Museum Quarter and the Big Three Museum Quarter is home to three famous museums – Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art – showcasing the brilliance of Dutch masters, modern art and impressionists. Add Amsterdam Concert Hall, throw in a...
Museum or Church? The Nieuwe Kerk, New Church, in Amsterdam is not new at all, but a 15th century Gothic structure with a forest of pinnacles and slender gables. Its gaping interior is one huge exposition area with rotating exhibitions. On first sight it is not...
Buddhist Temple in Amsterdam The Fo Guang Shan He Hwa Temple in Amsterdam Chinatown is the largest Buddhist temple in Europe and built in traditional Chinese style. This Buddhist Temple is locally known as the Zeedijk Tempel. Zeedijk is the name of the street where...
Van Gogh Museum Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the art collection of Theo van Gogh, Vincent’s younger brother and art collector. The collection consists of 200 paintings and 500 drawings by Vincent and works of Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, Monet and other...
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam or Art in A Bathtub The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is a leading Modern Art Museum. Priceless art in a modern building – that’s what to expect when you visit Het Stedelijk Museum. The museum is home to modern works of art and...
Diamonds are Forever If you want to find out if ‘diamonds are forever’, pop into the Diamond Museum in Amsterdam. No extra security is needed because all diamonds on display are replicas. Coster Diamonds is an Amsterdam diamond and trading company whose history goes...