Who preserved Vincent's paintings after his death?

Jo van Gogh-Bonger, his brother Theo's widow

What happened to two paintings stolen in 2002?

They were recovered in Italy in 2016

Van Gogh Museum Quiz: Sunflowers and Amsterdam Treasures

Most of the world's Van Gogh paintings in one place came from his brother's family, and this Van Gogh Museum quiz explains how they reached Amsterdam. Play 10 interactive questions on Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Gerrit Rietveld's building, Sunflowers, The Potato Eaters, Almond Blossom, The Bedroom, hundreds of letters and the 2002 theft.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
In which city is the Van Gogh Museum?
Opened
When did the Van Gogh Museum open?
Architect
Which Dutch architect designed the main building?
Family
Who preserved Vincent's paintings after his death?
Sunflowers
Where did Van Gogh paint his Sunflowers series?
Potato
Which dark early painting shows a farming family at dinner?
Almond
For whom did Van Gogh paint Almond Blossom?
Letters
What else does the museum hold besides paintings and drawings?
Theft
What happened to two paintings stolen in 2002?
Bedroom
Which painting shows Van Gogh's room in the Yellow House?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which city is the Van Gogh Museum?
Answer: Amsterdam
It stands on Museumplein.
Q2: When did the Van Gogh Museum open?
Answer: 1973
Its main building opened in June 1973.
Q3: Which Dutch architect designed the main building?
Answer: Gerrit Rietveld
Rietveld was a leading figure of De Stijl.
Q4: Who preserved Vincent's paintings after his death?
Answer: Jo van Gogh-Bonger, his brother Theo's widow
Her son Vincent Willem later helped found the museum.
Q5: Where did Van Gogh paint his Sunflowers series?
Answer: Arles in southern France
He made them in 1888 to decorate a room for Gauguin.
Q6: Which dark early painting shows a farming family at dinner?
Answer: The Potato Eaters
He painted it in 1885 in Nuenen.
Q7: For whom did Van Gogh paint Almond Blossom?
Answer: His newborn nephew
It celebrated the birth of Theo's son in 1890.
Q8: What else does the museum hold besides paintings and drawings?
Answer: Hundreds of Vincent's letters
Most were written to Theo.
Q9: What happened to two paintings stolen in 2002?
Answer: They were recovered in Italy in 2016
Police found them in a Naples-area house.
Q10: Which painting shows Van Gogh's room in the Yellow House?
Answer: The Bedroom
He painted three versions.

Van Gogh Museum Quiz – Amsterdam's Van Gogh Treasures

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam opened in 1973 in a building designed by Gerrit Rietveld, later joined by a wing by Kisho Kurokawa. It holds the world's largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh.

The collection came largely from Jo van Gogh-Bonger, widow of Vincent's brother Theo, and her son Vincent Willem. Highlights include a version of Sunflowers, painted in Arles, The Potato Eaters, Almond Blossom and The Bedroom, plus hundreds of letters.

In 2002 thieves stole two paintings, which Italian police recovered near Naples in 2016. The museum is one of the most visited in the Netherlands.

What This Quiz Teaches

Art lovers and travelers will enjoy these questions.

Where the museum is
Where its collection came from
Which paintings it holds
What else it preserves
What happened in 2002

Did You Know?

Booking timed tickets is required.
The Rijksmuseum stands nearby.
Van Gogh painted for only about ten years.
He sold very few paintings in his lifetime.
Wheatfield with Crows is one of his last works.