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

by Dana Marin | Aug 7, 2024 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

Welcome to Oud-Zuid (Old South), Amsterdam’s not-so-hidden treasure! Straddling the balance...

Amsterdam Tulp festival 2016

by Dana Marin | Apr 3, 2016 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

This weekend I was sick and had to cancel all my plans, including what sounded like a very fun bike tour which I hope I can still do next weekend. But the weather was amazing, so today I had to get out of the house, at least for...

A sunflower labyrinth at Van Gogh museum

by Dana Marin | Sep 6, 2015 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 2

A labyrinth made of 125,000 sunflowers, all yellow and smiling at the sun, covered half of the Museumplein this weekend. The labyrinth was created by the Van Gogh museum to celebrate the opening of the new entrance hall. It was...

A sea of lasers flooding Museumplein

by Dana Marin | May 12, 2015 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

A sea of light flooded Museumplein (Museum Square) tonight — just another way for the Rijksmuseum to celebrate the acquisition of a new painting. The lasers looked more like the Northern Lights for me, but I guess everyone...

A personal guided tour to the Rijksmuseum

by Dana Marin | Nov 25, 2014 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

A special art tour at Rijksmuseum We were invited recently to a special “art treat” — a personal guided tour of the Rijksmuseum! This sounded so appealing that we went there on a Sunday afternoon, even though...

Best museums Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum

by Dana Marin | Mar 24, 2014 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

As the most visited museum in the Netherlands in 2012, the Van Gogh Museum is one museum in Amsterdam that nobody wants to miss. This isn’t surprising, considering that Vincent van Gogh is now one of the most popular...

Modern art in Amsterdam: visit to Stedelijk Museum

by Dana Marin | Feb 17, 2013 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 2

One of the famous Amsterdam museums located in Museumplein is Stedelijk — Amsterdam’s Museum of Modern Art. I was planning a visit as soon as the museum opened, since it was closed due to renovation for more than...

The most popular museum in Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum

by Dana Marin | Apr 14, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands. This is a museum that is probably on anyone’s list when planning a trip to Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum (meaning State Museum) exists for more that two hundred years and...