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

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

…rica (I have a soft spot for places like this). To see: The Nederlands Fotomuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (contemporary art museum), Erasmus Bridge and the river Maas, the Old Harbour, the Cube House, the old district of Delfshaven, Euromast. To do: take the water taxi, visit the amazing Markthall (covered market hall), have lunch at a restaurant on the hip Witte de Withstraat, eat pancakes on the water on the PannenkoekenBoat. Getting arou…

Day Trips from Amsterdam: A Guide to Haarlem

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

…ing 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….

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 daily stories about life in the Netherlands. Please share this post if you liked it! Check out my photo book: Amsterdam…

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…

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

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

…ture, and I can imagine it will attract many visitors eager to see it. The museum also features Plein, designed as an indoor city square. It will serve as a space for gathering, interaction, food and more. The space of this museum is quite large (you can see you’re not in Amsterdam anymore!). This building that was part of world’s largest transshipment warehouse was beautifully renovated, and even got a green roof. In 1923, this place was known as…

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…

Amsterdam 750: What It Is and How You Can Participate in the Celebrations

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 26, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Culture and Events

…cts to their original countries and some were already sent back. Hermitage Museum became H’Art Museum after the Russian war on Ukraine broke out. The museum cut ties with its Russian counterpart and rebranded as H’Art Museum in 2023, under the motto: “Great Art Sparks Hearts”. Zwarte Piet transformation (this is a country-wide change, not just in Amsterdam). The transformation of Zwarte Piet has been a long-standing challenge to a Dutch tradition….

Visit Amsterdam Museum with me: Vrouwen van Amsterdam – een ode

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 17, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Culture and Events

…r works: from Aletta Jacobs and Thérèse Schwartze, to lesser-known women such as Saar de Swart. Children age 8+ can visit the exhibition as well and there is a special tour for them (only in Dutch). Women of Amsterdam: an ode can be seen at the Amsterdam Museum until 1 June 2025. Get your tickets: Amsterdam Museum ticket. Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for daily stories about life in the Netherlands. Pleas…