For
a relatively small city, Amsterdam is home to a delightful
abundance of world-class museums. Amsterdam's
museums contain an astonishing number of the worlds' greatest works of art, attracting over 4 million of visitors every year. Some countries in Europe don't get that many visitors, and our museums can be credited for drawing many of them to our city.
On July 19, 2009, the Hermitage Amsterdam opened to the public. Transforming a 17th-century building, Hans Van Heeswijk Architects created a brilliant space to house the Russian State Museum’s Dutch outpost.
The Hermitage Amsterdam is managed by the Stichting Hermitage aan de Amstel and has an agreement with the Russian government to produce exhibitions together with the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. The Stichting Hermitage aan de Amstel commissions the Stichting Producties De Nieuwe Kerk en Hermitage Amsterdam to organise the exhibitions at the Hermitage AmsterdamThe Hermitage Amsterdam is an independent and autonomous legal entity with its own money flows and its own objectives.
History of the Building: The building in which Hermitage Amsterdam is currently housed was, for 324 years, a home for the elderly. When at the close of the twentieth century it became apparent that Amstelhof care facility no longer met contemporary requirements it was decided to find a new use for the building.
When Barent Helleman, a wealthy merchant, died on 18 October 1680 he left his entire fortune to the Deanery. The Deanery decided to devote the 90,000 guilders to a home for old women. Until then, elderly women generally had to rely on private institutions: expensive and inefficient. The city donated a plot of land and construction started. Architect Hans Jansz van Petersom probably provided the design. Sixteen months later, Amstelhof was ready. The home provided shelter for 400 women. To be eligible for a place a person had to be at least 50, a member of the church for no less than ten years and a resident of the city of 15 years’ standing.
The Amstelhof building was gifted to the municipality of Amsterdam in 1999 by the Social Welfare organization of the Dutch Reformed Church. Since June 2009 the site has been home to Hermitage Amsterdam.
Architecture:
The building’s characteristic classical facade extends along the River Amstel for 102 metres: the city’s longest facade in 1683. Its proportions are exquisite; its design is simple and symmetrical. The central grand entrance is fake. A raised door with stairs leading to it was considered essential for a building with standing. Immediately behind this is the church hall, which would hardly have made an appropriate entrance.
Inscribed above the door is the original dedication: Diaconie Oude Vrouwen Huys anno 1681 (Deanery Home for Old Women AD 1681). The name Amstelhof was first given in 1953.
Following its complete renovation, three architectural bureaus combined to turn Amstelhof into a modern museum, a close second to the Rijksmuseum for size in the Netherlands: Architects Hans van Heeswijk (building), Merkx+Girod (interior) and Michael van Gessel (grounds).
Origins and Connections: Why Russian? ...Why Amsterdam?
The contacts between Amsterdam and Saint Petersburg continue up to these days, and since February 2004 the famous Saint Petersburg state museum – the Hermitage, has one of its dependences in Amsterdam (the other are in London and Las Vegas).
The Russia former capital, the city of Saint Petersburg, today is one of the Europe’s largest cities, and was built by the tsar Peter the Great starting in 1703. After the tsar’s stay in Zaandam and Amsterdam during his grand trip to Western Europe in 1697 - 1698, ge saw for himself the remarkable accomplishments in building on marshland and swamps by the Dutch. Saint Petersburg's original name had been Sankt (swamp) Petersburg as the area chosen for its foundation, was muddy and full of swamps, Saint Petersburg was subsequently built with the help of the Dutch. The close cultural relationship has been held with Russia ever since.
Open:
Daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed on December 25th, January 1st and April 30th.
Hermitage Amsterdam has been prepared to receive the handicapped visitors.
Admission:
Adults and minors from age of 17 years - € 7,-; children and minors younger than 17 – free.
There is also a free access to the museum shop and the café, both open at the same time as the museum (during the exhibitions, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) located on the ground floor. The café makes lunch meals and in the summer has a nice, open terrace at the back of the museum.
Hermitage Amsterdam
Nieuwe Herengracht 14 1018 DP Amsterdam
Telephone:+31 20 5308755
E-mail: mail@hermitage.nl
Postal address:
Hermitage Amsterdam
P.O. Box 11675
1001 GR Amsterdam
How to get there: - walking: from the Waterlooplein along the Amstel river up the river on the left bank, take left into the Nieuwe Herengracht on the right side of the canal (across the Walter Suskind drawbridge), walk another 30 yards – 100m, the hermitage is marked with the exhibition banners (5 minutes) - by public transport: trams lines 9, 14 from the Central Station, exit on the stop Waterlooplein; metro lines 51, 53 and 54 to the Waterlooplein station and walk as above - by car: park your car at the Stopera Parking garage on Waterlooplein 1, located under the huge, white Stopera building (the Muziektheater/Stadhuis) and walk as described above.
Museum
van Loon is one of our favorite places in Amsterdam.
A wildly impressive patrician canal house at the very center of Amsterdam. Here is your unique opportunity of entering and exploring such a grand house, still owned by the aristocratic Van Loon family, which decided to open it to the public thus creating a unique private museum documenting the life of the very upper class in the city of Amsterdam.
One of our favorite places in Amsterdam. I know I said that already but I can't say it enough really. Visit if you can and it may become a favorite of yours also.This
old canal house with it's original interior
is a great backwards glance at life in OLD
Amsterdam. You can have a special event here
complete with catering.
A HOUSE IN TIMEMUSEUM VAN LOON
Although it is small, it remains very interesting because of its local, intense sphere, Museum Van Loon is in fact an impressive patrician house like many in the center of Amsterdam. This is your unique chance of entering such a house, still privately owned by the aristocratic Van Loon family, which about thirty years ago decided to open it to the public. There are still parts of the house which remain closed to the visitors and although its owners do not reside in the house, you may sometimes get a glimpse of their relatives or friends sneaking through the museum to their closed quarters. You will be allowed to visit the kitchen, the garden, wander through beautiful reception rooms, climb the stairs up to the private quarters on the first floor. Exhibition is presented in a way to give you the feeling that the owners have just left for a walk. Bread in the kitchen has dried out, true, may be even has been covered with a layer of plastic and paint, but you will get a rare chance of getting the feel of the Dutch life from inside. The china is on the table, sheets cover the beds, fine paintings look at you from the walls.
About the owners – the Van Loon family
The Van Loon family traces its origins in Loon op Zand, a village near Den Bosch. Van Loons were active merchants, one of the founders of the Dutch Far East Company – V.O.C. In the middle of the 17c. part of the family settled in Amsterdam, where they in the years to follow became the regents of the city. The house at Keizersgracht 672 was purchased by them in 1884 and they still own it to this day. On the walls of the house, you will see many paintings as well as old photographs, documenting the van Loon family history.
About the house
Here is the traditional Dutch canal house with the garden and the coach house behind. It has was built in 1671 together with its identical twin house on the parcel next to it (Keizersgracht 674) for Jeremias van Raey, Flemish merchant, by the architect Adriaen Dortsman, who is known for his other buildings in the city.
On the top of the facade, four figure sculptures were placed, representing Mars, Minerva, Vulcan, and Ceres, personifications of war, justice, fire, and agriculture – four sources of the owner’s wealth.
Van Raey from the beginning, rented the house to the famous pupil of Rembrandt, Ferdinand Bol. The painter lived in it until 1680. The house had changing hands during the centuries afterwards. Its present interiors and decorated staircase are result of the reconstruction at the end of the 18 century by the Van Hagen family. As always in a Dutch canal house, the kitchen is in the basement, on the elevated ground floor the reception rooms are located, on the first floor - bedrooms, on the second floor - servant’s quarters with the attic above. All rooms are splendidly decorated as centuries ago. The table in the Dining Room is fully dressed, Blue Drawing Room and Red Gents Rooms are filled with beautiful objects from the epoch, bedrooms on the first floor furnished give the idea of the life in the house before centuries.
Like many of the patrician Amsterdam houses from the second half of the 17c. , the house has a coach house with stable, which around 1920 has been turned into a garage for Willem van Loon's automobiles. Later rebuilt, it serves now as a separate residence but closed to the public.
Restored to its grand style of art, with many Old Dutch paintings and interesting historic furnishings and household objects, Van Loon house testifies to the originality of the civilization of the Netherlands throughout the centuries. Worthy seeing, if only to sit for a while on a bench in its quiet, peaceful garden.
Exhibitions
The Van Loon Museum organizes exhibitions, which complement the unique, private character of the house. For example in 2005, the exhibition documented the history country estates of the Van Loon family between 1600 and 1900. At the same time often, modern art is presented on the walls of the house, recently the paintings of the New York artist Lisa Margolis.
Open:
from Friday until Monday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
From March, 3 to June, 5 open 6 days per week; Closed Tuesdays. June is the month of the limited opening times at the Museum:
Open from Friday to Monday;
Closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays.
July and August open: 6 days per week; closed Tuesdays.
Admission:
Adults € 6,-, children younger than 6 free admission, from 6 to 18 € 4, -
students € 4,-. Groups with a minimum of 10 people € 4,-.
Museumkaart and I Amsterdam card – free admission.
Tours:
Guided tours on request. The costs per tour are € 38,- (€ 48,- outside opening hours) and an entrance fee of € 4,- for every person participating. The tours can be given outside the opening hours. Reservation is necessary.
Allard Pierson Museum is Amsterdam's only specialist archeological collection, now owned by the University od Amsterdam..
For 75 years, since its Founding in 1934, the Allard Pierson Museum has been Amsterdam's foremost venue for exploring archaeology and the ancient civilisations of Egypt, the Near East, the Greek world and the Roman Empire. To mark this 75th anniversary, a new exhibition will open, entitled A Future for the Past, bringing together the past, present and future.
Savour the nostalgia - quite literally - as you enjoy the museum of the early years (1934 - 1976). Experience the modern museum (1976 - present) from a new perspective as you view the personal selection of departing director Robert Lunsingh Scheurleer. And visit the museum of the future where archaeology is revived using state-of-the-art visualisation techniques.
The Allard Pierson Museum, is part of the Department of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Amsterdam, and houses a collection of Mediterranean antiquities and artefacts. The museum is devoted to placing the sources of Western tradition and culture in historical perspective and providing high quality public access.
The archaeological collection is permanently on view here, though the frequent temporary and visiting exhibits are more likely to have truly memorable pieces. In the recently installed Egyptian department you can see a model of the Pyramid of Cheops and other pyramids at Giza, and mummies and funerary and ritual objects; You can have a computer print out your name in hieroglyphics. Ancient Greece, Rome, Etruria, and Cyprus are among the best represented of these cultures, with pottery, sculpture, glassware, jewelry, coins, and household objects.
The name of the "Allard Pierson" Museum derives from the first professor Classical Archaeology at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, Allard Pierson. This former clergyman, was invited in 1877 to occupy the chair of Aesthetics, Art History and Modern Languages at the then newly founded university. His passion for antiquity, fuelled by his travels to the Mediterranean area, led to his making and collecting plaster casts.
Schoolchildren in groups (provided prior notification is given)
€ 1
Museumkaart), Rembrandt Association,
members of VVAPM, ICOM, I AMsterdam Card,
Holland Pass A t/m D
Free
Accessibility:
There is hardly any parking space in the museums’ vicinity. The building can be reached easily however by public transport. Trams 4, 9, 16, 24 and 25 from Amsterdam Central Station.
The museum is accessible for wheelchair users and there is a disabled parking place right beside the entrance. It is advisable to contact the museum in advance if you wish to visit the museum with a wheelchair. >> Call the central number+ 31 (0)20 52 52 556
Address:
Oude Turfmarkt 127
1012 CG Amsterdam
Visiting address:
Oude Turfmarkt 127, Amsterdam
Postal address: P.O.box 94057, 1090GB Amsterdam
The permanent exhibitions are housed around the complex's inner courtyards. Clear signposting allows the visitor to concentrate on a specific period of the Amsterdam's history. The Amsterdam Historical Museum (Amsterdams Historisch Museum) is housed in magnificent buildings, once the city orphanage built in the 15th century and extended in the 17th. Since 1975 the complex has housed the city's historical museum. The main focus is on the city's 17th century golden age, a period when Amsterdam was the richest city in the world, and some of the most interesting exhibits are of the trades that made it rich.
There are countless fascinating details about this old city and it's people. The collection consists of paintings, prints, marquettes, objects and archelogical finds and shows how Amsterdam grew from a small medieval town to a world famous centre. The permanent exhibition, which is continually being added to with temporary exhibitions, also has a important selection of porcelain and silver.
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Permanent exhibitions are housed around the complex's inner courtyards. Clear signpostings allow the visitor to concentrate on a specific period - The Young City, The Mighty City or The Modern City. Visitors can also take a Grand Tour through Amsterdam's entire history, with a new multimedia map. The museum hosts also temporary exhibitions.
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<Cafe' garden
Location:
Kalverstraat 92, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 357, St Luciensteeg
The two museum entrances can be accessed from Kalverstraat 92, Sint Luciënsteeg 27 and Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 357. The museum is a twelve-minute walk from Amsterdam's Central Station, via Damrak, Dam Square and Kalverstraat.
In the Amsterdam Historical Museum you can view a certain wooden chest which has had a somewhat miraculous history.
The Amsterdam Miracle
By Claire Faulks
Of all the oddities in this mad city, this is perhaps the oddest. In the Amsterdam Historical Museum you can view a certain wooden chest which has had a somewhat miraculous history.
The story goes like this; in 1345 a priest was called to administer the last rites to a dying man. The man was given the host, but later had to be sick. The maid threw the vomit on to the fire, and here’s where the magic begins. . . The host didn’t burn! The maid was able to retrieve it, unharmed, from the flames. The house was immediately declared a miracle site and a chapel was built on it. After that burnt down in 1452, an even larger church was built to replace it.
Pilgrims came from all over Europe to pay homage to the sacred site. Medieval churches might even set a pilgrimage to Amsterdam as a form of penance; a lenient alternative to banishment. Can you imagine being sent to Amsterdam today, if you did something wrong?
But the bizarre story doesn’t end there. For more than 200 years, processions were held in the city, proclaiming the Miracle of the Host. A wooden chest, supposedly housing the piece of regurgitated bread, was carried through the streets, along with banners depicting the scene of the miracle. Miracle Processions continued until 1578, when they were officially banned by the Protestants. But even up to the late 19 th century, silent processions were sometimes held in protest.
The history of the chest continues as well. After the hype of the miracle died down, it was transferred to the city orphanage and stored in the attic. Legend has it that sick orphans who went upstairs and sat on the chest were often cured of their illnesses. This is the same chest featured in the Amsterdam Historical Museum. You can spend an entire day wandering around this fantastic museum, losing yourself in the history, culture and oddities of the extraordinary city. And when no-one’s looking, you may like to sneak a quick sit on the magic chest and cure your tired feet!
NEMO houses loads of experiments and exhibitions inside its giant green hull on Oosterdok. No matter your background you will learn something new and have fun while doing it. Attractions change regularly, check the homepage to get the latest word.
The four floors of NEMO is a stimulating scene. Children of different ages have fun with giant soap bubbles, experiment in the chemistry lab or produce videos and music in the Media Lab. Grown-ups, with or without children of their own, have fun at NEMO too. It’s hard to hold back when presented with all the gadgets and experiments. Hoisting oneself to the ceiling, solving murder mysteries with DNA technology and disassembling old electronics is more than child’s play.
There are several cafés and if you prefer to bring your own food, snacking on it is allowed in assigned places. On a sunny day you should picnic out on the large roof terrace.
Weather conditions allowing a walk to NEMO, from, for example, Central Station is a plesant journey, Walking along the waterfront is always enjoyable, especially in Amsterdam with so much to see. NEMO's address is Oosterdok 2 and it’s worth the trip just to view the spectacular architecture and the surrounding piers and ships. Follow the signs for “Route Oosterdok” and have an Amsetrdam expierence for yourself.
Queen Beatrix opened The Netherlands’ largest science center in 1997. In so doing, she opened a unique place in Amsterdam, comprised of five floors packed with scientific and technological projects to do, experience and discover. For more than 10 years, NEMO has been proving to everyone, espically the kids, that science is captivating and fascinating. The Science center NEMO is the perfect place to discover science and technology in a fun and educational way.
Statistics:
When it opened, NEMO was immediately the Netherlands’ largest science center. Even though the term ‘science center’ is not a comon term in the Netherlands, almost 450,000 people visit the big green building in our harbor above the River IJ Tunnel every year.
Architect Renzo Piano designed the building especially for The National Centre for Science and Technology Foundation, the publicly assisted -private foundation that runs NEMO. The building began life as the "newMetropolis", but it wasn’t long before it was decided that the exciting and mysterious name of NEMO was much more appropriate.NEMO: what's in a name?
The name NEMO has been used throughout history by many famous authors to describe events and people who find themselves on the border between fantasy and reality. In Latin nemo means ‘no one’ and indicates a world between fantasy and reality. Visitors to NEMO science centre can become a scientist, technologist or technician for a day. Suddenly dreams are real. More info on the name on NEMO'S website
Lots to see and do:
Science center NEMO is a great day out for visitors of all ages. There is more than enough to do for young and old! At most of the exhibitions it helps if you can already read. But of course you can bring someone who can read the texts to you. That’s just as interesting!
NEMO has five floors packed with exciting thing to do and discover - more than enough for a whole day of fun. In fact, probably too much for one day. All the more reason to come back and visit us again!
It is also possible to purchase a NEMO Passport. This is a year’s membership that allows you to visit NEMO as many times as you want for a year!
Open:
NEMO is normally open every day from 10 am to 5 pm and like many museums they are closed on Mondays. You will find more info on how to get to NEMO and the exact opening hours at their homepage, www.e-NEMO.nl.
NEMO is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 17.00 hrs. During the official school holidays, Easter Monday (April 13) and Whit Monday (June 1) and in June, July and August, NEMO is also open on Monday.
Closed:
Queen’s Day (April 30)
Christmas Day (December 25)
New Year’s Day (January 1)
NEMO’s roof can be visited free of charge from Tuesday to Sunday between 10.00 and 17.00 hrs.
The exceptions to these free opening times are: • In the summer months - July and August NEMO transforms its roof to the biggest and sunniest roof terrace in The Netherlands. The name is BovenNEMO (aboveNEMO). You can enjoy the terrace and fantastic view over Amsterdam from June 27 until September 6.
Open: 12.00 - 19.30 hrs. Entrance to BovenNEMO is free of charge.
• The roof is not open during the short school holidays. At these times, it is open exclusively for NEMO visitors.
• For safety reasons, NEMO can choose to keep the roof closed in certain weather conditions.
• During special events in and round NEMO, the roof may not be freely accessible.
Route:
You can reach NEMO easily by public transport, on foot or by bike. NEMO doesn't have its own parking garage but there are several ones in the neighbourhood.
Science Center NEMO:
Address:
Next to Amsterdam Central Station On foot from the station:
follow the yellow signposts for the Oosterdok route
Netherlands Maritime Museum holds the largest collection of boats in the world. Displays of real-size ships, models and maps give a chronological view of Dutch naval history.
Please Note:
The National Maritime Museum Amsterdam will be closed until 2010 for major renovations
The
Netherlands Maritime Museum is housed in
the National Naval Depot. This fabulous structure
is the former arsenal of the Dutch Navy and
is over 300 years old. The unique and superb
collection tells the story of the great maritime
past of the Netherlands.
For
children of ALL AGES, a special
treasure island is being built at the Nederlands
Scheepvaart museum (ship museum) Actors playing
the sailors provide a 'lifelike' impression
of life on board the Amsterdam. "The
kids loved it... especially uncle Martin"
Eastindiaman Amsterdam: VOC ships like the Amsterdam sailed to the Far East. The outward journey took around eight months, the return voyage one month less. From 1602 to 1795, 1461 East Indiamen made 4800 voyages. Less than 4 per cent (192) were lost at sea.
The original Amsterdam sailed up the North Sea in 1749. In a raging storm the rudder snapped. The master decided to beach the brand-new ship on the south coast of England. Thus he hoped to save the people on board, the cargo and the vessel.
But the East Indiaman soon sank into the mud, never to be freed again. The wreck has provided archaeologists with valuable information about the construction of VOC ships, their cargoes and life on board.
The Amsterdam, a VOC ship from 1990
In 1985, almost 200 years after the demise of the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the keel was laid for a new East Indiaman. The original example was largely copied during construction. But modern standards also created differences: the hull and decks are made of tropical wood instead of oak, there is standing room between the decks, the spars are glued and stairs replace ladders. More than 400 volunteers worked on this new Amsterdam, which has been berthed at the Maritime Museum since 1991.
If
you love boats, and ships, and the history of
sailing as much as we do... don't miss this living
museum. The jetty outside
the Museum provides a permanent home berth for
The replica Amsterdam. The kids can climb aboard and play pirates (along with uncle Martin).
Please Note:
The National Maritime Museum Amsterdam will be closed until 2010 for major renovations
The East Indiaman Amsterdam is now moored at the nearby science center NEMO untill the museum building renovations are completerd in 2010
The Filmmuseum is Holland's museum for cinematography. The museum's collection of films covers the whole of the history of cinema from the very first silent films, dating from the late 19th century, up to the latest contemporary digital productions.
This internationally renowned collection, to which many Dutch and foreign titles are regularly added, is the source of inspiration for the museum's film programmes, exhibitions and events. Every year, there are major thematic programmes examining the history of film and contemporary cinematographic developments. In addition, the museum organises open-air screenings, festivals, theatrical family shows and retrospectives.
The Filmmuseum houses the largest film library in the Netherlands. The museum also acts as distributor of classics and contemporary, independent films.
In 2011 the Filmmuseum in the Netherlands will be occupying its new premises on the north shore of the river IJ in Amsterdam. The new museum, a design by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, unites all the public functions in one building. Read more
The collection of the film museum consists of thousands of movies, photos, posters and scripts of Dutch and international movies. Exclusive masterpieces of cinema history are show every day since the museum is often the only place which has the equipment to show them.
Film museum Amsterdam:
Situated in the fabulous Vondelpark, the Filmmuseum Amsterdam is the national centre for cinematography in the Netherlands. In its collection are over 35,000 film titles which, together, add up to more than 60,000,000 metres of film.
The international collection spans the complete history of cinematography from 1898 until today. In addition to this the collection is expanding with new film titles being added every year.
The main goal of the Filmmuseum is to encourage and promote film culture in the Netherlands. By collecting, restoring and screening the many ‘film treasures of the past’ as well as by presenting new films in the art-house genre.
Distribution & Production:
Through its distribution branch the Filmmuseum enables Dutch cinemas throughout the country to screen both classics and contemporary art house films. The Filmmuseum also has its own video and DVD label through which it releases both archive films and contemporary art-house films.
The Filmmuseum is also involved in production and produces so-called found footage films, historical programmes, theatrical shows and publications on film history. Some Dutch film productions are also sponsored by the Filmmuseum.
Auditorium rental:
The auditoria of the Filmmuseum can be rented for film screenings, symposiums and other meetings. The extensive technical facilities make the auditoria suitable for company presentations, workshops or courses.
+31 (20) 5891419 (Monday to Friday 10.00-12.00) zaalverhuur@filmmuseum.nl
Sales and Photo Service:
The Filmmuseum supplies copies of film material from its own collection on video or film format. Both individual fragments and complete films are available.
Original photographs can only be loaned to museum conditions. Programme makers, film production companies, documentary makers, journalists, broadcasting companies, researchers, museums and universities can make use of this service. For illustration purposes, we can supply digital reproductions and prints of works from the photography and poster collection.
Locations & Programs:
The Filmmuseum is spread across two venues and houses five theatres: two in the Film-museum itself and three in Filmmuseum Cine-rama. There are up to fourteen daily screenings. We offer a wide selection of films ranging from theme programmes, classics, archive films, cult films to special children’s programmes. The emphasis is placed on unique films with a film-historical significance and on contemporary cinema. Special theatrical shows combine silent films with theatre, music and entertainment. In September 2003 the museum opened a exhibition space in which it displays program- related items
Please visit the museum's website for further information: http://www.filmmuseum.nl.
Information Centre:
The Filmmuseum Information Centre houses the largest collection of books on film and film-related subjects in the Netherlands. Here students and researchers as well as the general public can find anything on the subject of film.
Apart from books and magazines there are also reference works available on CD-ROM as well as videotapes of films from the Filmmuseum collection. A variety of newspapers can be consulted in the reading room. Our staff members will be more than happy to advise you on the Filmmuseum collections and to help you use our computerized databases.
The collection includes 20,000 books in various languages; a large section of reference books and screenplays; 1,900 magazines dating back to 1877; 300,000 press clippings including reviews, biographies, and other film-related documents; international collections of journals on microfilm dating from 1896 to 1927; cinema programmes and week listings dating from 1950 onwards; and annual reports and addresses of other film organizations.
Computerized databases provide easy access to all of the Filmmuseum collections. Recent issues of magazines, as well as bound volumes and books from 1945 to the present are readily available. Access to books and magazines from an earlier period can be requested at the information desk. The same applies to the other collections. The collections stored in depots elsewhere cannot be consulted instantly. Requests for access have to be made by telephone, fax or e-mail.
Books and documents cannot be borrowed but photocopying facilities are available.
Video tapes of Filmmuseum films can be viewed in video booths. Viewing rates: € 12.50 / half a day. Students: €4.50 / half a day; on request photocopies of articles can be sent by mail or by fax. Up to five pages can be sent by fax, more pages can only be sent by mail. This service is not free and a small amount will be charged!
Addresses:
FILMMUSEUM
Vondelpark 3, 1071 AA Amsterdam (between park entrances Roemer Visscherstraat and Vondelstraat)
P.O. Box 74782, 1070 BT Amsterdam
Tel 020 - 5891400
Fax 020 - 6833401
Website www.filmmuseum.nl
INFORMATION CENTRE
Vondelstraat 69, 1071 AA, Amsterdam
(adjacent to the Filmmuseum Vondelpark)
Open: Tuesday - Friday, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm; Saturday, 11.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tel: +31 020 5891 435 (after 1.30 pm)
Fax: +31 020-5891 454
How to get there by public transportation:
Filmmuseum and Information Centre:
From Centraal Station: tram line 1 & 6, stop at Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat; tram line 2 & 5, stop at Potterstraat / Stedelijk Museum; from Amstel Station or Sloterdijkstation: tram line 12 & 3, stop at Eerste Constantijn Huygenssstraat, tram line 6, stop at Eerste Constatijn Huygensstraat; tram line 20 (‘circle tram’), stop at Stedelijk Museum
Filmmuseum Cinerama:
Tram line 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, stop at Leidseplein; bus line 142s, 145, 170, 172, 179, stop at Leidseplein
Prices & ticket reservations:
Regular admission: € 7.20 (weekends € 7.80)
Discount ticket (student card holders, group bookings): €6.- (weekends €6.50)
Members: € 3.75
Children: € 5.-
(All prices include a visit to the exhibition)
Admission to the exhibition only: € 2.-
Box office Open:
Weekdays at 10 am, on Saturdays and Sundays one hour before the first screening.
Reservations can be made by phone up to one week in advance on: +31 (0)20 5891400
The Willet-Holthuysen Museum houses an incredibly beautiful collection of fine and applied art acquired by Abraham Willet. Selections from the collection are shown in alternating exhibitions in the rooms on the first floor. Other exhibitions relating to the theme of the collection are also shown on the display.
Some of the rooms remain unchanged, while others, such as the kitchen and the Garden room, have been restored in the style of the 18th century.
The Willet-Holthuysen Museum provides various educational products and a guided tour.
Hours:
Monday to Friday, 10.00-17.00
Weekends 11.00-17.00
Closed on 1 January, 30 April and 25 December.
Address:
Herengracht 605
PO Box 3302
1001 AC Amsterdam
Phone:
Tel +31(0)5231822
Fax +31(0)206207789
Location:
Herengracht 605, South-East of the city center, near the river Amstel.
Rembrandt
House Museum - Home and studios of Rembrandt
van Rijn
Holland's
greatest artist was born in 1606. During
his life, Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn knew
both great fame and great poverty. The son
of a well-to-do miller. At 18 years of age
he moved to Amsterdam and started working
under the tutelage of Pieter Lastman, a popular
painter. In Amsterdam, Rembrandt developed
his talents as a successful painter. He knew
as no other how to play with light and shadow.
One of his first major projects was record
the anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp on canvas.
This met with much acclaim. Both The Anatomy
Lesson and The Night Watch can be viewed
at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. But with
the latter, in 1642, Rembrandt was less successful.
His clients were certainly not pleased when
he depicted a number of patrol group members,
on the basis of a purely compositional approach,
in the dark. From then on Rembrandt had a
hard time. The love of his life, Saskia,
died. He went bankrupt. Later on both his
son, Titus, and his mistress, Geertje Dircx,
also passed away. Although Rembrandt remained
a respected artist in his time, and although he always had work to do, his work was not
really appreciated. He died in poverty. Just
as has been the case with so many artists,
Rembrandt's fame began centuries after his
death. We can safely say that The Night Watch
is the best known painting in the world.
The Rijksmuseum has 21 Rembrandts, including
the Jewish Bride and the Syndics, as well
as dozens of works by two students of Rembrandt,
Ferdinand Bol and Govert Flinck.
Rembrandt has become a popular guy ...even got
his own park to haunt in 1876:
Het
Rembrandtplein / Rembrandt Square Rembrandt's
statue has dominated this important and popular
square since 1876. The square was traditionally
a poultry and farmers market now the center
of a popular amusement and entertainment
neighborhood a short block from the Amstel
canal and half ablock from the Theatre Tuschinski. The park in the center offers a place
to relax on the ample benches under large
trees. The small, flowered park, is alive
with sunbathers anytime the sun comes out.
An
assortment of the Grand Cafe's border the square.
Some of the passing parade watchers favorite
places are all around
Rembrandt House Museum
The house where Rembrandt lived from 1639 until 1659 is now the home of a large collections of his etchings and the very place where most of them where made. It also has a large collection of paintings of people who inspired him, like Pieter Lastman.
The
House Of Rembrandt is Packed
with over 250 of the masters etchings
and most of his graphic works. Paintings
and drawings of his pupils are also on
display.
Rembrandt
lived and worked in this great house
for over 20 years (1639 till 1660) and
wrote that these years were the happiest
of his life...His beautifuly restored
town-house is a must see for art lovers
and the curious alike.
Museum
het Rembrandthuis consists of two
parts:
1.
The recently refurbished house of the world
famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn, who
lived and worked here from 1639 until 1658.
2.
The new museum wing, in which you will
find the exhibition rooms for the permanent
collection of almost all of Rembrandt's
etchings and for temporary exhibitions.
The museum shop, the entrance to the museum
café, the auditorium and the Rembrandt
Information Centre are also located in
the new wing.
Exhibitions, General
Information and address:
Address: The
original address is documented as St.
Antoniusbreestraat.
Now it is Jodenbreestraat
4-6.
Easy to find, located just around
the corner from the Waterlooplein.
Postal Address: Jodenbreestraat
4,
1011 NK Amsterdam
Entrance:
New wing,
at the left hand side of Rembrandt's house
Editor
/ Webmaster note: I love this
place... ..you can almost feel Rembrandt
enjoying the crowds of people admiring
his home and works... as he watches
us from his painting easel... just
over there ...in the corner ...in the twilight
zone.
De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam is famous for its much talked-about exhibitions. With hundred thousands of visitors every year, the church is one of the most attended exhibition locations in the Netherlands. Organ concerts and a great cafe' are among the many featurs of this popular venue.
This late Gothic church is the home of several unique exhibitions throughout the year. Each exhibition will show masterpieces exclusive to a certain era or subject. The exhibitions of the treasures from other countries, cultures and religions have become some of our favorite artistic memories.
Built around 1400 due to the shortage of churches in the city and over the years, many changes have been made. The New Church remarkably managed to escape major damage in 1421 and 1452, the two great fires of Amsterdam, although two centuries later it was reduced to ashes when plumbers accidentally started a fire. The church however has been faithfully restored to its former glory, exhibiting the original early Renaissance style features throughout even though it remains tower-less.
De Nieuwe Kerk is located in the middle of the city centre adjacent to the Royal Palace on Dam square. The monumental Gothic church building is well worth visiting. The church is also known as the place where the coronation of the Head of State as well of the national Remembrance Day service on 4 May takes place. In 1980, Since 1815, Dutch monarchs and other members of the Royal Family have been officially inaugurated here, including the late Queen Beatrix, Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana. On 2 February 2002, the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima married in the beautiful church. In between coronations and weddings, the New Church houses art galleries and temporary exhibitions.
Inside, admire the elaborate altar, arched nave, great pipe organ, sepulchral monuments and stained-glass windows. But if you want to take pictures, ask permission first. Entrance is free.
Open:
Daily from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Closed:
December 25 & January 1.
Cafe'-
't Nieuwe Kafé is accessible from the church as well as from Dam Square.
The organ season at De Nieuwe Kerk will open with a programme centring on the main and transept organs. Recitals, demonstrations and information. A unique opportunity to view the keyboards of the main organ.
Admission organ concerts:
€ 8.50 (CJP, Stadspas, children age up to 16 € 5. –/ children age up to 6 and Friends of De Nieuwe Kerk free)
Admission organ recitals: € 4.–
Tickets on sale at De Nieuwe Kerk ticket office, main entrance on the Dam side, half an hour before the concert
Information:
Communication, Education, Marketing Dept. – Frans van der Avert and/or Marianne de Molennaar.
Often a popular venue for arts and music in Amsterdam for centuries. A grand and classically beautiful church perched on the banks or the Amstel Canal, its Spire with clock is visible for may blocks around reminding us always or our long history and heritage. The location is in the heart of The Red LIght Districet which is a testiment to the integration the District has within Dutch society regardles of its location this great church is still one of the most beloved venues in Amsterdam.
More than three centuries had passed before the 'Oude Kerk", the earliest parish church Amsterdam, attained its present form. The church has almost as many chapels as there have been building phases. The earliest building phase however is lost in the mist of time. Archaeologists think that the 'Amstelledammers, founded their first church at the turn of the 13th and 14th century. As the site they chose a "terp" (artifcial mound) which served as a cemetery on the east bank of the Amstel. The church was built in the form of a basilica. The building was 40 m. long but in 30 Years time the size wasn't sufficient any more. Evidently neither the diocese nor the authorities had taken into account that municipal rights had been granted to the town in 1300 by the Count of Holland. This resulted in a dynamic proces of economic development which tempted many merchants and country people to come to the new growing city.
The great organ: In 1724, the church wardens of the Old Church commissioned Christian Vater, the Hamburg organ builder, to build an entirely new organ to replace the old one. Vater completed this organ in 1726 and the church wardens were very pleased: the instrument was “absolutely perfect in every way”. In 1738, the tower began to subside. For restoration activities, the organ had to be dismantled. Once the tower had been restored, Caspar Müller was commissioned to re-install the organ. Not only did Müller put it back, but he made major changes as well, his belief being that after its renovation, the organ ‘should speak promptly and forcefully and should be heard during the singing’. The Vater-Müller organ would remain largely unchanged until 1869 when G.F.H. Witte updated it to accommodate contemporary tastes requiring a sound that was less sharp and more rounded. Although Witte changed the sound, hardly a piece of the original material was lost. Since Witte’s renovation, the organ has remained unchanged.
The Old Church Organ has always been admired. It was once mentioned in the famous 18th-century travelogue written by Charles Burney. Even today, it attracts organ enthusiasts – both listeners and players – from all over the world.
Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692), Interior of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. ca. 1653
The case for the organ was designed by Jurriaan Westerman. Above the organ are the old city seal of Amsterdam with the cargo ship and the city’s coat of arms with the three Andreas crosses.
Open: (please check first)
Monday to Saturday from 11 am untill 5 pm; Sundays from 1 pm until 5 pm.
Closed for visitors:
Yearly on: Queens' Day,December 25 and January 1
Entrance fee: Full Price€ 5,00; Students / Youth Card/ SeniorCard € 4,00; Museumcard/I Amsterdam Card free.
Children under 12 years of age free. Groups over 10 persons € 4,00 p.p.
Higher entrance fees are possible during exhibitions and concerts. Visiting the Tower (On the weekend):
Price: € 5,00 per person. Every half hour between 1 - 5 p.m. Tours for groups in the Tower : visiting by appointment only.
For reservations contact Ms. Büscher
Phone: (Guide-organisation),
Tel. +31 020 6892565
The tower is a property of the Amsterdam city council. (The city paid for the restoration)
Not a museum but the connection to history is inescapable ...and the church is open for viewing daily.
Rembrandt, one of the world's most famous painters, was buried in the church. Near the church and in view of the tower, Anne Frank wrote her diary in the Annex, her hiding place from the Nazis.
This brief list recounts the rich history of this church:
History: The Westerkerk was officially opened on Whitsunday 1631. It is one of the oldest churches especially built for the Protestant services, and the largest church as such in the Netherlands.
The tower, which occupies a unique place in the affections of the people of Amsterdam, bears the symbol of the imperial crown of Maximilian of Austria, which was his gift to the city in gratitude for support given to the Austro-Burgundian princes. It has inspired many songs and poems and remains a symbol of the city for Amsterdammers abroad.
Rembrandt, one of the world's most famous painters, was buried in the church.
Near the church and in view of the tower, Anne Frank wrote her diary in the Annex, her hiding place from the Nazis.
In 1966 Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus were married in the church.
Church: Hendrick de Keyser, the city architect, built the church in Dutch Renaissance style, which is characterized by a combination of brick and stone. The long vertical lines are reminiscent of the Gothic style. The building is in the shape of a rectangle. Two rows of triplet-pillars support a clerestory in the form of a Greek cross. The church is 29 meters wide, 28 meters high, and has 36 windows. The nave is covered by a wooden barrel vault, of the type used extensively in coastal regions of the low countries, where the soft soil did not allow heavy vaulting. From 1985-1990 the church was completely restored. The electric chandeliers were then replaced by 12 replicas of the original chandeliers.
Tower: In the medieval tradition the tower, more than 85 meters high, stands projecting from the centre of the west facade. It was completed in 1638. The base of the tower, up to the first gallery, is of brick, while the sections above this is constructed mainly of wood with a facing of sandstone. The uppermost sections are also of wood, with an outer covering of lead.
Bells: The hour bell is the heaviest in Amsterdam and weighs more than 7.500 kilograms; its hammer 200 kilograms.The carillon, or set of tuned bells, was cast by FranÁois Hemony, who came from Lorraine, and was extensively restored in 1959. It now consists of 50 bells.
Every Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 1 o'clock the carillon is played.
Rembrandt: On October 8th, 1669 the painter Rembrandt van Rijn was buried inside the church in a rental grave. Nobody knows where. In 1906 - three hundred years after Rembrandts birth - a plaque was unveiled at one of the pillars in the north aisle, not far from the place where Rembrandt son Titus was buried.
Organ: Not until 1686, when organ accompaniment to singing had become customary, was the Westerkerk organ built by the father and son team of Duyschot. In 1727 is was considerably extended by Vater, and it was further enlarged in the 19th century. Between 1988 and 1991 Flentrop of Zaandam restored the organ as nearly as possible to its original condition of 1686/1727.
Gerard de Lairesse painted the organ shutters; those of the main organ case portraying a dancing David preceding the Ark, and the Queen of Sheba bringing gifts to Solomon; those of the front-positive with lovely depictions of now rare musical instruments. Bach-cantates are performed regularly in the church, and for this a special choir-organ is used.
The church at present: The Westerkerk is one of the local parishes of the Dutch Reformed (Presbyterian) Church. On account of the ecumenical character of its services, every Sunday a great many churchgoers from all over Amsterdam and from outside the city worship here. The Homo monument is behind the church on the canal bank. Anne Frank's house and Museum is just a few doors down the canal.
The church also plays an important part in the cultural life of Amsterdam. Its monthly cantatas are well-known, as is the annual Good Friday performance of Bachís St. John Passion by the Westerkerk Choir.
There are also frequent organ recitals.
Church services: (in Dutch) Sundays 10.30 a.m.
Minister: Rev. Mrs. F.W. Oosterwijk
Organist: Jos van der Kooy
Church open: Monday to Friday 11.00 am - 3.00 pm (April - September).
Marie Grosholz, later known as Madame Tussauds, was born in Strasbourg (France) on 7th December 1761. Marie becomes an apprentice with Dr Curtius and produces her first wax figure in 1778: the famous writer and philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire.
In 1971 a renewed Madame Tussauds Amsterdam opens its doors in the Kalverstraat. It has thereby become the first site outside of England since 1817. Find out more about the recent history of Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
Recent History
1971 A renewed Madame Tussauds Amsterdam opens its doors in the Kalverstraat. It has thereby become the first site outside of England since 1817.
1991 Madame Tussauds Amsterdam moves to its current location on the Dam, in the heart of the town centre, after 20 years.
1991 Madame Tussauds is opened in Las Vegas, full of American superstars and Hollywood legends. Madame Tussauds New York opens its doors with something new – New York’s Movers and Shakers – a world full of stars.
2002 Madame Tussauds Amsterdam undergoes a radical renovation which costs 4 million euros. A sixth floor is added to the exhibition, plus themes and surprise effects are also introduced. New figures are added too, plus there are various interactive experiences.
2007 Madame Tussauds will be part of the international attraction group Merlin Entertainments from May 2007. The following attractions form part of Merlin Entertainments, in addition to Madame Tussauds: Alton Towers, London Eye, Chessington World of Adventures, The Dungeons, Earth Explorer, Gardaland, Heide Park, Legoland, Sealife, Seal Sanctuaries, Thorpe Park and Warwick Castl
Open:
We are open daily from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm. Last admission is at 5:30 pm and gives you plenty of time to experience the attraction.
With the exception of:
During summerholidays, we open at 10:00 am with last admission at 8:30 pm;
Queensday - The Queens birthday (30th April) we are closed;
On 4th May, 5th December, 25th December and 26th December we close early. Last admission at 4:30 pm;
On New Years Day we open at 12:00 am and last admission at 5:30 pm.
Madame Tussauds can offer fun combination tickets for a fantastic day out in Amsterdam. Why not combine your visit at Madame Tussauds with the frights and delights of Amsterdam’s scariest attraction - the Amsterdam Dungeon. www.theamsterdamdungeon.nl
Transport yourself back to the darkest moments in the capital’s history within the deep depths of the Amsterdam Dungeon. Live actors, shows, rides and interactive special effects ensure that you face your fears head on in this unique experience. Eighty minutes of thrills and chills… are you brave enough?
Book a joint ticket to Madame Tussauds and the London Dungeon and save from £9 against the normal admission price. This offer includes Fast Track, timed admission to Madame Tussauds with guaranteed admission within your half hour time slot and your tickets are valid for the following 30 days for Fast Track admission to London Dungeon.
Combined ticket Madame Tussauds and The Amsterdam Dungeon
Foam is the place in Amsterdam for photography in all its forms: from documentary to fashion, from contemporary to historic. A museum with international aspirations. Next to large-scale exhibitions showing the work of (world)famous photographers, Foam also shows the work of upcoming artists in smaller and shorter running exhibitions.
Foam is a museum for photography, an addition to the city of Amsterdam: inspiring, accessible, simple, yet critical. But Foam is more than just a museum. You can find Foam at the Keizersgracht, but sometimes also in other places. In Foam Magazine, out in the streets, abroad or on tour.
Foam is a continuing source of inspiration, to be enjoyed at different speeds. Large-scale exhibitions are interspersed with smaller, quickly alternating shows. Foam instigates lively debates about photography, but also provides the possibility for concentration and study. Foam presents a wide variety of images, without losing sight of details. Alongside showing the big names in photography, Foam also provides opportunities for upcoming artists.
Foam features surprising combinations, because it presents the quality of photography in all its forms: autonomous, documentary and applied, historic and contemporary.
Foam collaborates with other organisations and companies, both to realise Foam's ambitions and because it fits in with Foam's belief in accessibility. Collaboration provides an opportunity for a broad public to experience the power of photography. Foam is open and everyone can now enjoy photography.
Foam documents and stimulates the development of photography. Photographers, picture editors, designers and others working in the industry can find a meeting place and inspiration in Foam.
Be inspired by the exhibitions in this museum for photography. Join the discussions, study and mingle with the professionals. Your holiday snaps will never be the same again.
Foam (Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam) is located in a beautiful century-and-a-half-old canal house on one of Amsterdam’s central canals. The interior is a mix of original architectural features and modern chrome and glass that provide an artistic ambiance for museumgoers. Large windows and stark walls serve to highlight the photographic displays to their best advantage. Both still pohotography and multi-media exhibits are displayed.
The museum rotates its shows on a regular basis (every 2-4 months) to give the audience a chance to view work by both world-famous artists up-and-coming talent. Foam has also combined with MTV to present an annual show featuring the works of young talent. In this uppermost gallery visitors will find a small library filled with books on photography and related subjects.
Postal address:
FOAM Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
Keizersgracht 609
1017 DS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Foam features a cafe complete with a reading table, where you can relax with a cup of coffee, or enjoy a piece of home-made apple pie or chocolate cake, sandwiches and soup. Everything is freshly prepared.
Foam_cafe facilitates book presentations, table d'hôtes, guided tours and openings, and supplies meetings with canapes and drinks, lunches or dinners.
There is also the possibility to use the internet free WiFi.
Open:
Daily from 11am until 5pm.
Special requirements such as a group visit in combination with a guided tour and a meal can be accommodated (min. 10, max. 50 people).
For more information, please contact Sabien Bosma(Foam_café) info@foamcafe.nl / Tel. +31 20 428 55 63
Website: http://www.foam.nl -- View current Photos (Foto's in Dutch) and find info on upcoming shows.
Biblical Museum - The Cromhouthouses
A bent piece of wood in the Biblical Museum’s façade recalls the name of Jacob Cromhout (the name means literally 'bent wood'). This wealthy Amsterdam merchant commissioned Philips Vingboons, a leading Dutch architect who worked in the Dutch classical style, to build these splendid houses in 1662.
The buildings feature a wealth of art-historical and architectural gems, including two original 17th-century kitchens and rooms with ceiling paintings by Jacob de Wit. Behind the houses lies a huge garden with a shallow pond and biblical plants.
Archaeological finds, rare antique Bibles, religious items of both Jewish and Christian origin, as well as fragrances introduce visitors to the Biblical Museum to the stories from the Bible.
"Het Schip"- Amsterdam - Museum of the Amsterdam School of Architecture
This is structure is an excellent example of the "Amsterdam School of Architecture" built in the beginning of the 20th century. “The ship” as the block of buildings is called, was designed by M. de Klerk, and it’s interior has now been carefully restored.
One of the most expressionist apartment blocks in Amsterdam, located at the Spaarndammerplantsoen, is called Het Schip (The Ship). It has been built during the years 1911-1920 and was designed for the housing association Eigen Haard by the architect Michel de Klerk. It featured 120 low rent apartments and the public utility buildings as school, post office and a community house.
Today, the former post office of Het Schip houses the museum of the Amsterdam School style of architecture. In its permanent exhibition the museum shows the history and the finest examples of this unique style.
The ticket to the museum will also give you the admission to an interesting Amsterdam School apartment in another house, at the walking distance of 300 yards (ca 100m.). You will also have the opportunity to visit the famous decorative tower designed by de Klerk.
On the other side of the street the museum has a convenient lunch space (at Ostzaanstraat 28-30). The whole area of Het Schip is an interesting quarter, largely in the Amsterdam School style, now extensively renovated. You may see how inhabitants of Amsterdam live now in the districts less frequented by the tourists.
How to get there:
Take a bus 22 from the Central Station. The bus stop is in front of the Victoria Hotel on the other side of the street (canal side). Het Schip museum is at the last stop of the bus (Zaanstraat) – after ca. 10 minutes ride.
Open:
Wednesdays to Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. Also by appointment. Every hour: guided tour in the museum.
Admission:
€ 5,00
Older people (+65): € 2,75
Students € 2,00
With the Museum card: Free
The museum also organizes guided tours of Amsterdam showing the highlights of the Amsterdam School style of architecture. Conference facility with the possibility of lunch or reception and a capacity of 50 participants is also available (please contact Alice Roegholt, Tel. +31 20 418 2885).
The Dutch Resistance Museum was established in 1984. Since 1999 the museum has been located in the Plancius building, right across from the famous Artis Zoo.
The
name says it all
The main exhibition of this museum shows the work of the Dutch resistance during WWII, but it also makes the visitor think about the things we take for granted nowadays, like freedom.
The Dutch Resistance Museum, chosen as the best historical museum of the Netherlands, tells the story of the Dutch people in Word War II. How did Dutch people respond to the Nazi occupation? Who resisted? Why, and how? You’ll see, hear en read fascinating stories about the exceptional, as well as about everyday life. Education is a core task for the museum. Some fifteen thousand children visit the museum each year.
Permanent exhibition
From 14 May 1940 to 5 May 1945, the Netherlands were occupied by Nazi Germany. Almost every Dutch person was affected by the consequences of the occupation. The choices and dilemmas facing the population became more far-reaching. How did Dutch people respond to the increasing oppression of the occupying power? Who took up resistance? Why, and in what ways?
History of people
The permanent exhibition takes visitors back to the forties, the period of the German occupation during World War II. Streets and walls full of photos that make up the décor of the Dutch Resistance Museum help evoke the climate of the war years. The authentic objects, photos and documents, film and sound fragments, tell the history of people who lived through that period.
Core task for the museum
Education has always been a core task for the museum. The museum’s founders – who were themselves involved in the resistance movement during World War Two - were particularly keen to impress on young people the dangers of discrimination and intolerance.
Appealing and positive angle
As the number of school pupils in the Netherlands with a non-western cultural background increases, greater importance is attached to the Resistance Museum’s educational programmes. Resistance provides an appealing and positive angle to show young people point the consequences of discrimination and persecution during World War Two. The museum uses this to get schoolchildren to think about the importance of mutual respect, freedom, democracy, the fragility of same and their own responsibility.
Café-restaurant Plancius
Restaurant Plancius is situated next to the museum and opposite to Artis Zoo, a perfect location for a nice lunch or dinner.
Plancius is the café-restaurant next door to the Resistance Museum. Plancius opens at 10 in the morning. During the day, Plancius serves sandwiches, pasta, salads and, of course, delicious cakes. In the evening, the kitchen is open for dinner.
Should you want to have lunch or dinner with a group, it would be wise to make a reservation in advance +31(020-3309469)
Dutch Resistance Museum
Open:
Daily throughout the year, except 1st January, April 30th and December 25th.
Tuesday to Friday 10.00 - 17.00
Saturday Sunday Monday 11.00 - 17.00
Public Holidays 11.00 - 17.00
Admission:
Adults: € 6,50
Children 0-6: Free
Children 7-15: € 3,50
Amsterdam Pass: Free entrance
Location:
Plantage Kerklaan 61 Accross the street from ARTIS Zoo
This oasis in the center of Amsterdam has often been called the jewel in the crown of Amsterdam. We think of it as the grand bouquet on our city table. "The Hortus", as Amsterdamers call it, was established in 1638 as an herb garden for Amsterdam doctors and chemists and has since then has developed into a living museum with plants from all corners of the world.
"The Hortus"
The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world. Today, there are more than 4,000 plant species growing in the garden and greenhouses. The Hortus is located in the Plantage district on the edge of the hectic center of Amsterdam. Behind the 300-year-old gates, however, the bustle of the city seems to disappear.
Originally, the Hortus was a medicinal herb garden, founded in 1638 by the Amsterdam City Council. At that time, herbs were of vital importance as the basis of medicines and the city had just experienced a plague epidemic. Doctors and pharmacists trained in the preparation of prescriptions at the Hortus.
Thanks to the ships of the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC), the Hortus expanded quickly in the 17th and 18th Centuries. The VOC ships brought not only herbs and spices, but also exotic ornamental plants. In fact, a few of the Hortus' 'crown jewels' date from that time, e.g. the 300-year-old Eastern Cape giant cycad.
The Orangery at "The Hortus"
The Orangery is located in the middle of this living museum and possesses one of the most beautiful outdoor cafés in Amsterdam. After an extensive renovation, it reopened late in 2003. Now, in addition to its function as café, the Orangery rents two assembly rooms for exclusive parties and meetings.This gorgeous museum café is located right in the middle of the Hortus Botanicus. Surrounded by numerous rare and exotic plants, it is one of the most beautiful outdoor cafés in Amsterdam.
During the day, visitors to the Hortus can enjoy a delicious cup of coffee, Holtkamp pastries, and tasty sandwiches and salads. All of the dishes on the menu consist of pure organic ingredients. The Orangery is also an attractive venue for exclusive parties, receptions, and dinners and it is possible to hold meetings or give presentations there. Moreover, since January 2008, the city of Amsterdam allows couples to exchange wedding vows in the Hortus' Orangery.
Click HERE for more information about prices, possibilities, and the availability of rooms in the Orangery.The Orangery is a centuries-old national monument. In fact, tropical plants were already cultivated in wooden greenhouses on this spot in 1715. The current Orangery building was built in 1875 as a lecture hall. The name Orangery refers to the early function as a storage place for citrus plants (in particular, orange trees) during winter time.
A beautiful garden NOT TO BE MISED IF OUR GREEN WORLD IS ON YOUR MIND ...Or you just like truly beautiful places
Open:
Every day throughout the year, except January 1st and December 25th (Christmas).
Dogs and other pets are not allowed in the Hortus.Hours:
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (9 p.m. in July and August) Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. (9 p.m. in July and August) Sunday and holidays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (9 p.m. in July and August)
The Hortus is closing at 4 p.m. during the months of December and January.
Admission:
Adults - € 6 (Sunday afternoon € 7,-); children (age 5-14) - €3,00; surcharge for drawing in the garden - € 1,-, Hortus day ticket - € 15,- (including lunch meal). Groups (min. 20 persons and only on appointment): - € 4,00 per visitor.Guided tours (groups, by appointment only): at an additional cost of €15,- per group; on Sunday afternoon € 1,- surcharge per person. A group must have more than 20 persons.
Facilities:
An interesting museum shop selling bulbs, plants and seeds as well as books about plants and toys (open during the garden's opening hours, also to non-visitors). Other Hortus facilities include café with foyer space and assembly room. Inquire for the rental possibilities.
Accessibility:
Fairly well accessible for handicapped on a wheelchair. For visitors with mobility difficulties a wheelchair is available at the Hortus.
How to get there With public transport:
Tram 9 and 14, get off at Mr. Visserplein stop.
Tram 6 (only Monday -Friday): Is the last stop.
Metro from the Central Station: Waterlooplein stop (exit from the station direction: Hortusplantsoen).
With a car:
The following parking garages are near the Hortus:
Waterlooplein, Muziektheater/Stadhuis (Music theater/City hall) and Markenhoven. Please note: visitors of the Hortus Botanicus receive a 10% discount on parking fees in the
Parking Waterlooplein (discount vouchers can be obtained at the entrance of the Hortus).
Walking:
from the Dam square – 15 minutes, from the Waterlooplein - ca. 5 minutes walk.
MUSEUM VAN LOON
The Amsterdam Historical Museum (Amsterdams Historisch Museum) is housed in magnificent buildings, once the city orphanage built in the 15th century and extended in the 17th. Since 1975 the complex has housed the city's historical museum. The main focus is on the city's 17th century golden age, a period when Amsterdam was the richest city in the world, and some of the most interesting exhibits are of the trades that made it rich. 
Courtyard^
Of all the oddities in this mad city, this is perhaps the oddest. In the Amsterdam Historical Museum you can view a certain wooden chest which has had a somewhat miraculous history.
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During summerholidays, we open at 10:00 am with last admission at 8:30 pm;
