Van Gogh paintings between 1908 and 1930, according to the current exhibition record. Their presentation together makes a collecting decision visible as well as an artistic career. A museum’s holdings are shaped by acquisition, availability and institutional history. Bringing an entire group into view allows visitors to see the depth of a collecting commitment and the connections created by those decisions over time.

Faith, hope and love as a framework

The exhibition organizes the paintings around faith, hope and love, themes the museum connects with Van Gogh’s earlier religious aspirations and his later commitment to art. His surviving letters offer a separate documentary route into the ambitions, relationships and practical concerns behind the paintings. A thematic arrangement and a chronological biography answer different questions. Visitors can attend to the museum’s proposed connections while also asking when a work was made and what circumstances surrounded it.

Looking beyond the familiar image

A display of an entire institutional holding can encourage comparisons that a single celebrated reproduction cannot. Differences in subject, color, surface and composition become easier to notice when works are encountered in relation to one another. The arrangement invites viewers to move between individual paintings and the larger pattern that emerges across the collection. The exhibition’s collection-wide scope is the specific reason to revisit an artist already familiar from many smaller selections.

The practical record

The museum says an exhibition start-time reservation is required in addition to admission arrangements for the museum and park, with no extra exhibition charge. Visitors should check the current official booking information before travel. The current programme offers a concentrated opportunity to follow the collection’s view of Van Gogh’s artistic development. The accompanying image is identified separately from the installation. CYBIOGRAPHY’s Van Gogh profile provides the wider life and career context, while the museum records establish the exhibition’s scope and dates.

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Published 2026-10-31. Event date: 2026-09-15. Sources reviewed for this edition. Independent coverage of public professional activity.