Editing Van Gogh Museum (section)

== Buildings ==
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The museum is situated at the [[Museumplein]] in [[Amsterdam-Zuid]], on the Paulus Potterstraat 7, between the [[Stedelijk Museum]] and the [[Rijksmuseum]],<ref name="location">[http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=433&lang=en Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820004949/http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=433&lang=en |date=20 August 2014 }}, Van Gogh Museum. Retrieved 3 February 2012.</ref> and consists of two buildings, the Rietveld building, designed by [[Gerrit Rietveld]], and the Kurokawa wing, designed by [[Kisho Kurokawa]].<ref>[http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=13886&lang=en The museum's architecture in overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715002836/http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=13886&lang=en |date=15 July 2014 }}, Van Gogh Museum. Retrieved 5 February 2012.</ref> Museum offices are housed on Stadhouderskade 55 in Amsterdam-Zuid.<ref name="location"/> Depending on the season, [[sunflower]]s are displayed outside the entrance to the museum.

=== Rietveld building ===
The Rietveld building is the main structure and houses the permanent collection. It has a rectangular [[floor plan]] and is four [[storey|stories]] high. On the ground floor are a shop, a [[café]], and an introductory exhibition. The first floor shows the works of Van Gogh grouped chronologically. The second floor gives information about the [[Conservation-restoration|restoration]] of paintings and has a space for minor temporary exhibitions. The third floor shows paintings of Van Gogh's contemporaries in relationship to the work of Van Gogh himself.<ref name="brochure">{{in lang|nl}} Informatie (Dutch visitor's brochure, February 2012), Van Gogh Museum.</ref>

=== Kurokawa wing ===
The Kurokawa wing is used for major temporary exhibitions. It has an oval floor plan and is three stories high. The entrance to the Kurokawa wing is via a tunnel from the Rietveld building.<ref name="brochure"/><ref>[http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=13876&lang=en The layout] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103185837/http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=13876&lang=en |date=3 November 2012 }}, Van Gogh Museum. Retrieved 5 February 2012.</ref>