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Supporting the future: the arts
Van Gogh Museum |
The Van Gogh Museum houses the largest collection of Van Gogh works in the world, with 205 paintings, 500 drawings, nearly all of his letters (in excess of 800) and archive material relating to Van Gogh. The collection also features paintings, drawings and several statues from between 1840 and 1920 by Van Gogh’s friends and contemporaries, by artists who inspired him and by those whom he inspired. Drawing on its unique collection, the museum has developed into the leading centre of expertise on Vincent van Gogh and strives to inspire a diverse audience with his life and work.
Education is a key component in making the Van Gogh and his work accessible to a diverse audience. Van Gogh Goes to School is an essential outreach program that is based on the principle that every child needs to get to know Vincent van Gogh, regardless of its background or domestic situation. The Van Gogh Goes to School program exists out of lessons that are taught by specialized museum teachers at schools in so called focus neighborhoods. These are areas with a high number of underprivileged families. The lessons are offered free of charge, so that even schools with little budget can participate.
The lessons are focused on dialogue and learning by doing. Our specially trained Van Gogh Museum teachers will visit the schools to give a class of 1,5 hour. The museum teacher provides a playful lesson that stimulates the creative self-awareness of the children. The Van Gogh Museum invests in the relationship with participating schools. By doing this the Van Gogh Museum hopes to lower the threshold for the schools to add cultural activities to their educational program.
The financial support of the Bennink Foundation enables the Van Gogh Museum to scale up the amount of lessons to 400 per year. Which converts to about 9000 children that can participate in the program per year.
Education is a key component in making the Van Gogh and his work accessible to a diverse audience. Van Gogh Goes to School is an essential outreach program that is based on the principle that every child needs to get to know Vincent van Gogh, regardless of its background or domestic situation. The Van Gogh Goes to School program exists out of lessons that are taught by specialized museum teachers at schools in so called focus neighborhoods. These are areas with a high number of underprivileged families. The lessons are offered free of charge, so that even schools with little budget can participate.
The lessons are focused on dialogue and learning by doing. Our specially trained Van Gogh Museum teachers will visit the schools to give a class of 1,5 hour. The museum teacher provides a playful lesson that stimulates the creative self-awareness of the children. The Van Gogh Museum invests in the relationship with participating schools. By doing this the Van Gogh Museum hopes to lower the threshold for the schools to add cultural activities to their educational program.
The financial support of the Bennink Foundation enables the Van Gogh Museum to scale up the amount of lessons to 400 per year. Which converts to about 9000 children that can participate in the program per year.