Caroline Belt new director-director Van Gogh Sites Foundation

As of July 1, Caroline Belt will start as director-director for the Van Gogh Sites Foundation. Caroline is taking over from Frank van den Eijnden, who over the past 15 years has put Van Gogh in Brabant on the map, and Simone van der Heiden, who has co-directed since 2022. In those 15 years, Van Gogh has grown from a local hero for Nuenen, Etten-Leur and Zundert to an icon for all of Brabant. Meanwhile, Van Gogh has inspired several social developments such as the Van Gogh Nationaal Park and the Van Gogh Homeland Biennial.

Caroline will be working from the Brabant Partners office in Oisterwijk where Van Gogh Nationaal Park is also located. Frank van de Eijnden will continue to work as director of marketing & development for Van Gogh Nationaal Park. Simone van der Heiden will concentrate her work on Van Gogh Village Museum and the Van Gogh Sites NV affiliated with the Van Gogh Sites Foundation.

About Van Gogh in Brabant
Vincent van Gogh was born in 1853 in North Brabant. There lies the origin of his exceptional talent and idiosyncratic character. In Brabant he developed his love of nature and authentic man, themes that recur throughout his oeuvre. The Brabant locations where Van Gogh lived and worked have joined forces to form the Van Gogh Sites Foundation. Three local museums, 46 Van Gogh Monuments and the collection of original works in Het Noordbrabants Museum recount his life's journey. Visitors will get to know Vincent up close: from his childhood in Zundert and the start of his career in Etten to drawing lessons in Tilburg and his first masterpiece in Nuenen. www.vangoghsites.com