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Musuems in the Netherlands
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Allard Pierson Museum
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Town: Amsterdam
Address: Oude Turfmarkt 127
Phone: +31 20 52 52 556
e-mail: allard.pierson.museum@uva.nl
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Price: 25 - 5 EUR
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| The archaeological museum of the Universiteit van Amsterdam, Allard Pierson Museum, showcases ancient civilisations of Egypt, the Near East, the Greek World, the Roman Empire and Etruria. The museum’s art objects and vessels date from 4000 BC to AD 500 and provide a comprehensive glimpse of mythology and religion in Antiquity. The museum displays original antiquities, as well as objects outlining their significance in Western tradition.
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Amsterdam Arena -Ajax Museum
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Town: Amsterdam
Address: Arena boulevard 1
Phone: +31 20 311 13 36
e-mail: info@amsterdamarena.nl
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| The Ajax Amsterdam Arena football stadium is one of largest structures of this kind in Europe. The large scale of both Ajax's club achievements and the impressive stadium can be appreciated while taking a guided tour through the exceptional modern architecture and the numerous examples of advanced technology. The Ajax museum provides a comprehensive multimedia journey through the 100 years long history of the renowned football club, which has produced some of the greatest stars in the world of football. The museum outlines the story of the club's history, from its early beginnings to the present. The Ajax sportswear and souvenirs outlet can also be found in the Ajax shop, located in the stadium.
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Amsterdam Bus Museum - MUSA
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Town: Amsterdam
Phone: +31 900 423 11 00
e-mail: president@museumbus-amsterdam.nl
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| During the early 1970s, buses dating from the 1950s were rapidly withdrawn from service in the Netherlands. Following efforts to save some of this industrial heritage, an Amsterdam initiative started in 1975. The Amsterdam Bus Museum – MUSA trust was formed, and the organisation succeeded in preserving several buses from the 50s. The collection was later enriched by buses dating from more recent times, and today the museum holds a total of 25 buses. MUSA's fleet illustrates the development of the Dutch city and regional buses from the 1930s to the 80s. The museum displays buses from renowned Dutch transport companies, and offers some activities, such as participation in public transport events, or giving rides to visitors. The nostalgic Transport Day of Amsterdam, an annual event organised by MUSA in co-operation with other Amsterdam museums, is also held here.
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Amsterdam Historical Museum
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Town: Amsterdam
Address: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 357
Phone: +31 20 523 1822
e-mail: info@amsterdamescape.com
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Price: 45 - 6 EUR
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| The Amsterdam Historical Museum is located near Amsterdam’s busiest shopping street, Kalverstraat, in the core of the city. The museum showcases Amsterdam’s people in the city’s rich history, and is well known for its displays of Rembrandt paintings and centuries-old portraits depicting the men of the civic guard, which are displayed in a separate building – the Civic Guard Gallery.
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Amsterdam Tulip Museum
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Town: Amsterdam
Address: Prinsengracht 112
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| The Amsterdam Tulip Musuem provides an interesting showcase of the “world's most dangerous flower,” which has, according to a legend, driven Sultans and the wealthy to madness and bankruptcy. Before tulips became known as garden flowers planted in neat flower beds, they grew in the wilderness of central Asia, on the territory where China and Tibet meet Russia and Afghanistan. The harsh terrain was isolated from civilisation by the Tien Shan and the Pamir mountains. The first tulip buffs, however, were not Dutchmen, but the Ottoman Empire rulers, who cultivated the flower in their lavish Istanbul palaces. Suleymen the Magnificent possessed an exclusive sanctum planted with huge amounts of tulips. The 17th-century Dutch divided their tulips into three categories: Rosen, Violetten and the Bizarden bulbs, coloured red, purple or brown on yellow, respectively. However, Holland's most prized tulips were the multicoloured 'broken' tulips, representing a pattern of pure white or yellow petals
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Anne Frank Museum
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Town: Amsterdam
Address: Prinsengracht 267
Phone: +31 20 5567100
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Price: 35 - 0 EUR
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| The Anne Frank House offers a glimpse of what happened in the rooms of the Secret Annex. Although the rooms of the annex have been maintained and preserved, the original furniture was carted away after the family’s arrest. The salvaged documents, as well as objects belonging to the eight people who dwelt in hiding, are displayed in the Secret Annex.
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Art Plein Spui
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Town: Amsterdam
Address: Art Plein Spui
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| The Art Plein Spui in Amsterdam, S.A.I.A. (Amsterdam International Artists Foundation) organises an open-air exhibition with recent works by 60 Dutch and international artists. The displays feature an array of techniques, including paintings in oil and acrylics, water colours, graphic arts, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery Thanks to the museum's rotating system of displaying art, the original works of some 25 different participants are displayed each Sunday. The harp/guitar duo Sunflower plays during the exhibitions. Art Plein Spui offers direct buys from the artists, without the involvement of museums or galleries, and provides great circumstances for the visitors to talk with the painters.
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Aviodome (National Aviation Museum)
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Town: Amsterdam
Address: Westelijke Randweg 201
Phone: +31 900 284 6376
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Price: 0 - 15 EUR
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| The Aviodome, or National Aerospace Museum, highlights aviation history while focusing on the Dutch contribution to the development of aviation. Installed in an aluminium dome, the exhibits show the progress of aviation from early pioneers to modern and future developments. The site displays more than 20 air planes and engines, as well as numerous models and additional objects, such as equipment and documents, giving an informative glimpse into what flying used to be like
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