After closing earlier this year for renovations, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam announced that it will re-open on May 1, 2013. The exhibition Van Gogh at Work will inaugurate the newly updated space. The Van Gogh Museum’s collection was relocated to Amsterdam’s Hermitage Museum during the closure; the works will remain on view there through April 25, 2013.
Updates to the Van Gogh Museum began in 2010 after intensification in fire safety regulations. Most of the recent refurbishments centered on the replacement of the museum’s air conditioning installations. The museum is now equipped with a modern and sustainable air condition unit that allows the right climatic conditions to be set for each room. The structure’s roof was also replaced and outfitted with extra insulation, the floors have been replaced, and the walls are newly repainted.
The Van Gogh Museum, which opened in 1973, houses the largest collection of Vincent van Gogh’s (1853-1890) paintings and drawings in the world. Van Gogh at Work will coincide with the 160th anniversary of the artist’s birth and offers an extensive overview of Van Gogh’s oeuvre. The exhibition will be on view through January 12, 2014.
