The immersive experience, which is in the Capital for four months, takes visitors through the different periods of the artist’s life and his various works.
Here are 10 pictures which give us an insight into the stunning images on show and what the experience involves.
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A look inside the Van Gogh Alive exhibition which is currently in Edinburgh Photo: Submitted
. Sunflowers
Van Gogh's various paintings of sunflowers are among his best-known works. Painted in 1888 and 1889, Van Gogh said the paintings of the flowers in a vase were created using yellows, green "and nothing else". Picture: Lisa Ferguson Photo: Lisa Ferguson
. Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat
One of his many self portraits, 'Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat' was painted by Van Gogh in 1887. This painting is one of several that are painted on the reverse of an earlier peasant study called The Potato Peeler, which he painted two years earlier. Picture: Lisa Ferguson Photo: Lisa Ferguson
. The Bedroom
Another of Van Gogh's most famous works, The Bedroom is a painting of the artist's bedroom in the Yellow House in Arles, France. Van Gogh is said to have prepared the room himself, with his own work on the wall. Picture: Lisa Ferguson Photo: Lisa Ferguson
9. The Zouave
This painting of a soldier was one of two created in 1888. Van Gogh was reportedly thrilled to have a model willing to sit for a painting but was not happy with the completed paintings. Picture: Lisa Ferguson Photo: Lisa Ferguson
10. Portrait of Armand Roulin
Armand Roulin was Joseph's eldest son and was painted by Van Gogh when he was just 17 years old. In one painting, he wears bright yellow and appears confident and in another, he is depicted as a sad young man against a green background. Picture: Lisa Ferguson Photo: Lisa Ferguson