Transportation to Zaanse Schans Windmills by Train, Bus, or Day-Trip Tour from Amsterdam
Getting to the working windmills at Zaanse Schans takes less than an hour by public transportation (train or bus) from Amsterdam. → Read more
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2024: Frans Hals Exhibition in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum will hold a solo exhibition of Frans Hals with over 50 paintings in Amsterdam from 16 February to 9 June 2024 (also in London in 2023 and Berlin end 2024). The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will stage its first-ever major solo exhibition of the Dutch artist Frans Hals during the first half of 2024. … Read more
2024: Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Exhibitions: Seine and Matthew Wong
In 2023 and 2024 special exhibitions in the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam include Van Gogh Along the Seine, Pokemon, and a retrospective exhibition of the Chinese Canadian artist Matthew Wong. From mid-October 2023 to mid-January 2024, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has a special exhibition on the paintings Van Gogh painted at Asnières along … Read more
Best Fun Christmas Events in the Netherlands
What to Do in Holland during Xmas, Advent, and December Christmas events in the Netherlands include the arrival of St Nikolas in Holland, the Santa Claus race in Rotterdam, Pink Christmas in Amsterdam and many markets and concerts during December. Christmas festivities in the Netherlands usually start early with the arrival of Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) … Read more
Visit Avifauna the Largest Bird Park in The Netherlands
Vogelpark Avifauna in Alphen aan den Rijn in South Holland is the largest bird park in the Netherlands and a great day trip from Den Haag, Gouda, Delft, and Rotterdam. Vogelpark Avifauna Bird Park is the top tourist attraction in Alphen aan den Rijn in the Groene Hart (literally, green heart) region of South Holland. … Read more
See Stained-Glass Windows in the Gothic Sint Janskerk in Gouda
The 16th-century stained-glass windows in De Sint Janskerk (St John’s Church) in Gouda, South Holland are among the best post-medieval religious art in The Netherlands. The Sint Janskerk (St John’s Church) in Gouda is the longest church in The Netherlands allowing for fine acoustics and enough space to display almost half of all sixteenth-century stained-glass … Read more
Visit the Gothic Stadhuis in Gouda, South Holland
The historic Town Hall in Gouda, one of the oldest Gothic stadhuizen in The Netherlands, is at the center of the Markt and weekly outdoor cheese market. Gouda, famous for its cheese, is also worth visiting for its 350 rijksmonumenten (national monuments). At the heart of the old town is one of the most impressive … Read more
Visit the Museum Gouda in South Holland
The family-friendly Museum Gouda covers local history, torture implements and art in a Dutch city mostly famous for cheese. The Museum Gouda is a local history museum located inside a former hospital across the alley from the St Janskerk in the heart of Gouda. The museum has an eclectic collection that will satisfy the curiosity of … Read more
See the Munch : Van Gogh Special Exhibition in Amsterdam
“The Scream” by Edvard Munch is one of the highlights of special exhibition of art works by Munch and Vincent van Gogh in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The Munch : Van Gogh temporary exhibition is on show in The Netherlands from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016. Around 100 works, including 80 … Read more
Visiting the Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) in Amsterdam
The Verzetsmuseum in Amsterdam covers the history of Dutch resistance to the German occupation during the Second World War. It has a special junior section for children. The Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) in Amsterdam is a remarkable exhibition on The Netherlands during the Second World War. It covers the run-up to the war, the occupation … Read more