Van Gogh Museum is the famous museum in Amsterdam dedicated to the work of the great Dutch artist Van Gogh.
To avoid queues, you should visit in the morning, perhaps after the opening, especially in summer.
Located in the so-called Paulus Potterstraat 7 in the Museum Quarter, is housed in a building situated near the Museumplein, a square surrounded by greenery and around which overlook other three famous institutions: the Rijksmuseum, the Stedelijk Museum and Hall of the Royal Concertgebow. The building was opened in 1973 to collect the works of the master, 10 years before they began the first construction project on Gerrit Rietveld which participated actively nephew Vincent Willem van Gogh as an engineer.
Towards the end of the 90 ‘was built a further extension of the museum designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, funded through a generous donation of a Japanese company. Outside shows the typical geometry typical of many construction de Stijl and spread over four levels which are ordered strictly the various sections that compose it.
Every year not less than one million tourists come to admire the complete and spectacular collection: more than 250 paintings and 500 drawings and watercolors, including 4 of 13 large canvases (50×100 cm.)
The museum includes a library, a reading room where you can consult freely art books about the artist and his contemporaries
Amsterdam Erotic Museum represents an artistic view over erotics, which makes the “Red Light District” so special. Five floors of erotic enjoyment and arts.
A view with unique postcard, photos and more then 500 erotic books. A special fairytale corner with erotic videos will give you a look at the funny side of erotics.
A collection of erotic arts from all over the world and way back in history till this futuristic century.Paintings and other artforms from old masters and modern time artits giver the exhibition aview over the erotic arts.
It will surprise you. The erotic museum is a cultural must in your program to visit the “Red Light District” .
Erotic Museum Amsterdam
O.Z. Achterburgwal 54
1012 DP Amsterdam
Phone: +31 20 620 06 30
Artis Zoo
If you buy a ticket to Arsis you can visit the Planetarium, the Aquarium, the Zoological Museum and the Geological Museum. Artis is also a botanical garden, with plants and trees gathered from all over the world, just like the animal species.
Hortus Botanicus
This is the Botanical Garden of the University of Amsterdam. You can vist this garden: Monday to Friday 9AM to 5PM, Saturday and Sunday 10AM to 5PM, open until 11PM in July and August, admission € 6.
Parks in Amsterdam
Vondelpark
This beautiful park is located in the older part of the city. Especially in the summer it’s lively and crowded. A lovely place to hang out and if you chose to try magic mushrooms, do them here.
Museumplein
This is a large grassed open space. Around its edges are the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Concertgebouw, and the temporarily closed Stedelijk Museum.
Westerpark
Newly expanded park, at the western edge of the centre, with cultural activities in a former gas factory. Access from Haarlemmerweg.
Amsterdamse Bos
Amsterdamse Bos is a much larger forest-type park on the outskirts of the city. Access from Amstelveenseweg. Horse rental, canoe rental and an open air theatre are part of the attractions.
Given the large number of galleries ans art dealers in Amsterdam, and not to say nothing the abundance of public monuments around the city, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Amsterdam’s people are enthusiastic
consumers of art. New galleries open up in Amsterdam all the time.
De Beeldenwinkel
Address:Berenstraat 29, The Canal Ring, Amsterdam.
Phone: 020/676-4903
In De Beeldenwinkel art gallery you can find Slender torsos, ceramic figures, abstract marble statues made by Dutch artists.
Elisabeth Den Bieman de Haas
Address: Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 44, The Canal Ring, Amsterdam
Phone: 020/626-1012
Showcases art from the international Cobra collection and specializes in Corneille’s early works.
Galerie De Stoker
Address: Witte de Withstraat 124, Amsterdam West, Amsterdam
Phone: 020/612-3293
The gallery is open every Friday and Saturday from 11:00 till 17:00 h.
Galerie Ei
Address: Admiraal de Ruijterweg 154, De Baarsjes, Amsterdam
Phone: 020/616-3961
At Galerie Ei, artist Judith Zwaan displays her whimsical, colorful paintings and papier-mâché sculptures, influenced by Niki de Saint-Phalle and the Cobra group, as well as the art and culture of West Africa.
Kunsthandel M. L. De Boer
Address: Keizersgracht 542, The Canal Ring, Amsterdam
Phone: 020/623-4060
Peter Donkersloot Galerie
Address: Spiegelgracht 14-16, The Canal Ring, Amsterdam
Phone: 020/623-6538
Since January 2006 Jan Hoopman and Peter Donkersloot’s wife Colette van Ojik have opened the “Peter Donkersloot Gallery” in Amsterdam. They also will continue managing Peter’s artwork in café/restaurant HERENGRACHT. Please visit this site regularly to see what is new.
Rijksmuseum
It’s the most important Dutch museum: a day is not enough for visit him. In a large building at the end of the nineteenth century are exhibited masterpieces of Vermeer, Hals, Steen, Rembrandt, including the famousThe “Night Watch” by Rembrandt.
The museum was founded in 1800 in The Hague to exhibit the collections of the Dutch stadtholders. Open from 10 to 17, and the price of the entrance ticket is 9 $.
Van Gogh Museum
In the Van Gogh Museum is exhibited he largest collection of Van Gogh’s paintings and drawings in the world, and also the museum holds extensive exhibitions on various subjects from 19th Century art history. The museum is open from 9 to 19 (up to 21 from April to August).
The National Heritage Museum
An open air museum and park located near Arnhem, in the National Heritage Museum stands antique houses, farms and factories from different parts of the Netherlands. The museum park is 44 hectares in area and includes buildings from various places and historical periods.
Stedelijk Museum
The Stedelijk Museum is a museum of modern art more listed in the world, Kandinsky, Matisse, Braque, Picasso, Mondrian, Chagall , and every year there are more than 30 exhibitions. Always open from 11 to 17.
Corresponding to legend, Amsterdam was grounded, by two fishermen and a seasick dog, with ran ashore and trew up on the site of the city. They landed on the shores of the Amstel in a small . The reality, sadly, is probably rather more mundane.
The earliest recorded use of the name “Amsterdam” is from a document associated with the date 27 October 1275, when the population, who had construct a bridge with a dam across the Amstel, were exempted from paying a bridge toll by Count Floris V. By 1327, the name had developed into Aemsterdam.
Around 1420 the town was bursting at the seams once again. On the east center part of the city a new fence was constructed along the present Geldersekade and Kloveniersburgwal. On the west side of the city was dug a moat canal . In 1420 the economy at this time was very deficient, being supported mostly on beer industry and fishing (herrings). After Amsterdam became a part of Burgundian Empire during the 15th Century the economy started to rise.
In 1580 Portugal is take over by Spain; the Dutch are pressured to move further afield in their search for trade; Amsterdam then become an important port.
The 17th century was a time of triumph for Amsterdam. A good economy, power, culture and forbearance dominated in the Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants became larger during this period and as a result, the city expanded greatly. Amsterdam then construct its renowned ring of canals.
Smothered by World War II, Germany overrun the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 and took control of the country. The Germans installed a Nazi civilian government in Amsterdam that cooperated with the persecution of Jews. More than 100,000 Dutch Jews were deported to concentration camps; relatively few survived the war.
Many new Amsterdam suburbs were construct after World War II., guiding to the development of public parks and ultramodern buildings seen today.