Today I went to the Hoge Veluwe National Park which also houses the impressive Kröller-Müller Museum.
The park lies north of Arnhem. It has 3 main entrances. I entered via Otterlo the entrance at the north-west perimeter, some 25km from Arnhem. I took bus #107 from Arnhem to Otterlo, and then transfer to bus #110 at the bus-stop on the opposite side of the road, to reach the Kröller-Müller Museum.
The whole park is very big, occupying some 5500 hectares. The best way to explore the park is to cycle along the well sign-posted cycle paths. There are bicycle parks outside every atraction in the park, where one can pick up and ride a white bicycle for free. The bicycles are not locked, and are meant to be used by visitors on a rotational basis -- i.e. after you have parked your bicycle, it can be used by someone else leaving that place.
I first rode a bicycle to the visitor centre where I booked a guided toor of Jachtslot St Hubertus. The St. Hubertus Hunting Lodge is the former home of the Kroller-Muller family. This imposing hunting lodge was designed in 1914 by H.P. Berlage. Mr Kroller was a keen huntsman. The Hunting Lodge is therefore inspired by the legend of St. Hubert, the patron saint of hunters. The legend goes that one day when out hunting, Hubert (665) - a wild and frivolous huntsman - came across a stag with a glowing crucifix between its antlers.
During lunch time, there was a mini outdoor concert performance by saxophone quartet. This was part of the Gelderland Summer Music Festival.
The Kröller-Müller Museum contains a wide cross-section of modern European art from Impressionism to Cubism and beyond. More importantly, it contains one of the most complete collections of works by Vincent van Gogh. The building was built in 1938 by the Belgian architect Van de Velde.
Outside the museum is a Sculpture Garden, which is the largest in Europe.
There was a passing shower in the afternoon, when I left the park.