CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF VINCENT VAN GOGH IN THE DUTCH TOWN...

A man walks past the world's biggest three dimensional selfportrait - a hot air balloon of Van Gogh, before it is floated March 30, 2003 above Zundert, the home town of the world renowned Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth. The balloon, which was made in the English town of Bristol will visit places like Paris and Arles where Van Gogh lived and painted. Vincent van Gogh shot himself in 1890 after a short, scandal-filled and tragic life and with his art recognised by almost nobody. Now, 150 years after his birth on March 30, 1853, Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, home to the biggest collection of his masterpieces, is marking the anniversary with special exhibitions and events throughout this year. REUTERS/Guido Benschop PP03030082 ODLY GB/WS/SN FEATURE-VANGOGH