Where to see Van Gogh in New York?
From the night blue of MoMA to the cypresses, flowers and portraits of the Met, New York allows you to explore almost the entire career of Van Gogh in two museums - with a useful detour via the Guggenheim.
MoMA or Met? The real difference
MoMA concentrates emotion around a few major works. The Met allows a more complete reading: Paris, Arles, Saint-Rémy, portraits, landscapes and bouquets.
In New York, however, the word "collection" does not mean "visible every day". A painting can be loaned, moved or removed for conservation. This guide indicates the condition displayed by museums on July 18, 2026, but you still need to open the official form before your visit.
Other clarification: Starry Night moma should not be confused with Starry Night on the Rhône, kept at the Musée d'Orsay.
Which museum to choose?
If your time is limited, decide based on experience rather than proximity alone.
| Museum | Flagship work | Forces | Recommended time | To know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoMA | Starry Night | Icon, modernity, compact course | 2 to 3 hours | Very busy; start on the 5th floor |
| Met Fifth Avenue | The Cypress and Wheat field with cypress | Richest and most varied set | 3 to 5 hours | The Van Goghs are distributed between several rooms |
| Guggenheim | Mountains in Saint-Rémy | A strong work in the Thannhauser collection | 1:30 a.m. to 2 a.m | Presence in collection does not guarantee exhibition |
MoMA: seeing the image become universal
11 West 53 Street · Manhattan
Starry Night and The Olives are marked "on view" in gallery 501 on the artist's official page. They form an exceptional duo: recomposed sky and observed landscape, both painted in Saint-Rémy in 1889.
MoMA also lists online the Portrait of Joseph Roulin, drawing Sorrow, a lithograph of Potato eaters and one Portrait of Doctor Gachet (man with a pipe). Their presence in the room varies.
MoMA, gallery 501 · June 1889
Starry Night
The village is not a simple transcription of the asylum window: Van Gogh assembles observation, memory and construction.
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MoMA, gallery 501 · June -July 1889
The Olives
The earth, trees and clouds move forward in the same movement. The ideal terrestrial counterpart of the nocturnal web.
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MoMA · early 1889
Portrait of Joseph Roulin
The Arles postman becomes a manifesto of modern portraiture: colored beard, face modeled by non-naturalistic tones.
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MoMA, graphic work · 1885
Potato Eaters
The museum preserves a lithograph linked to Nuenen's large painting. It shows the dark and social period before the Provençal color.
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MoMA · 1890
Portrait of Doctor Gachet
The MoMA version shows Gachet with a pipe. It should not be confused with the two famous digital portraits.
See reproduction →A famous work may be missing.
"In the collection" means that the museum owns it. "On view" means that it is announced in a room at the time the sheet is consulted. Always check this second indicator on the morning of your visit.
The Met: the great Van Gogh course
1000 Fifth Avenue · 82nd Street
The Met allows us to understand Van Gogh in groups. Galleries 822 and 825 bring together several landscapes and paintings from Arles; gallery 099 notably hosts the late bouquets indicated by the official files.
Start with the great landscapes of Saint-Rémy, then compare Parisian flowers from 1887 to bouquets from 1890. End with portraits and ordinary objects: shoes, books, faces.
Met, gallery 825 · 1889
The Cypress
A vertical format where trees occupy almost the entire field. Van Gogh compared their dark silhouette to an obelisk.
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Met, gallery 822 · 1889
Wheat field with cypress
A version painted in the workshop based on the motif: wheat, cypresses and clouds form three regimes of movement.
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Met, gallery 825 · 1887
Two sunflowers cut
These are not the yellow bouquets of Arles but severed heads painted in Paris, another moment in sunflower research.
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Met, gallery 825 · 1888
Oleanders
Flowers are associated with Zola's book, The joy of living : still life, reading and vital symbol.
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Met, gallery 825 · 1888 -1889
L'Arlésienne: Madame Ginoux
Madame Ginoux is represented in front of two books. Compare this version to that of Orsay, with gloves and parasol.
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Met, gallery 099 · 1890
The Iris
The pale background today was pinker: the fleeting red pigments modified the initial chromatic balance.
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Met, near the gallery 099 · 1890
Roses
Painted before leaving Saint-Rémy, roses belong to the same late ensemble as irises.
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Met, gallery 822 · 1888
Shoes
The shoes rest on the red floor of the Yellow House. The humble subject receives an almost portrayed presence.
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Met · 1887
Self-portrait with straw hat
The picture is painted on the reverse of a previous study: economy of support and experimentation with the Parisian face.
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Met · 1889
Women picking olives
The pickers are small in the field; human activity is part of the rhythm of the olive trees rather than dominating it.
See reproduction →The Guggenheim
The museum preserves Mountains in Saint-Rémy in the Thannhauser collection. This is a great reason to add Frank Lloyd Wright's building - provided you check that the canvas is actually hung.
A more punctual presence
Unlike the Met, the Guggenheim is not a large Van Gogh panorama. Its strength lies in a precise canvas and in the dialogue it maintains with Cézanne, Gauguin, Picasso and the beginnings of modernism.
Mountains in Saint-Rémy, painted in July 1889, transforms the Alpilles into masses compressed by thick contours. The touch does not simply imitate rock: it restores the pressure and energy of the relief.
Tip: consult the work page then the hanging of the Thannhauser collection. If the painting is not in the room, keep the Guggenheim for its architecture and temporary exhibitions.
Check on the Guggenheim website
Guggenheim, Thannhauser collection July 1889
Mountains in Saint-Rémy
The Alpilles are treated with bordered planes and parallel touches. A pivotal canvas between observation and monumental stylization.
See reproduction →One or two days?
The MoMA and Met are only a few kilometers apart, but each deserves time. The best route avoids turning the Van Goghs into a simple checklist.
Morning · MoMA
Arrival around 10:20 a.m. Fifth floor first, Starry Night and The Olives, then modern collection until 1 p.m.
Route · Central Park
Subway or walk to the Upper East Side. For a visual break, cross south of Central Park before reaching Fifth Avenue.
Afternoon · Met
Entrance after 2 p.m. European galleries, Van Gogh as a priority, then comparison with Millet, Delacroix, the Impressionists and Gauguin.
Prepare the visit
Prices and times recorded on the official pages on July 18, 2026. They may change: the buttons refer to updated information.
MoMA
- Open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Friday until 8:30 p.m.
- Adult: $30; 16 years and under: free.
- Entrance: 11 West 53 Street.
- Official times and tickets
Met Fifth Avenue
- Sunday - Tuesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Closed on Wednesday.
- Adult: $30; suggested rate for some local residents and students.
- Prepare for the official visit
Guggenheim
- Open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Adult: $30.
- Pay what you wish certain slots Tuesday and Sunday.
- 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 88th Street.
- Hours and skirmishes
Explore the collections
Find the subjects seen in New York by theme: nights, cypresses, olive trees, sunflowers, portraits and self-portraits.
COLLECTIONStarry Nights by Van GoghNight skies and reflections of the RhôneCOLLECTIONVan Gogh CypressThe great vertical rhythms of Saint-RémyCOLLECTIONVan Gogh's OlivesMoving and silver ProvenceCOLLECTIONVan Gogh SunflowersFrom cut flowers from Paris to bouquets from ArlesCOLLECTIONPortraits of Van GoghRoulin, Ginoux, Gachet and other modelsCOLLECTIONSelf-portraits of Van GoghThe face as a laboratory of color
What is verified
Worksheets are used for attribution, date, exhibition status and gallery. Visit pages are for practical information only.
MoMA · Vincent van Gogh
Six works online and hanging status.
MoMA · The Starry Night
Notice, provenance and analysis.
Met · Cypresses
Gallery, dimensions and official notice.
Met · Wheat Field with Cypresses
Open Access sheet and status.
Met · Sunflowers
Parisian sunflowers of 1887.
Met · Oleanders
Zola's bouquet and book.
Guggenheim · Mountains at Saint-Rémy
Thannhauser Collection.
MoMA · Visit · Met· Visit · Guggenheim · Visit
Schedules and prices consulted on July 18, 2026.
Photo credits: MoMA, The_Grotto, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Met, Arad, CC BY-SA · Central Park, dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.
Frequently asked questions
Useful answers before booking your ticket.
Where is Van Gogh's Starry Night in New York?
At the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA. The museum reports it in gallery 501 as of July 18, 2026. Check the official file before traveling.
Which museum in New York has the most Van Gogh?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers the richest and most varied pictorial ensemble. MoMA has fewer works, but retains Starry Night.
Are the Met Sunflowers the ones with the yellow vase?
No. The Met painting, painted in Paris in 1887, shows severed sunflower heads. The famous bouquets in a vase belong to the Arles series.
Can we see all the Van Goghs at the Met on the same day?
Not necessarily. Hangings, loans and conservation campaigns modify the visible selection. Consult each sheet marked "On view".
Does the Guggenheim still exhibit Montagnes in Saint-Rémy?
No. The work belongs to the Thannhauser collection, but its presentation may vary. Check the sheet and the current hanging.
Can we do MoMA and Met in the same day?
Yes, starting at MoMA at the opening and limiting the visit before joining the Met. Two days are still preferable to see the collections without running.
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