Welcome to GAA’s Virtual Museum Visit
Have you ever been on a treasure hunt? Well, here’s your chance to go on a quest to locate some real treasures in the Van Gogh Museum’s Virtual Collection. Don’t worry, we have a few clues to help you along the way!
We have search prompts for Kids and search prompts for Teens/ Adults (ages 15+). Parents please be advised that some images contain artistic representations of male and female frontal nudity; use personal discretion accordingly.
Ready to get started? Great!
Who was Vincent Van Gogh?
Our younger crowd may be asking, who is this Van Gogh person? Vincent Van Gogh, is arguably one of the most famous artists in history, with one of the most visually recognizable art styles. Known mostly for his colorful paintings filled with swirly star-filled skies and undulating sunflowers, Van Gogh produced over a 1,000 paintings and drawings in his short career, which only lasted 9 years. Today the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam allows us to take a virtual tour through the temporarily closed facility to enjoy many of his most famous pieces. However, if you’re looking for his most well know work, The Starry Night, you’ll need to visit the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA). Thankfully MoMA has a virtual museum too!
We have search prompts for Kids and search prompts for Teens/ Adults (ages 15+). Parents please be advised that some images contain artistic representations of male and female frontal nudity; use personal discretion accordingly.
Ready to get started? Great!
Who was Vincent Van Gogh?
Our younger crowd may be asking, who is this Van Gogh person? Vincent Van Gogh, is arguably one of the most famous artists in history, with one of the most visually recognizable art styles. Known mostly for his colorful paintings filled with swirly star-filled skies and undulating sunflowers, Van Gogh produced over a 1,000 paintings and drawings in his short career, which only lasted 9 years. Today the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam allows us to take a virtual tour through the temporarily closed facility to enjoy many of his most famous pieces. However, if you’re looking for his most well know work, The Starry Night, you’ll need to visit the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA). Thankfully MoMA has a virtual museum too!
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Kid’s Search:
Good job! You’ve found the Kid’s Page! Enjoy videos about Van Gogh and printable coloring pages! You too can be a famous artist! https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/children
Teen/ Adult's Search:
Good job! You’ve found the Museum Shop! Lots of fun goodies inside. Enjoy your visit! https://www.vangoghmuseumshop.com/en/shop
Thank you all for visiting the Van Gogh Museum with GAA!
Created your own Van Gogh inspired art? Send it to grayslakeartsalliance@gmail.com to be featured on our website and social media!
- Van Gogh painted a picture of his bedroom, called The Bedroom. If you made a picture of your bedroom, what would you add to make it special?
- This sunny picture of flowers is painted with lots of shades of yellow. What is it?
- Name a kind of animal that Van Gogh liked to paint or draw. Pick any animal that you like in his collection.
- How many “Egyptian Head” drawings are there? Look closely, there are several!
Good job! You’ve found the Kid’s Page! Enjoy videos about Van Gogh and printable coloring pages! You too can be a famous artist! https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/art-and-stories/children
Teen/ Adult's Search:
- What tool does any good detective require when searching for clues? Look up the drawing The Park and Pond in Front of the Yellow House, for a visual clue.
- Van Gogh couldn’t afford models to learn about the human figure, so he did this instead. What did he paint?
- Van Gogh made a series (multiple images) of drawings about this under-recognized art form. What is it?
- This beautiful waterfowl is the one of several bird portraits on display by Van Gogh in the museum’s collection. Can you name it? Can you identify another type of bird displayed?
Good job! You’ve found the Museum Shop! Lots of fun goodies inside. Enjoy your visit! https://www.vangoghmuseumshop.com/en/shop
Thank you all for visiting the Van Gogh Museum with GAA!
Created your own Van Gogh inspired art? Send it to grayslakeartsalliance@gmail.com to be featured on our website and social media!