A narrow staircase leads to the small attic room with its bare walls, skylight and a single chair. ¡°It was left empty, so visitors can furnish it with their thoughts,¡± Mr. Janssens said. ¡°It often has a strong impact on people. Some cry, some have fainted.¡±
As Paul Betts wrote in the Financial Times, ¡°The little attic room where Van Gogh died is so dingy, so tragic, so poignant that it leaves you slightly drunk at the thought of finally beginning to understand the inner torment of an extraordinary artist.¡±