Friday night at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam

Have you ever planned to visit one of the most exciting European countries’, Netherlands’ capital, Amsterdam? If the answer is no, than here is the time to travel to this city, where the daytime culture and the nighttime party are connecting.

Friday in Van GoghOne of the most famous museums in Amsterdam, the Van Gogh Museum welcomes the guests with a new program after the sun goes down. Those who visit to this place could be the part of a great culture-party, where DJs, performers and exhibitions entertain everybody at every Friday night.

The museum prepares with a bar too, so the real Friday night mood is guaranteed, moreover disc jockeys, visual artists make the atmosphere much better. The live performances dazzle everybody. When somebody is sitting on one of the convenient chairs whit a lovely drink and seeing the great programs, the problems are flying away. Besides the culture fans wouldn’t be bored neither, because this is an important part of the Friday night at the Van Gogh Museum.

Imagine that you organize a lovely couple days in the amazing capital of Netherlands, Amsterdam, visit all the attractions, have a lovely walk near to the canals, see the little bit weird and narrow Dutch houses, and then when the sun goes down, visit the Van Gogh Museum at any Friday night from six to ten at the evening and enjoy the culture with the fun. You definitely should try this program, when you visit to Amsterdam.

The program is on until August 30th, 2013 (if it will not be prolonged)

Uitmarkt 2013

Did you know that Uitmarkt is the largest cultural festival in the entire Netherlands and every year it attracts about 500,000 people? The festival is arranged at more than 30 venues and more than 500 performers make this one giant party.

In 2013 the Uitmarkt festival will be arranged at a great location in Amsterdam, at the Leidseplein and Museumplein. In addition to these squares there will be loads of performance in theatres, museums and venues nearby. But, when is the Uitmarkt going to take place in 2013?

Uitmarkt

Uitmarkt 2013 dates: August 30th, 31st and September 1st

Does it sound interesting? Find more information and program for the festival here.

 

Frederico Barocci exhibition at Amsterdam

The capital of Netherlands, the beautiful Amsterdam is like the Venice of Western Europe. The city with the canals is amazing, so when somebody travels here, he or she always wants to come back. Beautiful buildings, nice people and great programs wait for tourists; for example in the National Gallery of Amsterdam, where visitors can see the famous Italian painter, Frederico Barocci’s masterpieces.

Maybe not everybody knows Frederico Barocci’s name, but he was a very popular renaissance painter around the 16th and 17th century. The artist was born in the Italian city, Urbino and he died here in 1612. He studied, lived and worked for example in Rome. He left back several beautifully created paintings. The collection of his works was exhibited only in Italy – so far.

Between 27 February 2013 and 19 May 2013 visitors can see the talented painter’s amazing pictures in the capital of Netherlands, Amsterdam, in the National Gallery.

Organize a lovely holiday to Amsterdam with your family, friends or love. Cruise on the channel, see the tiniest home building, which is slightly larger than a door, walk near the canal and across the wonderful bridges, shop black or other interesting colored tulips, find treasures at the flea market, and when the wooden clogs are pinch, visit the National Gallery and enjoy the Italian renaissance man’s amazing works. Have a great time!

Frederico Barocci exhibition
February 27th – May 19th
National Gallery

Tutankhamun, his tomb and his treasures

Just imagine, we are in Egypt one hundred years ago as members of the famous archaeologist, Howard Carter’s treasure hunter team. The desert’s sand burn our eyes, and the hot, Egyptian air is almost unbearable. We have found lots of small treasures, when we finally see something beautiful: Tutankhamun, the most famous pharaoh’s tomb and treasures.

Now let’s get back to the present and it could be the real life, not just an imagination, at least for those who visit the Amsterdam EXPO’s newest exhibition, the ’Tutankhamun, his tomb and his treasures’ between 29 November 2012 and 5 May 2013. Covering an area of 3,000 square metres, the exhibition is a unique reproduction of Tutankhamun’s burial chambers and contains more than 1,000 fascinating exhibits.

Tutankhamun, his tomb and his treasures However the original historical artifacts are in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, these realistic, hand-made artifacts give the same experience to the visitors, like they have just discovered the famous pharaoh’s tomb. Shiny relics, tempter treasures: at this exhibition every can rediscover the grave of Tutankhamun!

More informations:
Amsterdam Expo
Adress: Gustav Mahlerlaan 24
1082 LS AMSTERDAM
Tel: 020-7630599

Opening Hours: Thursday 29 November 2012 including Sunday 5 May 2013, Mo – Su: 09:00 – 19:00 hour. Closed on Tuesday 25 December 2012 and on Tuesday 1 January 2013

Usher Amsterdam 2013

On January 18th in 2013 Usher will enter the stage in Ziggodome in Amsterdam to give a booming start to the new year. This will at least be the first of the hot concerts on the list in 2013, so check it out if you are a fan of Usher and his music. Usher was born in 1978 and got his big breakthrough in the 90s. His most popular album Confessions was released in 2004, and if you come to the Usher concert in Amsterdam you will probably hear the most famous songs from this and the rest of his albums.

Usher Amsterdam 2013
Ziggodome
January 18th, 20.00

Tickets: Seatwave.com – WorldTicketShop – Viagogo

Usher concert in Amsterdam
Usher concert in Amsterdam

If you come from Norway and would like to see Norwegian television while in Holland, or you have some other reason for wanting to watch NRK online from outside Norway that can be a little hard. To find a solution to the problem, read this article from the Oslo Guide. If you are looking for ways to get hold of an IP address in any other foreign nation, the article can give you information on such things as well.

The lure of falconry in Rijksmuseum

Falconry in Rijksmuseum
Falconry in Rijksmuseum

While still waiting for the Rijksmuseum to be 100% finished and all renovation work history (which will happen in 2013) the museum is still going strong and an interesting exhibition titled The lure of falconry can be seen in the Philips wing from August 157 till November 19th in 2012. This exhibition has been set on display due to the fact that UNESCO, part of the United Nations, recently recognised the traditional art of falconry as intangible cultural heritage not long ago.

More about the exhibition (source)
In medieval Europe, falconry was an activity reserved for royalty and nobility and came to be a form of entertainment intertwined with a genteel, courtly lifestyle. In European courts a remarkably large number of falconers, who trained and cared for the birds, were from the Netherlands. For centuries, the village of Valkenswaard, located in the Kempen region of the province of Noord-Brabant, and situated along the migration route of the peregrine falcon, was a key supplier of birds and falconers. In the prints, the falconers are often depicted as courtly lovers, noble saints or vain libertines. The prints will be displayed among several historical artefacts relating to falconry from the private collections of falconers.

The lure of falconry  in Rijksmuseum
August 7th – November 19th
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

There are lots of other museums in Amsterdam to visit during your stay, and do not miss out on all the other cool attractions and nice restaurants while in town. If you have some time of, we can also warmly recommend a day trip to for example Brussels.

Beauty in Abundance – Van Gogh Museum

Between February 2nd and September 23rd the exhibition Beauty in Abundance can be visited in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The exhibition shows highlights from the print collection of the Van Gogh Museum, and in total more than 100 prints can be seen. The works of Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, Steinlen and Toulouse-Lautrec are featured here.

Beauty in Abundance
Van Gogh Museum
February 2-September 23, 2012

Frozen for three centuries – Rijksmuseum

Starting on 22 November, the Rijksmuseum will be exhibiting roughly 75 original objects from Nova Zembla. The objects were left on the island in 1597, after Willem Barentsz had overwintered there with his crew, and were found three centuries later. Weapons, goods, tools and personal belongings will be on display. The exhibition will also include new work by British artist Siân Bowen, who took inspiration from prints that were also found on Nova Zembla.

If this sounds like an interesting exhibition to you, visit the Rijksmuseum before March the 5th to check it out!

Frozen for three centuries
Rijksmuseum
November 22nd, 2011 – March 5, 2012

Museums in Amsterdam

Van Gogh’s studio practice: Canvases re-used

Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum

Since June 10 2011 an exhibition named “Van Gogh’s studio practice: Canvases re-used” can be seen in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. This exhibition will be available for exactly a year, meaning it will be taken down on June 10th in 2012. In the exhibition you can learn more about Vincent van Gogh and his working methods. See how he re-used the canvases he had used before, and see the effect this had on his images.

This presentation examines these various working methods on the basis of paintings such as Nude girl, seated, Self-portrait with pipe, View from Theo’s apartment and Basket of pansies. When re-using certain canvases, Van Gogh applied a particular kind of covering layer that caused the condition of the painted scene on it to deteriorate over the years. Attention is also given to this aspect.

Van Gogh’s studio practice: Canvases re-used
Van Gogh Museum
June 10, 2011 – June 10, 2012

Amsterdam museums

Christmas exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

If you would like to see magnificent wooden and painted Madonnas, then you better head of to the Rijksmuseum to check out the Christmas exhibition available until March 5th, 2012. At the exhibition you can see a picture from 1490 called “The Holy Kinship”, and besides this you can see many other wonderful paintings and wooden work. So, if you are still in the Christmas atmosphere, why not check out this exhibition?