Anne Frank is the most famous girl who ever lived in Amsterdam. And that is mainly due to her diary in which she wrote about her life while hiding during the Second World War. The Germans who occupied the Netherlands captured Jewish people and took …
Art becomes art if it is different from anything that has been made before and if the painting, sculpture or photograph inspires people, making them happy or sad, creative or angry. Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous Dutch artists in history and …
Beautifully coloured birds that fly back and forth. Dangerous crocodiles waiting with their mouth wide open for a tasty bite to land on their tongue. Playful monkeys jumping from one play instrument to another. Large, impressive elephants, and slightly smaller adorable ones. Camels eating a …
You learn the most by doing, they say. At science museum NEMO, you are invited to do all sorts of exciting experiments with which you learn everything about nature, energy, electricity, mathematics, machinery and innovation. This exhibition on five floors, in the most striking building …
Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer and Frans Hals are some of the greatest painters of the 17th century. You can see their most famous works in the Gallery of Honour on the second floor of Rijksmuseum. All Dutch 18th and 19th century art (including paintings …
