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Amsterdam Museums: A Complete Guide to All Museums in the City

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 14, 2026 | All Photos, Amsterdam, City Guides, Culture and Events

…ory from multiple perspectives. Until 2023, this museum was known as Tropenmuseum (Museum of the Tropics), before transitioning to its current identity as Wereldmuseum and beginning a journey to adapt to modern values and reflect on what it means to house cultural objects from around the world. The current exhibition “Unfinished past: return, keep, or…?” (Onvoltooid verleden: Teruggeven, houden, of…?) is one that represents this change in the muse…

Best Day Trips from Amsterdam: 16 Dutch Cities You Need to Visit

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 29, 2025 | All Photos, The Netherlands

…tress which offers a view over the city), Zijlpoort (old city gate), Wereldmuseum (Museum of Ethnology), the Botanical Garden, The Walls Poems (Poems painted onto buildings), De Valk Windmill. To do: have a drink on the boat platforms, walk around the city centre, find the place where Rembrandt was born, do a canal cruise. Getting around: on foot. Fun fact: it is said that the first Dutch tulip that started the tulip mania was planted in Leiden, a…

A Visit to the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 8, 2026 | All Photos, Culture and Events, The Netherlands

…CJP, and free for anyone under 18, Museum Card holders, and Friends of the Museum. The museum only accepts payment by debit or credit card—no cash. You can buy tickets online or at the door. Accessibility: the museum is fully accessible, with a ramp at the entrance, an elevator to all floors, an adapted toilet on the ground floor, and wheelchairs available to borrow. Companions of visitors with disabilities have free admission. There’s also an ind…

Haarlem Day Trip from Amsterdam: Best Things to Do & See

Posted by Dana Marin | Oct 30, 2017 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…g of how the experience of visiting a museum was in the past. ● Frans Hals Museum The museum is dedicated to the life and work of Frans Hals, one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age painters (together with Rembrandt and Vermeer), who lived and worked in Haarlem in the 17th century. He made a name for himself in Haarlem and the city celebrates his life and art through this dedicated museum, which has two locations in Haarlem: the Hof and the Hal. T…

Fenix Museum: Rotterdam’s New Art Museum Dedicated to Migration

Posted by Dana Marin | May 19, 2025 | Culture and Events

…oy will be told through the eyes of artists at Fenix. The location of this museum couldn’t be more fitting: Fenix Museum is hosted in a former warehouse right on the docks of the city, from where millions of migrants departed in the 19th and 20th centuries to America and Canada. While the Europeans departed from here, others arrived on the same docks to make Rotterdam, or Europe, their home. The renovation and transformation of this warehouse into…

A Special Project at the Amsterdam Museum: Women of Amsterdam: an ode

Posted by Dana Marin | Oct 18, 2024 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Culture and Events

…ing boards for advice, that consists of persons from the broad network the museum has. 4. How will the museum ensure that these women’s stories are not just told, but understood and appreciated by the visitors? We offer all kinds of support: tours, audioguides, wall texts and QR-codes for more information on the platform for instance. 5. Can you share about how the most extraordinary contributions will be selected and what forms they may take with…

Unique Museums in the Netherlands: Speelklok Museum Utrecht

Posted by Dana Marin | Jun 28, 2025 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…ou’ll stop for a visit. Let your curiosity lead you to Utrecht’s Speelklok Museum – an unusual, fun museum where each tick-tock tells a tale, each note unlocks a narrative, and every visit plays a timeless melody! You won’t regret it! Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands. Please share this post if you liked it! Check out my photo book: Amsterdam Through the Seasons! Lo…

Moco Museum Amsterdam

Posted by Dana Marin | Aug 1, 2019 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…to place the museum in between the famous trio of the city: Van Gogh, Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk. However, this new boutique museum quickly made a name for itself and nowadays attracts tones of visitors from around the world. The home of Moco museum, Villa Alsberg, is a townhouse designed in 1904 by Eduard Cuypers, nephew of Pierre Cuypers (who designed Amsterdam’s Central Station and the Rijksmuseum). It’s an interesting choice of location for a m…

A Day in the Oud-Zuid Neighbourhood, Amsterdam (tips by a local)

Posted by Dana Marin | Aug 7, 2024 | All Photos, Amsterdam

…stingly, when people refer to Oud-Zuid, they mainly think of the very posh Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter). However, there are actually three distinct neighbourhoods within Oud-Zuid, each with its own unique character: Museumkwartier and Willemspark, Apollobuurt and Stadionbuurt. As you walk through these areas, you’ll notice the distinct architecture. Side note: The exact borders and divisions of the area are somewhat more complicated (the beauti…

How to Explore Amsterdam. The Best City Passes for Tourists and Locals

Posted by Dana Marin | Jun 4, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Culture and Events, Featured

…can help you save money while discovering everything it has to offer. The Museumkaart (Museum Card). The Museumkaart is by far my favourite yearly acquisition. This card is valid not only in Amsterdam, but in the entire country, and it offers you free entry to almost every museum out there: in total, over 500 museums! At the same time, you help the museum world: almost all revenue from the Museum Pass benefits the participating museums. You will…