25/02/2026
My compilation supporting this interesting initiative - What if you wrote to Vincent van Gogh?
On May 1, 1888, Vincent van Gogh settled in the famous Yellow House, at 2 Place Lamartine in Arles. He lived and worked there for several months, painting intensely and writing just as much, with letters serving as an essential vehicle for his thoughts.
On the very site of this house, now gone, a mailbox sculpture invites people of all ages and backgrounds to write freely to Vincent van Gogh.
Letters may be deposited starting on February 20 at 6:00 pm.
Mail processing by La Poste will begin on February 21.
An homage to Vincent van Gogh’s epistolary talent, this initiative is open to people of all generations, from near and far, who wish to write to him freely about the subjects that move them and resonate with his life, his work, and his correspondence.
At a time when letter writing is becoming increasingly rare, the project reactivates a practice that was essential to the artist, inviting participants to rediscover its freedom, intimacy, and joy.
PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
Letters may be deposited directly into the mailbox or sent by post to the following address:
Vincent van Gogh
La Maison jaune
2, place Lamartine
13200 Arles
France
Letters sent by regular post must have sufficient postage attached.
Much more information see
