Person & artist museums in Drenthe

Art with a smile Is it real or fake? Being cheated on your art purchase. It'll just happen to you. The work of famous artists like Appel, Picasso, Dalí, Matisse and Rodin is faked more often than you think. What motivates master forgers like Han van Meegeren or Geert Jan Jansen to forge paintings.

The Van Gogh House in Veenoord/Nieuw Amsterdam is the only publicly accessible house in the Netherlands in which Vincent van Gogh lived and worked. The room where Vincent painted is decorated as if the painter could return at any moment from a trip in the peat. Vincent van Gogh stayed at the Scholte

Museum Thijnhof displays its permanent collection consisting of the oeuvre of painter Kees Thijn. These works of art are exhibited in varying combinations. In addition, works of art by the Northern Dutch surrealists Jan van den Brink and Henk Bloemhof are on permanent display.

The Jan Kruis Museum depicts the work and life of artist Jan Kruis. In addition, there are many interactive sections where visitors can become part of the world of Jan, Jans and the Children themselves or where children can learn to draw the beloved characters.