Cobra Museum for Modern Art in Amstelveen
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3w ago
Cobra is an avant-garde art movement of European artists from the 1940s and 1950s who originated from Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam – hence the acronym CoBrA. The artists developed the movement in Paris before taking their work to a wider audience in New York. The popular Cobra Museum in Amstelveen (south of Amsterdam) highlights paintings and sculptures from the movement and also holds frequent exhibitions of other modern artists. Cobra Museum – entrance lobby The Cobra collection contains various works from renowned Dutch Cobra artists such as Karel Appel, Constant and Corneille; and al ..read more
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National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam (Closed)
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2M ago
The Dutch National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam is a new museum in the heart of the city’s Jewish district. It is expected to open on 11 March 2024. It will tell the story of the persecution, deportation and murder of Jews in the Netherlands during World War Two, as well as stories of rescue and survival. The museum is located on the Plantage Middenlaan street in the Hervormde Kweekschool, a former teacher training school. During the war, hundreds of Jewish children being held at the crèche nextdoor were secretly brought to safety via the school building. Across the street can be found the Ho ..read more
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Madame Tussauds Amsterdam – Celebrity Waxworks Exhibition
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5M ago
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam is part of the world famous exhibition of waxworks of prominent people and celebrities. Book Madame Tussauds Amsterdam tickets here It is located on Dam Square in the heart of Amsterdam in a 5-storey limestone building (built in 1917) that it shares with the Peek & Cloppenburg department store. Madame Tussauds is named after Frenchwoman Marie Tussaud née Grosholtz (1761-1850) who established a travelling wax figures exhibition in the early 19th century. The first Madame Tussauds permanent exhibit was founded on Baker Street in London in 1835, before moving in 1884 ..read more
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Best Travel Credit Cards in the Netherlands
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by AmsTips
10M ago
Credit cards are essential if you do a lot of travelling, particularly when booking hotels and hiring rental cars. In this article we will look at the 7 best credit cards in the Netherlands for travel benefits alone. You will see that the list contains a number of American Express (Amex) cards which are well known for their travel features. However one drawback to Amex cards is they are not as well accepted as Mastercard and Visa – so savvy travellers will often have a number of cards for different situations. Our top travel cards are as follows: American Express Platinum Metal Card [Apply] A ..read more
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House of Bols – Cocktail & Genever Experience in Amsterdam
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by AmsTips
10M ago
The House of Bols is a cocktail and genever experience in Amsterdam about Lucas Bols, the oldest distilled spirit brand in the world which has been running since 1575. The House of Bols is located in a row of houses on Paulus Potterstraat which is directly opposite the Museumplein square. House of Bols building in Amsterdam The experience is essentially an interactive museum which offers a free audio tour through a number of exhibit rooms and ends in the bar area where you get one free cocktail. The audio guide is available in 5 languages: English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish. The museum ..read more
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Rembrandts Amsterdam Experience
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by AmsTips
10M ago
Rembrandts Amsterdam Experience is an immersive multimedia presentation about noted Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. It highlights Rembrandt’s turbulent life and career and focuses particularly on Rembrandt’s last years with a reconstruction of his studio on Rozengracht in Amsterdam. Rembrandts Amsterdam is located on the ground floor of a building near Max Euweplein, not far from Amsterdam’s Leidseplein square. The experience show lasts about 25 minutes and is held in 2 back rooms using state-of-the-art projection. The front entrance hall has a ticket desk and small shop area. Depending on th ..read more
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Amsterdam The Style Outlets Mall
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by AmsTips
10M ago
Amsterdam The Style Outlets is an outdoor shopping mall which is located between Amsterdam and Haarlem. It opened in 2020 and is the only outlet centre in the Randstad area of the Netherlands. It contains around 100 Dutch and international branded stores. Amsterdam The Style Outlets is run by the Spanish NEINVER group which also has outlets in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain. The outlet is located in the town of Halfweg on the former site of the CSM Sugar Factory which operated from 1919 to 1992. The area known as SugarCity is slowly being developed as a multi-purpose facility which will ..read more
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Designer Outlet Roermond – Discount Mall in the Netherlands
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by AmsTips
11M ago
The Designer Outlet Roermond is a fashion outlet mall located near the Dutch-German border in the south of the Netherlands. It is run by the McArthurGlen Group – the Roermond location has around 186 branded stores and is the largest mall in their international portfolio. The Netherlands isn’t generally renowned for discount shopping and bargain basement prices. It’s no surprise that the Designer Outlet Roermond has become popular with those seeking branded discounts and the chance to visit stores not normally available on the local high street. Generally, expect about 30% off the standard reta ..read more
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Go City Amsterdam All Inclusive Pass Review
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by AmsTips
1y ago
The Go City Amsterdam All Inclusive Pass is a visitor pass that offers free entry to a number of attractions and tours in and around Amsterdam. It is issued by Go City which is an international group offering city passes to over 30 destinations worldwide. Go City offers digital passes which can be used with the Go City app or just simply printed out. The Go City Amsterdam All Inclusive Pass is an alternative to the official I Amsterdam City card. Go City also has an Explorer Pass which is based on the number of attractions you visit. In this article we will take a detailed look at the Amsterda ..read more
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IJ-Hallen Flea Market in Amsterdam
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by AmsTips
1y ago
IJ-Hallen is a flea market which takes place monthly over a weekend at NDSM wharf in the north of Amsterdam. With around 750 outdoor stalls (400-500 indoor stalls in winter) it is the largest regular flea market in the Netherlands and one of the biggest in Europe. NDSM wharf can be easily reached from the back of Amsterdam Central station by hopping on the free GVB ferry. The trip takes about 15 minutes and offers some great views of the IJ river and Amsterdam’s waterfront development. On arrival it is a short walk from the ferry towards the former shipyard area. The market is normally hosted ..read more
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