Kroller-Muller Museum and the Hoge Veluwe

The Second Largest Van Gogh Collection In The World, A Large Sculpture Garden, Inside A Private National Park Of Heath, Forest And Drift Sand · Otterlo, Gelderland

The Kroller-Muller Museum stands in the middle of Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe, a privately run park of about 5,400 hectares of heath, forest, drift sand and dunes between Arnhem and Apeldoorn. Both were created by the collector Helene Kroller-Muller and her husband Anton; the museum opened in 1938 and holds the second-largest Van Gogh collection in the world - some 90 paintings and more than 180 drawings, including Cafe Terrace at Night, Country Road in Provence by Night and portraits of the Roulin family - alongside Mondrian, Seurat, Picasso and Redon. Around it lies one of Europe's larger sculpture gardens, with work by Rodin, Moore, Dubuffet, Oldenburg and many others. People come for the combination: great art in the woods, free white bicycles to ride between them, and red deer and wild boar at dusk. The honest caveat: it is out of the way, you pay twice (park and museum), the museum closes on Mondays, and without a car or a good bus connection the day can eat more time in transport than in the galleries.

Houtkampweg 6, Otterlo, inside Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe, between Arnhem and Apeldoorn, Otterlo, Gelderland, Netherlands

The park is open every day, usually from about 08:00 or 09:00 until around sunset, with closing time shifting through the year - confirm. The museum and sculpture garden are usually open Tuesday to Sunday about 10:00-17:00 and closed on Mondays except some public holidays. Buy park and museum tickets online in advance for a small saving and a quicker entry. There are three entrances: Otterlo, Hoenderloo and Schaarsbergen. Buses run from Ede-Wageningen, Apeldoorn and Arnhem stations, with lines and seasonal services changing - check 9292.

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