Related Projects
Exploring the art of painting in The Rijksmuseum
Duration: 3 hours (walking)
Meet: entrance Rijksmuseum
Fourteen paintings from the Golden Age. Details tell stories that all 17th century people understood. We nearly don’t anymore. Like The Egg Dance by Pieter Aertsen and why did Courte paint a bunch of asparagus? Tour and information about the building itself.
The story of The Jordaan: saved by a whisker
Duration: 3 hours (walking)
Departure: Amsterdam Museum
A chaos of different architectural styles, atmospheres and lively stories. Perhaps a sing-a-long at Aunty Leen, a coffee at ‘Rooie Nelis’ café and ‘Blonde Greet’ café.
The old city
Duration: 3 hours (walking)
Departure: Amsterdam Museum
‘Een stille omgang’, through the ‘Gebed zonder end’, a visit to the hotel “The Grand’, ending with a huppelolie liquor in the ‘De Ooievaar’ café.
On the canals of Amsterdam
Duration: 3 hours (walking)
Departure: Amsterdam Museum
Through three lanes, the Keizersgracht, neck gables, cornu pieces, pull-bells and ‘schaamschotjes’ to the Leidsegracht.
Sculptures in Amsterdam: From Van Heutsz to Vondel
Duration: 3 hours (walking)
Departure: Olympiaplein
Four sculptures at the Valerius square and in the Emma park and five in the Vondel park. Why are they there, what are they made of and who made them? What do they say about their location?