If you should find yourself heading off on a trip to Amsterdam, then you will want to avail yourself of the unique attractions of the city, including some of the wonderful museums. An opportunity wander through the galleries of the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam is a truly remarkable and wonderful experience. The museum, which is located near the Amsterdam city center, contains the most extensive collection of paintings, created by the master artist, Vincent van Gogh, to be found anywhere in the world.

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.

It seems that Vincent Van Gogh became acutely interested in Japanese style prints during the time that he lived in Paris, which was from 1886 through 1888. During that period of time, he acquired an amazing array of Japanese woodcuts and today this collection, numbering close to 500 prints, can be viewed 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.

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