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Amsterdam Museums Guide: A Complete Overview of All Museums in Amsterdam

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

…aces in Amsterdam Specialised & niche museums Playful and tourist-oriented museums Major museums in Amsterdam: art, history & culture 1. Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum is the most famous Amsterdam museum and the national museum of the Netherlands. It tells the story of 800 years of Dutch history through art, objects, and documents, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Its most celebrated works include Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, Vermeer’s The M…

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

…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 have to check in advance if the museum you want to visit accepts the Museumkaart and plan accordingly. Sometimes you will have to pay extra for special/temporary exhibitions, but, at the price of 75 Euro/year, your investment will be wor…

Unfinished Past. Inside the Debate on Restitution at Wereldmuseum

Posted by Dana Marin | May 9, 2025 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…discussion led also to a question that some visitors may be wondering: If museums return every object to its country of origin, what will ethnographic museums show? Will they cease to exist? The answer is clear: no, they won’t. As Wayne Modest explained, museums continue to collect new items and tell new stories — about the past, but also about the present. Statue of standing man Artist unknown; Africa, Congo, Woyo; before 1952 The Unfinished Pas…

Museums Are Open Again: Ten Amsterdam Exhibitions I’m Looking Forward to This Year (2022)

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 3, 2022 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…priorities are visiting museums and attending dance shows again. Amsterdam museums are eager to receive visits and they have prepared many cool exhibitions for us! I’ve made a list of the exhibitions I look forward to and I thought I should share it with you, for inspiration. Museum exhibitions in Amsterdam, 2022 Van Gogh and the Olive Groves, at Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam (11 March-12 June 2022). More than a dozen paintings of olive groves by V…

The Dutch Love for Day Trips: Exploring the Culture of “Dagje Weg”

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 13, 2025 | All Photos, Culture and Events, The Netherlands

…essenscheepjes Museum (Bottle ship museum) in Enkhuizen, there are so many museums to discover in the Netherlands! Don’t forget to add on your list the amazing outdoor museums where you can learn a lot about Dutch history: Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen and Openlucht Museum Arnhem. Nature and Outdoors There are 21 national parks in the Netherlands, and many other small reserves and parks. To mention only a few: Hoge Veluwe National Park, De Biesbos…

Beautiful Museums: Mauritshuis, a World-Class Museum in The Hague

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 29, 2024 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…the houses of Dutch families from the 17th century. Compared to the famous museums in Amsterdam, the museums of The Hague are not crowded, and you can have a very relaxed visit, admiring the art at your own pace, without worrying that you have to make space for the next visitors. Even the Girl with a Pearl Earring is very accessible, and you can easily have your selfie with her without waiting in a queue 🙂 Next to the permanent collection, the mus…

Best museums Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 24, 2014 | All Photos, Culture and Events

…um in Amsterdam Being a fan of van Gogh’s art, this is one of my favourite museums in Amsterdam. I also like the museum’s modern approach, the fact that they often organise workshops for adults and children, and every Friday there is music, dance, food, and drinks in the lounge area until ten o’clock in the evening. I recommend visiting the museum on a Friday at the end of the day, if you get the chance, then you can also enjoy the extra activitie…

What to Do in Amsterdam in 2026: A Guide to Main Events Throughout the Year

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 9, 2026 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Culture and Events

…onal Museum Week – date TBA (to be announced) During National Museum Week, museums across Amsterdam and the Netherlands highlight their collections with special programming. Some institutions offer extended opening hours, events, or free access. It’s a good moment to explore both large museums and smaller, lesser-known ones. Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival – 10-19 April, various venues The Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival focuses on contemporary Sp…

Things to Do in Utrecht: a Complete Guide to Discovering the City and Its Surroundings

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 23, 2022 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…is monumental building from 1276, tap your own beer or try a beer tasting. Museums to See in Utrecht Utrecht has an impressive number of Museums, art galleries and exhibitions. From Christian art to automatically played instruments and trains, there is something for everyone. One day will never be enough to visit everything Utrecht’s cultural scene has to offer, so make your choice wisely. Here is only a selection of the main museums in Utrecht. T…

Dutch Provinces: a Complete Guide to Exploring the Netherlands’ Treasures

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 14, 2023 | All Photos, Featured, The Netherlands

…m (with its bold architecture), Gouda (cheese and history), and The Hague (museums and beaches). The coastal dunes and long beaches – like those in Scheveningen, Katwijk, and Ouddorp – draw visitors year-round. Nature lovers will enjoy the Biesbosch National Park, a lush network of wetlands perfect for hiking and boating. Other nature areas include Voornes Duin, The Hague Forest, Meijendel dune reserve, and the Reeuwijkse Plassen lakes. Top attrac…