If you are planning a trip to Amsterdam and you happen to appreciate great art, then you may want to make sure to visit at least a few of the many noteworthy museums in the city. One of the treasured museums stops for most people is the famed Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, which has been hailed as a remarkable place to experience. The museum is located near the heart of Amsterdam city and one of its claims to fame is the fact that it holds the largest collection of original works by the master painter, Vincent Van Gogh, the Dutch, Post-Impressionist artist.

The Van Gogh Museum provides visitors the unique opportunity to closely follow the artistic developments of the genius painter and to see the progression of both his style and also the subject matter that held his interest and evoked his creativity. At the same time, with the many pieces of art by his contemporaries on display, it is an unparalleled way to compare Van Gogh's paintings to the works created by the hands of other masters of 19th century art.

Vincent van Gogh found himself intensely fascinated with Japanese prints while he lived in Paris, from 1886 to 1888. During that time, he ended up purchasing hundreds of Japanese woodcuts and a selection of this collection of around 500 prints is also found at the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam.

This unique and amazing collection is presented in what is called the Print Room, which is located in the exhibition wing of the Van Gogh Museum. This is an exhibit which is parallel to the major exhibition of the collection of Siefgried Bing, the art dealer from whom Van Gogh purchased most of the Japanese prints. The presentation of Van Gogh's work in the Print Room also includes a number of works by Van Gogh that were strongly influenced by the Japanese art he was so enamored with.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam allows visitors to enjoy access to the world's largest accumulation of original works by Van Gogh, including his paintings, his drawings and even many personal letters. Some of the contemporaries of Van Gogh, whose work is also on display at the museum, are familiar names like Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Jean-Franois Millet, Lon L'hermitte, and many others as well, all of which are part of the exhibit that highlights the art that these masters created toward the end of the 19th century.

The permanent collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam includes approximately 800 letters of correspondence, which are in the artist's hand. These letters, many of which were written to his beloved brother, Theo, and to artist friends such as Paul Gauguin, provide some fascinating glimpses and insights into the life, the mind and the heart of this genius and master artist whose work is so beloved by people all around the globe.

The Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam is housed in two buildings that reflect a modernist architectural style common to many Amsterdam Netherlands buildings of the area. As the museum pays homage to one of the most famous and favored sons of Holland, anyone who visits the Amsterdam city area would find their time well rewarded by viewing the exhibits and admiring the intriguing and remarkable works of Van Gogh and his contemporaries.

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