As well as being home to two of the cities most
famous museums this area also contains the popular
Vondelpark. A haven of greenery in the heart of
Amsterdam, there are trendy cafes and free concerts
and shows in the open-air theatre during the summer
months.
National Museum
This collection, with Rembrandt’s Night Watch
at its centre, is like a family album of Dutch
painting including works by Vermeer, Frans Hals
and many other masters. Don’t miss the new
exhibition of Asiatic art in the south wing or
the exquisite collection of dolls houses.
Opening hours: 10am-5pm
Tel: 674 70 00
Van Gogh Museum
This museum houses the most complete collection
of this extraordinary and well loved painter’s
works in the world. Some 200 paintings and 550
sketches show Van Gogh in all his moods , from
the sombre tones of the Potato Eaters to the
bright yellows and blues of Provence, and taken
to the extremes in the reds and blacks of his
Wheatfield with Crows .
Opening hours: Everyday 10am-6pm
Tel: 570 52 00
Café Welling
The pavement behind the Concertgebouw is filled
with tables all summer long. This ‘brown
café’ frequented by the young and
trendy, is a welcome relief from the more expensive
spots near by. The musicicans have their own
special table.
Opening hours: 4pm-1am
Fri and Sat. until 2am
Tel: 662 01 55
Concertgebouw
In 1888 a new concert hall was built on piles at
the heart of the residental districts, then under
construction. The neo-Classical façade
hides an auditorium with exceptional acoustics,
which have given the concert halll its great
reputation. It is also famous for its orchestra
of early instruments.
Opening hours: 10am-7pm
Tel: 573 05 73
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