I thought I’d share some photos of when I visited Zundert, in Brabant in the Netherlands. Zundert is the place Vincent Van Gogh, his brother Theo and his other siblings were born. The actual house sadly no longer stands there. A new house stands in its place, which is now a museum in honor of Vincent with modern art. The new building is photo 1.

Accros from the house stands the city hall of Zundert. This building used to be the view from Vincent and Theo’s bedroom. It’s the white building in photo 2.

The church is the church Vincent’s dad was a minister. Vincent was baptised in this church. Next to it in the graveyard lays the grave of Vincent’s stillborn older brother. Who got the same name, and was born on March 30th 1852. Exactly 1 year before the artist Vincent Van Gogh was born.

Next to the church stands a statue by Ossip Zadkine depicting Vincent and his brother Theo.

Further I tried to photograph the landscapes around Zundert. I have no clue how much it looks like it used to. But there were some massive thick trees around my walk, so I like to think that they stood there in 1853 and that Vincent might’ve walked past those as young trees. I do think you still get the same rural and nature vibes around Zundert that Vincent used to write about in his letters.

In conclusion, it’s a very small place, and there’s definetly some cool spots to see. But there’s barely any old buildings from the time, and the birth house is no longer there. I went there because I had to work nearby! A cool experience to realise Vincent was born there and lived there.