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The Cat Cabinet Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Aug 10, 2023 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

In the heart of Amsterdam, on Herengracht 497 in a lovely old house, an unusual art museum can be...

Cultural Amersfoort: Museum Flehite

by Dana Marin | Feb 10, 2022 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

During the recent trip to Amersfoort, I visited my first museums since the start of the pandemic....

Meet the Artist: Fleur Spolidor, a Painter with a Poetic Imagination

by Dana Marin | Apr 28, 2021 | All Photos, People and Stories | 0

I was walking with Fleur on a street in Amsterdam, during our meeting for a photoshoot, and...

Unleash Your Creativity: over 30 English-Taught Courses and Workshops in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Apr 23, 2019 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 10

This pages includes affiliate links. If you click and purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra costs to you. Article updated in 2024. We are so often caught up in the daily routine that we forget to think about...

A Love for Painting: Vanja Popek

by Dana Marin | Apr 15, 2019 | All Photos, People and Stories | 0

The first thing I’ve seen when I entered Vanja’s house was a red painting covering an...

Bookstore in a 15th Century Cathedral: Waanders In de Broeren

by Dana Marin | Jul 10, 2018 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

It was a rainy summer day when a friend took me to visit the pretty city of Zwolle. We wandered...

Visiting art galleries in the Spiegelkwartier

by Dana Marin | Nov 16, 2017 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

I like to visit art galleries from time to time, to see what’s on the market at the moment. It can be a great way to get a bit of inspiration or to spend some free time (for free). Although, I have to admit that in some...

Theatre Evening: ‘Red’ by John Logan

by Dana Marin | Nov 13, 2017 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

It appears that I’ve been very lucky lately in the cultural events I have attended. I’ve seen some great shows in Amsterdam recently, the latest one being Orange Tea Theatre’s interpretation of...

Gloomy November Day

by Dana Marin | Nov 1, 2017 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

This week is a staycation week for me. That means I took a few days off to relax at home. I’m enjoying the city as much as I can, and some parts of the country as well. Today I wasn’t very inspired — the first...

Open Ateliers Nieuwmarkt

by Dana Marin | Oct 11, 2017 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

Last weekend, the artists living and creating in the Nieuwmarkt area of Amsterdam opened their atelier to the public. Open Ateliers is an interesting event that I wanted to attend since I found out about it from a friend. I was...

Visiting the Rijksmuseum

by Dana Marin | Feb 10, 2016 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 2

People&art — at the Rijksmuseum: Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for daily stories about life in the Netherlands. And share this post if you liked it!

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...

Street art around Amsterdam (2013)

by Dana Marin | Nov 27, 2013 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

Amsterdam buildings provide a good canvas for artists; new works of art are popping out all the time here and there and I like to spot them throughout my walks because some of them are really great. For those of you who want to...