Saturday, May 14, 2011

Museums in Amsterdam

There are museums in Amsterdam , which nobody can ignore. Each of them receives thousands of visitors each year, or even some receive thousands daily. For example, among the most popular museums are the Rijksmuseum , the Van Goh Museum and the Municipal Museum (Stedelijk). The list is extensive, and therefore should be selected based on our concerns and the availability of time. But undoubtedly, there will be a few that interested in their artistic or historical value, making them irresistible.

National Museum of Amsterdam ( Rijksmuseum ). It is without doubt one of the captive Amsterdam , especially for its collection of paintings by the Dutch Golden Age. In addition, the collection is complete with crafts, prints, Asian and Egyptian art. This is why one of the big Europe , founded in the line of great museums like the Louvre. Although currently under refurbishment (until 2012), visit a special room of masterpieces in a restored pavilion.


The Van Gogh Museum. The largest collection of works by Vincent Van Gogh. To admire the work of this artist and other contemporary artists on permanent exhibition, the museum also displays simultaneous exhibitions on topics of art history. Open daily from 10-18 hours and Friday, from 10 to 22 hours.

Stedelijk Museum. Art, modern and contemporary. Located in the Museum Square (Museumplein) Open daily from 10.00 to 18.00.

llard Pierson Museum. It is the Museum archaeological University Amsterdam, and takes us through objects to the ancient civilizations of the world, with pieces dating back to 4,000 BC. until the year 500 AD. ( official website )

So far, we have appointed some inevitable, but of course there is more to a city with history and legacy of Amsterdam , Museum Willet-Holthuysen (the life of Dutch high society 400 years ago), Appel Cultural Center (alternative art ), The house of Rembrandt (where the artist lived 20 years of his life.) Museum van Loon (art in a traditional manor house of a Dutch family), the Cinema Museum (on the Dutch film industry and the world). There are also museums of Architecture (ARCAM), science (De Hortus, a botanical garden, NEMO, science and technology, Artis, geological museum, a zoo, aquarium, botanical and planetary).

The offer is extended until it is hard to comprehend. Therefore, Amsterdam requires more than a journey to capture the essence of a unique city full. And being the extensive list, the better to save money is to acquire the free pass them all with the Amsterdam Pass , which in addition to museums, so we allow unlimited access to public transportation connecting each of them.

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