Eindhoven Attractions

On Jacob-Oppenheim-Straat is a 45m/148ft high metal structure housing the largest carillon in the Netherlands (61 bells), presented to the town in 1956 by the Philips staff.

Until 1989 the Evoluon, an interesting modern building rather like a flying saucer, housed a museum of science and technology established by the Philips concern in 1966 to mark the firm's 75th anniversary.

This unique building is now a Conference Centre.

The Kempenland Museum, housed on the old Steentjeskerk at St Anthoniusstraat 5-7, illustrates the history and culture of the Kempenland, the area around Eindhoven, for example 19th century farming life and the cottage textile industry.

Northwest of Eindhoven is Nuenen. Van Gogh lived from 1883 to 1885 in the pastor's house, which has been restored to its original style.

Van Gogh is commemorated by a monument erected in 1932 and by the Van Gogh Documentation Center at Papenvoort 15, with an exhibition of photographs and documents on his stay in Nuenen, including a map showing the location of scenes and subjects painted by him in and around the town.

Near the station is a monument to A. F. Philips (d. 1951), son of the founder of the firm, Gerard L. F. Philips.

The neo-Gothic St Catharinakerk (1867) was designed by the well known 19th century architect P. J. H. Cuypers.

The Van Abbe Museum on Bilderdijklaan 10 is one of the most important galleries of modern art in the Netherlands. The collection was bequeathed to the city of Eindhoven by the cigar manufacturer Henri van Abbe in 1936, but it was not possible to open the museum until after the end of World War II. The museum was enlarged in 1978. The collection now consists mainly of works by modern painters, in particular Marc Chagall and the De Stijl and COBRA groups.