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This Season Food, Drinks & Nightlife Special

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OUR 9 AREAS AREA 1 - page 8 JORDAAN

AREA 2 - page 12 9 STRAATJES

AREA 3 - page 16 MUSEUMKWARTIER

AREA 4 - page 18 OLD TOWN

AREA 5 - page 23 CITY CENTER

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City of Amsterdam Where to begin?

That’s a good question! Amsterdam has so much to offer that it is impossible to see everything in a week, let alone in a weekend. To make things a little easier for you the Amsterdam Journal has divided the city into nine easy-reference areas for you. Each area has its own character. In the one area you will mainly find the authentic Amsterdam with its real brown (referring to the dark wood interiors) pubs (the Jordaan), in the next area you will find the most important art collections of the Netherlands (Museumkwartier – Museum Quarter), large shops or on the contrary unusual specialist shops (Centrum (Centre), de Negen Straatjes (Nine Streets) or nature combined with history (the Plantage). For those who want to go out, Amsterdam (Rembrandtplein, Leidseplein) is the place to be. Also modern architecture buffs can indulge themselves here (Eastern Docklands) and those who also want to see Amsterdam’s world-famous and typical side, now’s your chance (Red light district).

You could easily spend a day in each area, but luckily combining the areas is also easy. The areas link up well, public transport will take you everywhere. Should you be at a loss: Amsterdammers are helpful and practically everyone speaks English.

Welkom en veel plezier! (Welcome and enjoy!)

AREA 7 - page 24 THE PLANTAGE

AREA 8 - page 26 LEIDSEPLEIN

AREA 9 - page 29 DOCKLANDS

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DID YOU KNOW THAT: Amsterdammers also call their city Mokum?

Amsterdam was originally built on piles?

You can more or less deduce from the gables how old a canalside house is?

Amsterdam has more canals and bridges than Venice?

The Amsterdam ring of canals has been on the UNESCO world heritage list since 2010?

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The return of Jakop Ahlbom’s award-winning play Lebensraum Language no problem!

24 - 27 August in DeLaMar Theater!

After travelling around the world for 3 years,the awardwinning show Lebensraum (Habitat) returns to Amsterdam. Jakop Ahlbom once again brings the magic of silent movies to the stage, with the help of the band Alamo Race Track. Lebensraum is inspired by the work of actor and filmmaker Buster Keaton, a pioneer of slapstick and physical comedy.

The international press on Lebensraum: Dig Boston/USA: `Lebensraum: Pure physical comedy, pure fuckin’fun’ Boston Globe/USA: `Lebensraum challenges and inspires audience’ El Pais/ SP: ‘ Pantomima genial’ Volkskrant ‘Jakop Ahlbom, Reinier Schimmel and Silke Hundertmark are ingenious conjurers in this piece of living-room slapstick that draws on movements and timing from the silent movie era.’ **** De Telegraaf ‘Lebensraum is surreal physical theatre with a hint of magic.’ **** Observer/UK: `Excellent! Hundertmark is extraordinary’ Libération/FR: `Le spectacle Lebensraum a fait l’effet d’une bombe’

Two men are living together in a single tiny room. They have ingenuously solved the problem of lack of space. All the furniture has multiple functions: the bed doubles as a piano and the bookcase serves as a fridge. And to compensate for the absence of a woman, the pair create a mechanical cleaning lady. But it soon becomes clear that she has no intention of quietly going about her chores.

This doll has opinions of her own. Tensions mount, and the room starts getting smaller and smaller. The men’s latest invention may be their downfall.

DELAMAR THEATER Marnixstraat 402 - Amsterdam Tickets available at www.delamar.nl or by phone 0900 - 33 52 627 (1€ per call)

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A dark remake of an iconic Fairytale Swan Lake Language no problem!

21 till 30 June in Theater de Meervaart!

With eight dancers, a live band, animal heads and knife throwers, it’s fair to say that Jakop Ahlbom bends the world-famous fairy tale entirely to his will. The characters in Swan Lake discover their darker sides, manipulative tendencies, jealousy and vengefulness, as well as the truth that love doesn’t conquer all. Alamo Race Track transform the original music by Tchaikovsky into their own characteristic style with influences from indie, folk and pop. The band will also compose new music for the production and will be performing live on stage every night.

SWAN LAKE is the first dance performance by Jakop Ahlbom in collaboration with ICK under the directorship of Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten.

Jakop Ahlbom Over the past decade, Ahlbom developed a specific style of his own, mixing theatre, mime, dance and illusionism into a unique theatrical language. Ahlbom toured extensively abroad, both in Europe and in the US, with award-winning performances such as VIELFALT, LEBENSRAUM and HORROR. He directed the opera HOFFMANN with Deutsche Oper Berlin, Franz Kafka’s DER PROZESS for Staatstheater Mainz and choreographed the dance film award-winning OFF GROUND. ICK Amsterdam ICK is a celebrated platform for dance under the directorship of Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten. Their work has a unique way of bridging the distinction between abstract and narrative dance, to which the intuitively moving body is always central. The ensemble has received numerous prestigious (international) prizes and has been touring the world for the last twenty years.

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Enjoying authentic Amsterdam in a relaxed way that is what you do in the Jordaan. In the past labourers and craftsmen used to live in the crisscross of little streets.

Now you get pleasantly lost among the local shops, antiquarian bookshops, galleries and (brown) pubs. This charming working class area is hot!

Authentic working class area You can wander around through the streets and side streets in a relaxed way and enjoy the spontaneous and relaxed atmosphere. You can experience the typical atmosphere of the Jordaan, in streets like Westerstraat, Tweede Anjeliersdwarsstraat, Tweede Tuindwarsstraat and around the Noordermarkt. On Saturdays you will find the best organic farmer’s market of Amsterdam on the Noordermarkt, directly opposite the Noorderkerk (Noorder church).

Pubs/Bars and shops When you walk from the Noorderkerk to the Westerkerk (Western church) – the recogni zable church that has a blue-red crown on its tower - , you will automatically get to the Westermarkt. Here you will find the monument for gay people (1987), consisting of three large pink granite triangles. From here you can go straight onto Rozengracht (Rozen canal). This shopping street is very well-liked because of its diversity of nice shops.

Anne Frank house Also not far from the Westerkerk, you can take a look in the Anne Frank’s Achterhuis. Behind a closet that turns out to be a door, you will find the small house where she wrote in her diary. Very oppressive.

The real pub life ‘Gezellig. This Dutch word – that can barely be translated properly -, applies perfectly to the typical (brown) pubs in the Jordaan.

The atmosphere is easy-going, the people are spontaneous and speak with a very broad Amsterdam accent. You will regularly hear the sound of original Dutch music. ■

TIPS! • Do you want to visit the Anne Frank House (Prinsengracht 267)? Be there on time and prepare for serious waiting times.

• Find Dutch conviviality in one of the over 60 (brown) cafés in the Jordaan.

• Visit the fabric market (Lapjesmarkt) on the Noordermarkt: Mondays 8.00 – 14.00 hours.

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Feel like going on a shopping spree? At the edge of the Jordaan you will find the Haarlemmerstraat and the Haarlemmerdijk with many contemporary and unique and edgy clothes shops.

ARTIST KEREN DE VREEDE MODERN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

Art in the Jordaan There are many little galleries in Amsterdam, but in 2012 a new gallery opened its doors. This gallery has brought color and joy to the mix of art being offered around the Jordaan area. Already named best new coming gallery by the UK Guardian, Keren de Vreede Art Gallery with it’s magnificent works of art is definitely worth a visit.

Hands on Keren de Vreede paints with merely her hands and lives her art. Bright colors, thick paint and bold and daring lines are the characteristics of her paintings.

They reflect her passion for life, her positive outlook and her bright personality.

A self-taught artist who discovered the desire to paint in her early years. Having used all kind of materials in the past, she prefers acrylic paint to express her creativity and achieve the result she is looking for. Instead of using the traditional easel, she positions her canvas on the floor. Her style can be described as modern abstract expressionism. Her paintings have been bought by art lovers and collectors from all over the world.

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Landsailing is easy to learn, fun, fast and exciting!

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9 STRAATJES Nine small streets

full of small specialist shops, boutiques and galleries.

Not far behind Dam Square, between the well-known ring of canals, you will find nine small streets full of small specialist shops, boutiques and galleries. The three times three streets are situated neatly side to side and together they are a kilometre long, but make no mistake! You can easily lose yourself here for a day.

Pleasant, unique and bold In former times the workshops of craftsmen could be found in Reestraat, Berenstraat, Runstraat, Hartenstraat, Wolvenstraat, Huidenstraat, Gasthuismolensteeg, Oude Spiegelstraat and Wijde Heisteeg. Nowadays the small streets are full of specialist shops. If you want to snap up something special, you are bound to be successful here. Contrary to the large shops in the city centre, nothing is standard here. Except the more easy-going atmosphere and the great amount of creativity.

Vintage, chic, second-hand and everything in between The collections of the shops show that the owners are passionate enthusiasts. Many of them have made their hobby their job. If you love clothes with just something special, you can indulge yourself in the more than fifty clothes shops. No sameness here, but mainly colourful, chic, trendy, exciting, vintage or second-hand clothes. The second-hand shops in the Nine Streets are famous for vintage, chic and second-hand clothes in Amsterdam by the way.

Unlike anything else All the shops really show sincere interests: shoe shops with unusual collections, a sock shop for men, specialised bookshops, a cheese shop with hundreds of different types of cheeses and have you ever seen a White Teeth shop before? ■

TIPS! • On de9straatjes.nl/uk/ you can see the amount of specialised shops • Most shops in the Nine Streets are also open on Sundays, after 12.00 hours.

• There are various small cafés in the Nine Streets that sell healthy sandwiches, smoothies, cheesecake and other goodies.

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The 9 shopping in Streets Made in Holland Amsterdam Watch Company Reestraat 3 T 020-3892789 www.awco.nl This Watch is made by the Dutch master watchmaker mr. Wiebe van der Gang. There are not many mechanical lady watches with a moon indication on the dail. Look at the stylistic characteristics of the dial and numerals.

Each watch has an idividual number and is available in steel or pink gold. In short, it is a stunning, elegant timepiece.

De Witte Tandenwinkel Dental Care and Oral Hygiene Products Runstraat 5 | 1016 GJ Amsterdam | 020 6233443 De Witte Tandenwinkel (The White Teeth Shop) sells a well figured out selection of dental care products, not easily to be found elsewhere.

No, they’re not fanatics, but they like to convey the idea that dental main-tenance need not be an annoying plight, but a way of caring that can even be pleasant. They offer solid and practical advice and are not obtrusive with that. They are there for the customer who needs a package of simple toothpicks, safe toothpaste that really whitens, wire brushes of 6,3 millimetres wide or the best electric toothbrush there is.

Open: Mon.: 1-6pm, Tue.-Fri.: 10am-6pm, Sat.: 10am-5pm

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The vintage watch shop Reestraat 3 | T 020-3892789 | www.awco.nl Amsterdam Watch Company is specialized in premium vintage and exclusive watches such as Omega, Rolex, JaegerLeCoultre, Cartier, Patek Philippe and many other brands. We also sell a large selection of exotic watchstraps, watchwinders and other watch related accessories.

And as the only watchstore in the Netherlands, we sell four Dutch handmade watches from: Van der Gang Watches, Christiaan van der Klaauw, Pellikaan and Roland Oostwegel.

Bring back a piece of time!

Nielsen Lunch Café Berenstraat 19 | 020 3306006 At the delightfully informal lunch café Nielsen, where fresh flowers put you in a summery mood whatever the weather, you are spoilt for choice from a delicious breakfast menu. Furthermore, do they have a very attractive lunch card, with scrumptious club sandwiches and home made cakes. All ingredients used are fresh and ecological friendly meat is used. They have many vegetarian and vegan dishes on the menu. All the dishes are home made, of course. Especially recommendable is their multiple prize-winning club sandwich. A true family business with a passion for fresh, honest and tasty food.

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The 9 shopping in Streets A unique characteristic of the nine streets is that you will not find any chain stores here; in fact almost all of the stores in the nine streets are speciality stores of some kind. From cheese to chocolates, fancy dress to second-hand clothing, antiques to art deco, tearooms and lunchrooms to bars; kitsch, retro and loungy are all represented in these nine unique and distinctive streets.

“The whole world is built around Amsterdam” wrote the world famous in Holland poet Joost van den Vondel in the seventeenth century. This century - being the Dutch Golden Age - was for Amsterdam a previously unexperienced period of prosperity. People came to the city for business or a decent living. The old town area became too small, so an extension was inevitable and three new main canals were dug out: Heren-, Keizers- and Prinsengracht. Between them cross-canals and -streets.

The quarter of ‘9 Streets’ was constructed in the first half of the 17th century and was from the beginning until now dominated by trade and culture. The names of the streets remind us of the old artisans dealing with all kinds of skins for the leather-industry. The area permits a general view of the architecture of all kinds of houses. Among these houses are the beautiful Vingboon-Houses and the building ‘Felix Meritis’. The Felix Meritisbuilding dates from 1787.

It was ordered by the Felix Meritis-Society.

This society was guided by the enlightenment and the ideals of those days. In this building the first Amsterdam (oval) concert-hall was constructed. By means of concerts, lessons and tests the public was actively involved. With a short intermission it has always cleared the way for cultural purposes. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was heard in the no longer exisiting municipal theater on the Keizersgracht.

On the Herengracht you’ll find the Biblical Museum. The collection is quite diverse with in its heart the Book itself (the oldest dating from 1477), an important number of temple models, archeological finds from Egypt and so on.

In the Gasthuismolensteeg nr. 7 you will find the Dutch Spectacles Museum. It reveals the history of spectacles over 700 years. In the neighbourhood of our quarter of the ‘9 Streets’ is the Royal Palace, the former Town Hall, built in 1648, the Westerkerk where Rembrandt was buried and the Anne Frank House in which the Frank family was hiding from l942 until l944. Here Anne wrote her famous diary. Visit us and find for yourself that our ‘9 Streets’ are an ideal framework to explore Amsterdam in all it’s facets and richness. Moreover you’ll have the experience that our quarter itself is an exclusive shopping area with an unmatched range of shops, studios, restaurants and hotels. ■

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BLGK goldsmiths has already for two decades been home of the collection created by three successful Dutch designers and artisans Marijke te Loo, Marit de Koomen and Wouter de Gruijter. The distinguishing trademark lies in the combination of precious stones cut to each individual design and set in the highest alloy of gold. All pieces are handcrafted and sold exclusively in the Amsterdam Hartenstraat. mon. closed / tue - fri 11.00 - 18.00 sat. 11.00 - 17.00 / every first Sunday of the month 13.00 - 17.00

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When you arrive , you are welcomed on board with a drink and an amuse bouche. Your order is taken for the main course and the boat will set sail for a two and a half hour cruise through the world-renowned canals of Amsterdam. Glide by the beautifully lit buildings, quaint little canals, houseboats and bridges while you enjoy dinner.

After a cup of coffee (or tea) with a selection of Dutch sweets, we'll bring you back to our docks.

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In August, Toneelgroep Amsterdam welcomes non-Dutch speaking audiences at the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam. Both Medea, radically rewritten by Simon Stone, and Simon Stephens’ critically acclaimed monologue Song from Far Away, will be surtitled in English.

YES WE ARE SURTITLED

Toneelgroep Amsterdam is the largest repertory theatre company of the Netherlands. Led by Ivo van Hove, the company achieved an enviable worldwide reputation. Renowned festivals and theatres are looking out for their work, from Taipei to New York, from Avignon to Sydney.

At its home base Toneelgroep Amsterdam provides English surtitles for all August and Thursday evening performances.

For more information, please visit: tga.nl/en

Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam Leidseplein 26 - Amsterdam Phone: +31(0)20 624 23 11 Opening hours for tickets: Monday-Saturday: from 12.00 - 18.00 hrs

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See the masterpieces in Holland’s most important museums with your own eyes.

There are a number of things you cannot get round in Amsterdam. Culture enthusiasts cannot go home before they have admired a number of masterpieces in Holland’s most important museums with their own eyes.

Where to begin?

Rijksmuseum (National Museum) In this impressive monumental building dating from 1885 you will find the famous masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish painters from the fifteenth up to and including the nineteenth century. Here you will also find Rembrandt’s world-famous Night Watch (1650).

Other masters to be found here are: Jan Steen, Frans Hals and Johannes Vermeer. After a long renovation project the Rijksmuseum has been open again completely since April.

Van Gogh Museum When you walk through this museum you clearly see how this painter developed. As sombre as the paintings are that he made in the Netherlands, so colourful and vivid are the works that he made on French soil. You will also find works of contemporaries like Monet and Gauguin in the museum.

Stedelijk Museum (Municipal Museum) The Stedelijk Museum, established in 1874, has a large collection of classical, modern and contemporary art. The museum owns about 90.000 objects from practically all important 20th and 21st century schools.

Concertgebouw (Concert building)

TIPS! • If you don’t like waiting, you just order your Museum tickets online.

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In 1888 the first concert took place in this famous Concert building. The acoustics in the building are extraordinary. In 2013 the Concertgebouw is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Every month of the Jubilee year a different period from the history of the Concertgebouw are central.

Browsing around in antique shops Together with the adjacent Nieuwe Spiegelstraat, Spiegelgracht (opposite the Rijksmuseum) makes up the heart of the Spiegelkwartier; an area with many antique shops and galleries. ■

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A proper neighbourhood with its own personality: the soul of Amsterdam’s Old Town Zeedijk lies in the historic centre of Amsterdam, within five minutes’ walk of Amsterdam Central Station. As soon as you turn the corner, you will taste the history and be tempted by special little shops and the smells of delicious fresh food coming from every direction - particularly at the Chinatown end of the street.

Zeedijk is the oldest part of Amsterdam’s historic centre. One place where you can get a sense of that lively history is Zeedijk 1, in café In ’t Aepjen. This wooden building dates back to 1544 and supposedly inspired a well-known Dutch saying, ‘In de aap gelogeerd zijn’, which means to be staying at the aap or, less literally, to be up the creek without a paddle. Another ‘brown café’ with its own story is ‘t Mandje, Amsterdam’s oldest gay bar, where everyone is welcomed. There are several other gay shops, bars and restaurants on the Zeedijk. The neighbourhood is one of the historic gay area’s of the city.

Spending GayPride on the Zeedijk will show you the genuine atmosphere of a Zeedijk street party.

Chinatown Amsterdam is Europe’s oldest Chinatown In the 1950s, Amsterdam’s Chinese population began to settle on and around Zeedijk in numbers. The first Chinese were brought to Amsterdam in 1911 g as cheap labour.

Forced by the economic crisis of the 1930s and the arrival of motorised ships, they went looking for other sources of income.

Amsterdam’s Chinatown owes its Chinese specialist stores, Chinese health shops and authentic Chinese kitchens to these developments. Plus, of course, there is its splendid Chinese Buddhist Fo Guang Shan He Hua Temple.

A neighbourhood with personality: the soul of Amsterdam’s Old Town The 1970s and ’80s were turbulent times for Zeedijk. The port activities had shifted to the west of Amsterdam and the neighbourhood was now swamped with heroin dealers. It was even officially declared an emergency no-go area.

These days, there is no sign of that anymore. On the contrary! Thanks to the fact that local people tackled its problems together, Zeedijk has developed into a particularly pleasant street with a real sense of solidarity among business owners, residents and visitors, many of whom are regulars.

Eating and drinking Each one of the cafés, lunchrooms, tearooms and restaurants has something special about it, in terms of both the inte-

riors and the international menus: if you like personal, small-scale, home-made and fresh-from-the-oven food, you’ll find it hard to make a choice. And of course there are some well-known Chinese restaurants. Fortunately, Zeedijk is open for business from breakfast to dinner and from high tea to dessert. Night owls, too, are well catered for: the nightclubs and cafés keep their doors open until the early hours.

Something to see everywhere The shops all have their own look and stories too. This makes a Zeedijk a miniature heaven for lovers of craftsmanship, collectors of special products and everyone who enjoys feasting their eyes. It is a case of taking your time and keeping your eyes open as you stroll around, otherwise you will miss a lot. Those who do this will be rewarded by the many specialist shops offering everything from designer toys, special underwear and cool trainers to fetish clothing, comic books from all over the world and designer fashion. You have been warned: the risk of ‘system overload’ is ever present!

Text: Dorien ter Veld

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here, I came to visit and never left says Debra. I love riding my bike along the canals and all the crooked houses and cobble stone.

Now I’ve opened a new gallery /shop on one of the oldest streets in the city. The Zeedijk has an amazing history and spirit of it’s own. Amsterdam is a wonderful city to live and paint in. Watery blues and greens with, vivid skies on a moon lite night.

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I went back to night school to study graphic technics but these days I still mostly paint and draw. I just love to make things and I’ve always been busy with creative projects from punk rock clothing and posters to theater décor to the miniature water color paintings that I sold in the tunnel under the famous Rijks museum in the mid 80ties before the big 10 year renovation. And the city recognized her talent too and made it possible for her to sell her works in a permanent kiosk near the museums. It’s there that for the last 23 years, in the Leidsebosje, the little park on the corner of the Leidseplien bridge, , under two of the biggest trees in the city, that Debra has made a great reputation as an appealing modern artist with her original style. Large or small limited issue fine art prints and fashionable, high quality silkscreened city art t-shirts. Next to her fine arts both shops sells prints, posters and miniatures. Something for everyone.

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Do you have what it takes to lift the hammer of Thor? It won’t be easy to lift this iconic ‘Mjölnir’ but in Madame Tussauds Amsterdam you can give it a shot! But be careful, before you know the ground will shake and burst!

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CITY CENTRE

The major store chains are all represented here.

A five-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station, you will get to Dam Square. Here you will find the Palace and the Vrijheidsbeeld (National Monument).

The large dove population and street artists also attract the attention. From Dam Square you walk straight into the Walhalla for shopping fanatics. The major store chains are all represented here.

Kalverstraat and Spui Everyone on the Netherlands knows this shopping street, Kalverstraat. It is about on kilometre long and has 15 side streets and alleys. Halfway through Kalverstraat you can walk onto one of Amsterdam’s most beautiful small squares: Spui.

You will find a second-hand book market here every Friday. On Saturdays there is an art market.

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Gassan Diamonds and Tobacco shop Hajenius.

This shop has been purveyor of tobacco to many European Royal households since 1826 already.

Royal Palace and National Monument For those who don’t just want to pass Dam Square: the Palace on Dam Square is open for visitors a large part of the year. A major part of the art collection of the Oranje-Nassau royal family can be seen in the rooms. The National Monument opposite the Palace is the most important monument in the Netherlands in commemoration of World War II.

Amsterdam Museum, Begijnhof Just behind the bustling Kalverstraat you will find the Museum that specialises in the history of Amsterdam (entrances: Kalverstraat 92 and Sint Luciënsteeg 27). The Begijnhofje (Beguinage) (entrance at the Spui) is an old court of almshouses with 49 houses dating from different time periods. ■

REMBRANDT PLEIN

Eating, drinking and dancing!

Eating, drinking and dancing you do around Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square). All year around this is the place to be for dazzling nightlife and in summer the outdoor cafés are crowded. There’s also enough to see and do in the area for people who enjoy the good life.

Reguliersdwarsstraat: gay and trendy A pub-crawl from Rembrandtplein will certainly also take you to Reguliersdwarsstraat. Here you will find the city’s most trendy gay entertainment places. The biggest and most famous of these are in the western part of the street, at the side of Koningsplein (Konings Square). Every café, every bar and every club has its own ambiance. Thorbeckeplein (Thorbecke Square) which is at a right angle to Rembrandtplein is teeming with restaurants and cafés too.

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cinema of the Netherlands since 1921: Tuschinski.

Heineken Brewery For everyone who likes to drink beer a visit to the Heineken Brewery is a must really. In the former brewery on Stadhouderskade, which is a fifteen minute walk from Rembrandtplein, you will make an interactive trip through the world of Heineken with the Heineken Experience.

Shopping in the Utrechtsestraat When you go to the Heineken Brewery from Rembrandtplein you can walk there via Reguliersgracht, but you can also take Utrechtsestraat. The specialist shops for clothing, books, design furniture and music will certainly make the small detour worth your while. The Utrechtsestraat is typically one of those Amsterdam streets with tasteful, unique and quirky shops. ■

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THE PLANTAGE

A green and quiet part of Amsterdam where there is plenty to do.

You don’t feel a lot of enthusiasm for the still life works in the Museum Quarter and you don’t feel like shopping or sight-seeing? With its 19th century architecture the Plantage is a green and quiet part of Amsterdam where there is plenty to do.

Verzetsmuseum (Resistance Museum) You will find a lot of Jewish history in the Plantage. The Resistance Museum brings an impressive part of history to life. Admire the courage with which citizens undertook all kinds of things for Jewish fellow citizens and against the German occupier.

Artis Royal Zoo The oldest zoo of the Netherlands was established in 1938. Nature and culture come together in this attractive city zoo. The monumental buildings and old trees give the park a completely own ambiance. Let yourself be led along the monumental aquarium, the African savannah, the planetarium and the butterfly garden.

Hortus Botanicus Portugese Synagoge. photo:

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TIPS! • Discover a lot about Jewish history in Amsterdam.

• Visit the Rembrandt House. (see page 2) • Take a walk from the Hermitage Museum across Amsterdam’s most well-known bridge: the Magere Brug (1871) (Skinny Bridge).

• Find things you weren’t looking for on the Waterloo Square market.

And then another very special thing: one of the oldest horti in the world. The Hortus Botanicus was established as a city herb garden 375 years ago. You will find over 6,000 different varieties of plants here.

Hermitage Museum Since 2009 you can admire exhibitions with art from the Hermitage of St. Petersburg, Russia in this beautiful building along the Amstel river. Two new exhibitions are opened each year. However, there’s more than Russian art and culture to be found. You will also find art pieces from other Western European countries there.

Waterlooplein For those who love to comb markets, you cannot miss the one on Waterlooplein (Waterloo Square). Here you will mainly find a lot of second hand clothes and books, but you will also find market stalls with second-hand bicycles, tools or antiques. Sunday is the only day you that there is no flee market. ■

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Amsterdam’s most famous, largest and most touristic entertainment area!

Leidseplein: Amsterdam’s most famous, largest and most touristic entertainment area. There are countless restaurants with affordable day specials and outdoor cafés that even have heating when the weather is somewhat cold. Leidseplein is also the epicentre of all kinds of well-known theatres and concert podiums.

Most people who have shopped in the city centre and people who have visited the museums on Museumplein end up at Leidseplein. This is a great place to rest your weary feet. Do you want to eat something? On the square and in the streets around the square all tastes are catered for: Italian, Mexican, Indian and even Tibetan.

On and around Leidseplein The big building on Leidseplein is the Stadsschouwburg (City theatre). You can enjoy music and theatrical performances here every day.

Right behind the Schouwburg the Melkweg

(Milky Way) is situated. This multimedia centre is known for its concerts in the Netherlands and abroad. Many world-famous artists performed in the Melkweg in the early days of their careers. You will find Paradiso, THE pop temple of the Netherlands on the other side of Leidseplein. This is the spot where the great names performed. You can go crazy in the great hall with 1500 others. The large yellow building across the Stadsschouwburg is the City Theatre, a modern art house cinema. You will find De Balie, a pleasant grand café across the City Theatre.

On and around Max Euweplein Max Euweplein is situated at less than a five minute walk from Leidseplein by Weteringschans. You will find various restaurants and cafés here, among which the Hard Rock café.

You will also find Holland Casino here which houses the Lido Club. ■

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Artist Mark Raven

and his Contemporary City Impressions

Text: Sarah Saarberg

It is obvious that the artist Mark Raven loves his birthplace by each and every work he has made of Amsterdam. This city never ceases to captivate and inspire him. Mark’s work is modern and wayward, but is unmistakably connected to this versatile and interesting capitol of ours.

If Marks Raven’s father had had his way, Mark would have become a journalist. At the time, he followed his advice and went to the school for journalism. But he clearly was destined for other things. The artist explains his chosen medium: “The image, as means of communication, is far more appealing to me than text. Moreover, an image is universal. Everyone understands it.” And so, Mark installed himself as a street artist on a rug in the tunnel underneath the Rijksmuseum to capture the city in every way. “I love the city.

But I love people too. I immediately want to show them what I make.”

Kiosk on Museumplein Mark’s work was liked right from the beginning. So much even, that the city council helped him to a studio right on the Museumplein in the form of a rebuild flower stall.

Mark wanted his art to be accessible for everyone, and so he began to print t-shirts and posters with his work. “I would like it if everyone could enjoy my view of Amsterdam,” he simply says.

in the tradition of Rembrandt’s etchings and M.C. Escher’s graphic work, but gradually generated his modern touch. Mark combines traditional etching techniques with painting and modern graphic and digital techniques.

All in a style that appeals to a lot of people.

And not just tourists. Many Amsterdammers have a Mark Raven hanging on their wall.

Accessible for every budget Nowadays, Mark Raven is located at the renowned shoppingstreet of Amsterdam the “Leidsestraat” near the “Leidseplein” and he has a gallery slash shop on Nieuwe-zijds Voorburgwal, a fabulous location right behind Dam square next to Magna Plaza. On the ground floor you can buy t-shirts, posters, postcards and other articles, all with the recognizable Mark Raven art. Upstairs, you can find original prints, some printed in a limited edition, others not. This is for the reason that, despite his enormous success, Mark Raven wants to be attainable for every budget. “My boxes with coasters are very popular with backpackers.

I like that: in this way, my view on Amsterdam will spread all around the world.”

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Rembrandt and Escher Over the years, the art he has made, developed from highly detailed pen-and-ink drawings to a wilder and more suggestive play with lines. In his early days, Mark worked

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Buy your Diamonds Tax Free and at Factory Prices at Amsterdam’s most famous location. The Mill Diamonds for personal advise and service in a real Dutch atmosphere. Members of the Amsterdam Diamond Exchange Rokin 123, Amsterdam Between Dam Square and Munt Tower %: +31 (0)20 623 85 04 info@milldiamonds.com www.milldiamonds.com

Amsterdam Architecture in one Afternoon Get a taste of Amsterdam’s extraordinary architecture and its rich urban history! Join us for a unique combination of a Crash Course & Guided Tour: The Crash Course is a lecture introducing you to the city and its architecture. The lecture is followed by a guided walk from Architecture Centre Amsterdam to Oosterdokseiland and a ferry ride to the iconic EYE Film Institute.

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During the concert season (mid-September to the end of June) a free lunch concert is given in the Concertgebouw on Wednesdays: between 12.00 and 12.30 hours.

• High Society shopping: parallel to Museumplein you will find the most stylish and most expensive shopping street of the Netherlands: P.C. Hooftstraat.

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Diamond lovers visit the Diamond Museum Amsterdam (Paulus Potterstraat, opposite Museumplein)

The architecture of Amsterdam in the future.

In the past fifty years Amsterdam’s harbour activities have moved to the west of the city. As a result space to live opened up along the IJ lake. The architecture is striking and interesting, it is the architecture of Amsterdam in the future.

Architecture and urban design Present and past have been brought together in the architecture and the urban design of the Docklands. The harbour feeling is still alive, but old warehouses have been given new functions and the diverging designs of various artists link up with each other perfectly. Admire the special houses on KNSM island, walk across the whole Java island via the pedestrian bridges and take a look at the Whale (or Sphinx) on the Sporenbrug on Borneo island.

IJburg is absolutely worth a visit for architectural buffs. The urban design scheme here is based on the ‘collage city concept’. The island consists of 8 neighbourhoods, each of which has its own individual character.

Going out and music

TIPS! • Take a guided walk (also in the English language) on the Eastern Docklands

The Docklands attract many artistic people, so it comes as no surprise that when it comes to culture and going out there is plenty to do here. It’s mainly about contemporary classical music in the Music Building (Muziekgebouw) on IJ lake (a ten-minute walk from the back of the Central Station). The Bim house (Bim huis), that protrudes on the street side of the Music Building is a concert hall for jazz and improvised music.

When you cross the IJ with the Ferry (Pont) from the back of the railway station, you get to another striking building: the Netherlands EYE Film Institute. The collection of the EYE comprises the complete film history.

• Visit the permanent showing in the basement of the EYE Film Institute Nederland for free.

• Pay a visit to the beautiful Maritime Museum and get on board a replica of a VOC ship. (Kattenburgerplein 1) • Enjoy the sun on the roof terrace of the Nemo Science Centre (free of charge) or be surprised in this museum about technology and science. The Nemo Science Centre is equally interesting and fun for adults as it is for children. amsterdamjournal.nl 29

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THE WORLD’S GREATEST ILLUSION SHOW CANDLES CANDLESFLICKER FLICKER… …GHOSTS GHOSTSWANDER WANDERACROSS ACROSSTHE THESTAGE STAGE… …

ON ON THE THE BALCONY BALCONY A A LADY LADY IN IN BLACK BLACK DISAPPEARS DISAPPEARS BEHIND BEHIND A A CURTAIN. CURTAIN. SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE, THERE THERE IS IS THE THE EERIE EERIE SOUND SOUND OF OF A A BABY BABY CRYING. CRYING. MIST MIST RISES RISES FROM FROM BENEATH BENEATH THE THE STAGE. STAGE. AMSTERDAM ROYAL THEATRE CARRÉ AMSTERDAM ROYAL THEATRE CARRÉ IS IS HAUNTED! HAUNTED! Famous illusionists from the past are after Hans Klok! They refuse to accept him into their magic circle and insist on remaining rulers of their inscrutable realm of secrets. Hans Klok is not afraid of his rivals. Supported by his mysterious brides, he faces the legendary masters of the past.

Is the deck stacked against him …?

The world’s fastest illusionist, Hans Klok, returns with a brand new spooky show: Hans Klok’s House of Horror, at the Royal Theatre Carré, Amsterdam from August 14 until October 2.

This production is a new and spectacular chapter in Hans’ already impressive career. He will be surrounded by international circus acts, dancers and his Divas of Magic. They will take you to the world of Magic Mysteries – a universe with ghosts, freaks, witches and scary creatures.

Hans enters the House of Horror, residence of the legendary magician Cordoni. With revolutionary projections and special effects the audience is

transported to a mystical world where nothing is as it seems. Hans Klok’s House of Horror tests and exceeds the limits of the illusionist’s art. In this large-scale family show, horror fans of all ages are regaled with freakish and fantastical creatures such as zombies, witches, trolls and other unearthly creations.

Numerous new illusions showcase a fearless Hans Klok fighting the ghosts of the famous illusionist, who view him as an intruder in their realm, and they will only accept him if he can complete their tests. Hans Klok is not afraid of his rivals. In this thrilling game, Hans is constantly threatened by his murderous pursuers. The audience – who have a special and active role – will see a completely new Hans Klok in this chilling show.

The programme includes international awardwinning circus acts and, of course, the ‘master of magic’ himself. His many shapes and manifestations will haunt you for a long time to come.

Royal Theatre Carré, Amsterdam, Amstel 115-125, August 14 until October 2 Booking: www.carre.nl, or call 0900 - 25 25 255 (€0.45 p/m). Easy to reach by public transport and car.

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What’s the best time to visit Amsterdam and its green backyard De Veluwe? That depends of course on what you’re looking for. Springtime is bright and colourful in Amsterdam. In summer it buzzes with all sorts of outdoors activities and festivals. In autumn or winter, as the leaves are blown from the trees, Amsterdam’s beautiful gables reappear in their full glory from behind the foliage.

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Be a judge in The Amsterdam Dungeon and make an impossible decision! If you have to choose between the 25 most horrible punishments, which one will you choose? Give your advice to a prisoner in the new show ‘Crime & Punishment’ and experience a unique tour through the most exciting attraction of Amsterdam! You can see ‘Crime & Punishment’ from April 23 for a limited time only! Are you scared yet?

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OPENING JULY 2016 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brings you close to the most unbelievable and amazing exhibits around the world. Enjoy a full experience behind the doors of The Ripley’s Amsterdam and see the world through our eyes. Are you ready to discover a world where the unbelievable happens and the amazing comes to life? Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brings you close to the most unbelievable and amazing exhibits around the world. .

MAY 12 AUGUST 28 the exhibition Once in a Lifetime will be on view in Oude Kerk.

This exhibition about life and mortality is a one-time collaboration between Oude Kerk and Humanistisch Verbond.

Curator Nina Folkersma selected new and existing works of eight nationally and internationally renowned artists: Danielle van Ark (NL, 1974), Michaël Borremans (BE, 1963), Stan Brakhage (US, 1933-2003), Amie Dicke (NL, 1978) Folkert de Jong (NL, 1972), Job Koelewijn (NL, 1962), Muntean / Rosenblum (AT & S, 1962) and Yehudit Sasportas (IS 1969). Four of them make new work especially for this exhibition.

17 JUNI - 4 SEPTEMBER Foam will present a major exhibition of the work of Helmut Newton (Berlin, 1920 - West Hollywood, 2004), a legendary, supremely influential photographer. Taking over the entire building on Amsterdam’s Keizersgracht, the retrospective features in excess of 200 photographs, ranging from early prints that rarely go on display to monumental photos.

Newton is responsible for a rich, authentic and complex oeuvre that can be considered one of the most iconic of the last quarter of the 20th century. The majority of the works featured in the exhibition are vintage prints from the collection of the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin. Helmut by June, the film made by Newton’s wife June in 1995, will also be screened.

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Architecture Centre Amsterdam Prins Hendrikkade 600 arcam.nl

Jodenbreestraat 4 (020) 520 04 00 rembrandthuis.nl

FESTIVAL 16 - 25 SEP PHOTO FAIR 23 - 25 SEP Unseen is thé international photography fair and festival focused on new photography.

The fifth edition will yet again showcase a top list of over 50 galleries and the latest work of more than 150 artists, plus a full onsite programme.

TILL – 30 SEPTEMBER 2016, FREE ENTRANCE In 2016 we celebrate 100 years of the Amsterdam School!

The Amsterdam School rank among the highpoints of Dutch architecture.

Architectuurcentrum Amsterdam presents ten distinctive projects recently completed in Amsterdam that reveal visible affinities with the Amsterdam School.

TILL18 SEPTEMBER 2016 A selection of some fifty etchings in the museum’s collection will give visitors insight into the artistic and technical aspects of Rembrandt’s printmaking.

Rembrandt is one of the greatest graphic talents of all time. A passionate etcher who left an extensive oeuvre of around three hundred prints, he was admired by his contemporaries for his free drawing manner, his dramatic chiaroscuro and his bold experiments in etching technique. His prints have been a source of inspiration for countless artists, among them luminaries like Goya and Picasso, and still are today. Generations of artists have borrowed motifs and compositions from Rembrandt’s prints.

18 JUNE - 30 SEPTEMBER The Beurs van Berlage will fall under Banksy’s spell. The work of the world’s most famous street artist has been brought together by Banksy’s former agent Steve Lazarides. More than eighty-five works by the controversial artist will be shown in high-tech display installations in THE ART OF BANKSY. Alongside other well-known Banksy works, Lazarides has selected two of the artist’s most talked about and topical artworks, which are regarded as key works in his oeuvre. Flagwall and Media Canvas have not been seen in public since the American Banksy exhibition Barely Legal in 2006.

Unseen Photo Fair at Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek highlights the most recent developments in contemporary photography by presenting emerging talent and unseen work by established artists.

The on-site fair includes a full programme with lectures, debates and a book market, where professionals and photography enthusiasts can meet.

We are seeing a revaluation of the design choices of the Amsterdam School architects with elements such as brick and ornament, the expressive facade and the housing block.

With photos, architectural models and stories by Dutch architects we demonstrate that the Amsterdam School is still very much alive!

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Photo credits 1. Koningssloep 2. Duiker met Corinthische helm Photo: Giovanni Di Stefano 3. hermitage spaanse meesters 4. Tassenmuseum Street Couture 5. Rembrandt Vrouw Chicago 6. Heren 5 - Architecten Polderweg Oostpoort Photo:Luuk Kramer Picture Lizard man (with tattoos): Wax figure of The Lizard Man. Foto: Ripley’s London

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Julidans Festival

Vondelpark Openluchttheater

26th edition ITs Festival

Holland Festival Transatlantic

(020) – 624 23 11 julidans.nl

Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 110 (020) 428 33 60 openluchttheater.nl

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 188 +31 (0)20 530 53 01 itsfestivalamsterdam.com

Dutch National Ballet National Opera & Ballet hollandfestival.nl/en

JUNE 5 - SEPTEMBER 11 2016 Free entrance!

22 TIIL 30 JUNE 2016 The International Theatre School Festival Amsterdam is the biggest European student festival where you can scout over 200 theatre talents in more than 50 unique productions.

It is a wonderful opportunity to catch a glimpse of how the performing arts will look in the coming years. Alongside the productions, the festival programme is filled with inspiring debates, lectures and workshops, ending every day with the famous ITs afterparty.

11 TILL 26 JUNE They live in New York, London, Berlin and Amsterdam, yet share the same passion: taking ballet in totally new directions on the basis of classical technique. In Transatlantic, Dutch National Ballet is bringing together four young ‘rebels of dance’ from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean: Justin Peck, George Williamson, David Dawson and Ernst Meisner.

30 JUNE - 10 JULY 2016 Julidans is a international festival for contemporary dance presenting choreographers who are now on the verge of breaking through worldwide. The great masters of the future. They let us see that the dance is not only beautiful, excitable, touching, but furthermore relevant, current and in your face.

Next edition presents: Christian Rizzo, Pere Faura, Meg Stuart, Mette Ingvartsen, Lisbeth Gruwez, Lemi Ponifasio, Rachid Ouramdane, Jefta van Dinther, Keren Levi, Arco Renz and Hofesh Shechter and many more.

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Every summer the Vondelpark Openluchttheater (Open Air Theatre), located in the charming Vondelpark in Amsterdam, is the perfect spot for beautiful concerts and performances by Dutch established and upcoming artists. The theatre is in the open air, freely accessible and 75% of the performances is language no problem!

Voluntary donations are appreciated.

For the full program of the Vondelpark Open Air Theatre, visit our website

Be impressed by the great energy, sincerity and candour of the young theatre makers’ efforts to realise their dreams – straight from the heart and with unique faith and determination.

The 26th edition.

Dutch Masters by Medea Dutch National Ballet Surtitled in english

Song from far away Surtitled in english

Cirque éloize - ID

Nationale Opera & Ballet Amstel 3 operaballet.nl

Stadsschouwburg +31 (0)20 624 23 11 stadsschouwburgamsterdam.nl

Stadsschouwburg +31 (0)20 624 23 11 stadsschouwburgamsterdam.nl

Theater Carré Amstel 115-125 (020) 52 49 452 www.carre.nl

14 TILL 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 As a tribute to Toer van Schayk, who will be 80 in September, Dutch National Ballet is presenting masterpieces from the repertoire of the Dutch Masters: the three ‘Vans’ In 1971, Rudi van Dantzig, who was then artistic director of Dutch National Ballet, commissioned dancer Toer van Schayk to choreograph his first work. One year later, Hans van Manen, who had been with Nederlands Dans Theater up to then, also created his first work for the company.

Together, they put Dutch National Ballet on the world map in the seventies and eighties, and laid the foundations for what soon became known internationally as the ‘Dutch School’. At the same time, Toer van Schayk grew to become one of the leading set and costume designers of the Netherlands.

17 TILL 20, 30, 31 AUGUST TILL 2 SEPTEMBER Director Simon Stone mixes the tragedy by Euripides with the true story of Debora Green, a child murderess in the United States in the 1990s. The result is captivating. From beneath the surface of a story picked from a newspaper, the elusive core of the old myth emerges. Medea will be surtitled in English at the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam 17 till 20 August and 30 August till 2 September.

In Stone’s version, Medea has become Anna, a successful physician who is trying to get her life back together after years of involuntary commitment. But her ex-husband has different plans. Anna is in danger of losing everything. Not just her job, but also her children. Driven into a corner, she sees only one way out.

23 - 27 AUGUST ‘A frail, gorgeous monologue – Smits is splendid – wryly charismatic, brimming with confusion and long-suppressed feeling.’ – Time Out **** The internationally acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens wrote Song from Far Away especially for actor Eelco Smits.

The monologue was directed

by Ivo van Hove at the Mostra International de Teatro in São Paulo in March 2015, followed by a long series of performances in Amsterdam and a tour of the Netherlands. Smits also played three weeks of sold-out performances in English at Young Vic (London). In August Song from Far Away will be back at the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, surtitled in English.

27 JULY - 7 AUGUST Fifteen young artists give the audience a performance of ninety bloodcurdling minutes that is reminiscent of the first encounter with Cirque du Soleil or The Blue Man Group. It has the same ecstasy and euphoria set in the current zeitgeist.

Cirque Éloize’s iD is a brilliantly balanced mix of acrobatics, urban dance and high-tech video projections. An adrenaline rush with a twist of West Side Story-like ‘boy meets girl’ street romance. Breath taking, beautiful and simply poetic.

This theater has made history of visits from many famous world circuses. A unique chance for all ages. The show has no language barrier and is suitable for tourists of all nationalities. amsterdamjournal.nl 35

Photo credits 1. TEFER Itamar Serussi Balletto di Roma 2. SFFA Song from far away © Jan Versweyveld 3. SFFA Medea © Sanne Peper 4. National Ballet, Dutch Masters 5. Transatlantic © Petrovsky & Ramone

5 days off

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Holland Festival Proms

NeighbourFood Market

Amsterdam Gay Pride

Papa’s Sunday BBQ

The Concertgebouw +31 (0)20 523 77 87 hollandfestival.nl/en

Westergasfabriek.

Polonceaukade 27, +31 (0)20 586 0710 neighbourfoodmarket.nl

Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 12 +31 (0)6 14793189 amsterdamgaypride.org

Haarlemmermeerse Bos IJweg 961, Hoofddorp +31 (0)23 564 26 20 Papasbeachhouse.nl

25 JUNE Six concerts by world class artists in one day at the Concertgebouw, for only 10 euros per concert. In between the concerts you can enjoy intimate concerts in the foyers while having a drink or bite.

The Kronos Quartet play their greatest hits. Singer-songwriter Ben Folds performs with the New York chamber music yMusic.

Africa Express presents a new, African version of Terry Riley’s 1964 minimalist classic In C. For the first time in the Netherlands, the Danish composer Poul Ruders’ breathtaking Solar Trilogy will be performed in full.

And over 200 bassoonists will perform a new piece by Dutch composer Merlijn Twaalfhoven.

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18, 19 JUNE, 17 JULY, 21 AUGUST, 17 AND 18 SEPT. A meeting place for caterers, eco farmers, bakers, butchers, celebrated local chefs, cheesemakers, sausagemakers, juice pressers, sandwich heroes, fanatical foodies, baristas… in other words: everyone who offers fine food and drinks, along with love and a story. Gather your meal here and enjoy eating from simple, long tables in a relaxed vibe and a stylish, urban environment. In winter mostly inside, in summer mostly outside.

JULY 23 - AUGUST 7 2016 Share (all) the love in Amsterdam!

The Amsterdam Gay Pride is renowned throughout the world for its colourful canal parade. During Gay Pride week the capital city of the Netherlands is the place to be for anyone and everybody who likes to party and at the same time - just by being there - state the obvious that everyone has the right to be who they are and love whoever they choose. The theme for Amsterdam Gay Pride 2015 was ‘Share Love.

Check the website for what’s on and where!

EVERY SUNDAY FROM MAY-SEPTEMBER Papa’s Sunday BBQ is the perfect summer hang-out. Spend your day away from the fast city and enjoy the surroundings of the Haarlemmermeerse forest.

Feast on a delicious ‘tablesharing’ BBQ while listening to live music. Flank steak, trout, pulled pork sliders, homemade sausages and chicken satay are placed in the middle of the table alongside salads and French fries. Music venue Duycker helped to create a great musical line-up from DJ’s to bands and singer/songwriters.

Papa’s Beach House is all about great food, good stories, friends and family. The place breathes Hemingway and his adventurous lifestyle. Open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner.

Amsterdam FashionWeek

World Cinema Amsterdam

Amsterdam Uitmarkt 2016

Martin Luther King park deparade.nl

Westergasfabriek Amsterdam +31 (0)20 6842878 fashionweek.nl

Ceintuurbaan 338 Amsterdam +31 (0)20 662 34 88 worldcinemaamsterdam.com

Museumplein uitmarkt.nl

8 TILL 18 JULY Long live the Dutch Fashion Heritage with Dutch Couture and visionary fashion design.

And long live the future of Dutch fashion. Past, present and future come together during the 24th edition.

Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek Amsterdam, the largest fashion platform of the Benelux, will be giving the fashion culture and industry its well-deserved attention by granting the Dutch history of fashion a catwalk, by creating a challenging podium for innovative fashion talents, by programming a varied catwalk programme consisting of designer labels and established names and by presenting an inspiring ‘OFF SCHEDULE’ (formerly known as Downtown) programme.

18 TILL 27 AUGUST Travel around the globe without leaving the city and enjoy 10 days with the best independently produced films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. World Cinema Amsterdam, the city’s summery film festival by excellence, celebrates its 7th edition from August 18 - 27 at Rialto and De Balie. Next to the regular programme, don’t miss the traditional open air screenings at the Vondelpark (August 5, 6, 12 & 13), Marie Heinekenplein (August 24-27) and on the roof of the VU main building (September 6-9). A festival is not complete without good food and exciting parties and this one offers both! Dance until the wee hours at Rialto Film Theatre on Saturday August 20 ánd 27!

26, 27 AND 28 AUGUST 2016 At the end of each summer the Uitmarkt launches the national cultural season. This dynamic happening provides a preview of what’s on offer in the theatres, cabaret, dance, pop music, classical music, opera, mime, children’s theatre, street theatre and film. The Dutch love massive celebrations, especially when they’re free, and the Uitmarkt, which is attended annually by some 500,000 people, is no exception. It comes as no surprise that the Uitmarkt is considered to be the biggest cultural event in the Netherlands. The atmosphere resembles that of a big delightful street party. .

12 - 28 AUGUST 2016 This summer, traveling theatre festival the Parade travels through the Netherlands for the 26th year. The festival kicks off in Rotterdam in the Museumpark. After Rotterdam, the festival will continue its journey with her colorful tents, restaurants and terraces to The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam. On August 28rd the summer-tour will conclude with a grand festive Gala. There will be over 90 different theatre, music, and dance performances for all ages. There will be free music performances at Café Correct and Hotel Vilé. On top of that, visitors can enjoy their time on one of the many terraces for cocktails, Asian food, BBQ and much more.

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Photo credits 1. The Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music © Mark Allan 2. Uitmarkt 2015 Photo: Roosje Verschoor 3. MBFWA Day 2 Said Mahrouf Photo: Team Peter Stigter

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MUSIC & CONCERTS

Grachtenfestival

Holland Festival Real Enemies

Robeco SummerNights

Amsterdam Roots Festival

Prinsengracht 583 (020) 421 45 42 grachtenfestival.nl

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Stadsschouwburg hollandfestival.nl/en

Concertgebouw Concertgebouwplein 10 0900 671 83 45

Park Frankendael Middenweg 72 amsterdamroots.nl

1JULY TILL 31 AUGUST Robeco SummerNights presents two months of wonderful concerts, from classical to jazz and from cabaret to film scores. Enjoy world-famous orchestras, soloists and conductors, such as the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Julia Fischer and Herbert Blomstedt. Or lie down, relax and listen to Jeroen van Veen and Sandra van Veen playing Einaudi and Pärt. Singer Trijntje Oosterhuis celebrates the works of Stevie Wonder.

30 JUNE TILL 3 JULY Amsterdam Roots Festival is not only renowned within Amsterdam but internationally, as it continually brings a hoard of musical talents to the city each year. Whether you know the music or not, Roots Open Air is a special event. It’s an opportunity to not only share in the music of many cultures, but also experience those cultures first hand.

With its dance workshops, children’s entertainment, clothing stalls and a seemingly endless supply of mouth-watering foods and drinks, you won’t want to leave festival.

12 TILL 21 AUGUST Grachtenfestival Amsterdam introduces classical music to a broad audience in unusual ways, letting promising young performers?excel in extraordinary venues.

Every year Grachtenfestival Amsterdam turns the Dutch capital into the worldís most beautiful concert hall. The combination of repertoire and venues presents classical music at the very highest level in an easily accessible way, making Grachtenfestival Amsterdam a unique experience for both visitors and musicians.

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23-24 JUNE Brooklyn based composer and band leader Darcy James Argue has made big band jazz cool again. In this multi media concert Argue and his 18-piece big band Secret Society dive into contemporary conspiracy theory. Texts and images are drawn on literature, films, computer games and the media.

Flevopark Amsterdam appelsap.net 13 AUGUST 12.00 – 23.00 HRS This is the last of four concerts on which the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, under the direction of Iván Fischer and Daniel Harding, is exploring the relationship between Bach and Brahms.

The Magnificat for five-part chorus, soloists and orchestra (with timpani and trumpets) was Bach’s first major liturgical work set to a Latin text. Brahms was an active contributor to a gradually renewed interest in Bach’s œuvre by programming his works and collaborating on publications issued by the Bach Gesellschaft.

This also had an impact on Brahms’s own compositions.

Indeed, it was Bach who helped Brahms shake off the ‘giant’ Beethoven in his First Symphony.

BOBBY RUSH Pazzanistraat 1 +31 (0)20 722 0980 northseajazzclub.com JULY 28, 2016 After Allen Toussaint, Keb Mo’, John Mayall, Dr. John and many others, the North Sea Jazz Club welcomes another blues legend on stage: Bobby Rush! With over 50 years of experience he can be mentioned in the same context as Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson and B.B. King. It will be the first time in 30 years that he will perform in The Netherlands.

Bobby Rush is an entertainer by heart – often called “the James Brown of the blues scene” and starred in the interesting documentary ‘I Am The Blues’. His last albums ‘Down In Louisiana’ en ‘Decisions’ were both nominated for a Grammy Award.

Enough reasons to see Bobby Rush live in the jazz club for an exclusive concert!

More Summer Sessions All Stars: Hypnotik Brass Ensemble (21/7), Tuck & Patti (24/7), Tania Maria (10/8), Mother’s Finest Unplugged (31/8)

Encore & Voyage

Haarlem Jazz&More

Melkweg Lijnbaansgracht 234a +31 (0)20 5318181 melkweg.nl

Smedestraat 31 Haarlem (023) – 711 22 15 haarlemjazzandmore.nl

EVERY SATURDAY ENCORE is ‘THE’ hiphop- and r&b club night. Be prepared to get crazy every Saturday, the best tracks, good vibes, best djs, original entertainment and performances – everything is possible at ENCORE. Are you into old school tracks, or rather a early adopter who likes new tunes? At Encore you can expect the whole spectrum of hiphop- and r&b with all its subgenres. Cool beats, classic hits and new tracks!

On top of that, ENCORE has a different theme every week.

Previous themes include Sweet like Chocolate, All gold everything and Jungle Fever. During ENCORE, you can go on a musical journey with VOYAGE which is held simultaneously in the Oude Zaal.

17 TILL 20 AUGUST 2016 Haarlem Jazz & More is a free and open-air music festival in the historic centre of Haarlem. The festival brings you four days of tasteful pop music with a jazzy sound. It is the largest event of the year in Haarlem with 4 outdoor stages and over 150,000 visitors.

No need to register for access the festival. It’s a 15-minute train ride from Amsterdam to the beautiful 1830s station of Haarlem. From there it is only a 5-minute walk to our main stage on the market square.

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Photo credits: 1. Grachtenfestival Photo: Jeroen Van Zijp 2. Appelsap Dennis Branko 3. Haarlem Jazz More Source Edo Landwehr 4. Photo: Noah Stern Weber

Appelsap Fresh Music Festival 2016

PERFORMING ARTS & CULTURE IN AMSTERDAM You can find all types of performing arts. Stage Theatre, Mime, Ballet, Modern Dance on www.amsterdamjournal.nl.

For theatre tickets, go to your nearest Tourist Information Centre (VVV) Amsterdam is the cultural centre of the Netherlands. The city has some fifty museums and many other exhibition spaces. The large museums attract over four million visitors a year. Research has shown that the arts sector is a major attraction of the city to its residents and visitors alike. A quarter of foreign tourists come to Amsterdam primarily for the art. Here you will find up-to-date information on arts and culture in Amsterdam.

Visit the Diamant Museum Amsterdam and become a diamond expert! diamant museum amsterdam Museumplein, between Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum Paulus Potterstraat 8 | Amsterdam info@diamantmuseumamsterdam.nl www.diamantmuseumamsterdam.nl opening hours | 7 days a week 9.00 am - 5.00 pm

PERFORMING ARTS Akhnaton Nieuwezijds Kolk 25, Phone: (020) 624 33 96 www.akhnaton.nl Theater Amsterdam Danzigerkade 5 / Westpoortnummer 2036 Phone: (0900) 03 22 www.theateramsterdam.nl Amsterdam Bos theater Amsterdams Bos, Phone: (020) 643 32 86 www.bostheater.nl De Balie Theater Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 10, Phone: (020) 553 51 51 www.debalie.nl Theater Bellevue Leidsekade 90, Phone: (020) 530 53 01 www.theaterbellevue.nl Betty Asfalt Complex Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 282, Phone: (020) 626 46 95 www.bettyasfalt.nl Beurs van Berlage Damrak 243, Phone: (020) 530 41 41 www.beursvanberlage.nl Bijlmer Parktheater Anton de Komplein 240, Phone: (020) 311 39 30 www.bijlmerparktheater.nl

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CREA Nieuwe Achtergracht 170, Phone: (020) 525 14 00 www.crea.nl

Nationale Opera & Ballet Waterlooplein 22, Phone: (020) 551 81 17 www.operaballet.nl

CC Muziekcafé Rustenburgerstraat 384, (06) 242 36 95 56 www.cccafe.nl

Dancemakers Gedempt Hamerkanaal 203-205, Phone: (020) 689 17 89 www.dansmakers.nl

Ostadetheater Van Ostadestraat 233d, www.ostadetheater.nl

Concertgebouw Concertgebouwplein 10, Phone: (0900) 671 83 45 www.concertgebouw.nl

Dijk Theater Da Costakade 160, Phone: (020 ) 689 16 27 www.dijktheater.nl Theater De Engelenbak Nes 71, Phone: (020) 626 36 44 www.engelenbak.nl Felix Meritis Keizersgracht 324, Phone: (020) 626 23 21 www.felix.meritis.nl Frascati Nes 63, Phone: (020) 626 68 66 www.frascatitheater.nl De Heeren van Aemstel Thorbeckeplein 5, Phone: (020) 620 21 73 www. deheerenvanaemstel.nl

Literair Theater Perdu Kolveniersburgwal 86, Phone: (020) 627 62 95 www.perdu.nl RAI Europaplein 22, Phone: (020) 549 12 12 www.rai.nl

DeLaMar Theater Marnixstraat 402, Phone: (0900) 335 26 27 (35 cpm) www.delamar.nl

Rode Hoed Keizersgracht 102, Phone: (020) 638 56 06 www.rodehoed.nl

De Engelbewaarder Kloveniersburgwal 59 Phone: (020) 625 37 72 www.cafe-de-engelbewaarder.nl

Stadsschouwburg Leidseplein 26, Phone: (020) 624 23 11 www.ssba.nl

Heineken Music Hall Arena Boulevard 509, Phone: (0900) 687 42 42 (15 cpm) www.heineken-music-hall.nl

Het Veem Theater Van Diemenstraat 410, Phone: (020) 626 01 12 www.hetveemtheater.nl

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Heineken Music Hall Arena Boulevard 590, Phone: (0900) 687 42 42 (15cpm) www.heineken-music-hall.nl

Alto Jazz café Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 115 Phone: (020) 626 32 49 www.jazz-cafe-alto.nl

De Kleine Komedie Amstel 56-58, Phone: (020) 624 05 34 www.dekleinekomedie.nl

Hotel Arena ‘s-Gravesandestraat 51 Phone: (020) 850 24 00 www.hotelarena.nl

Bunker theater zaken bv Ottho Heldringstraat 3, Phone: (020) 489 98 99 www.bunkertheaterzaken.nl

Internationaal Cultuurpodium, Podium Mozaïek Bos en lommerweg 191, Phone: (020) 580 03 80 www.podiummozaiek.nl

De Badcuyp 1e Sweelinckstraat 10, Phone: (020) 657 96 69 www.badcuyp.nl

Theater De Cameleon Derde Kostverlorenkade 35, Phone: (020) 489 46 56 www.decameleon.nl

Internationaal Danstheater Kloveniersburgwal 87, Phone: (020) 623 91 12 www.intdanstheater.net

Theater Carré Amstel 115-125, Phone: (0900) 252 52 55 (40 cpm) www.theatercarre.nl

Koninklijk instituut voor de Tropen Mauritskade 63, Phone: (020) 568 87 11 www.kit.nl

Bimhuis Piet Heinkade 3, Phone: (020) 788 21 88 www.bimhuis.nl Boom Chicago Leidseplein 12, Phone: (020) 423 01 01 www.boomchicago.nl

Cliffordstudio Cliffordstraat 38, Phone: (020) 682 85 09 www.muzenis.nl Comedy Café Max Euweplein 43-45, Phone: (020) 638 39 71 www.comedycafe.nl Comedy Theater Nes 110, Phone: (020) 422 27 77 www.comedytheater.nl Compagnietheater Kloveniersburgwal 50, Phone: (020) 520 10 www.compagnietheater.nl

Marionettentheater Nieuwe Jonkerstraat 8, Phone: (020) 620 80 27 www.marionettentheater.nl Oostblok Sajetplein 39, Tweede van Swindenstraat 26 Phone: (020) 665 45 68 www.oostblok.nl Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ Piet Heinkade 1 Phone: (020) 788 20 00 www.muziekgebouw.nl

Cruise Inn Zuiderzeeweg 29, Phone: (020) 692 71 88

Bamboo Bar Jazz Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 64 www.bamboobar.nl Bethanienklooster Barndesteeg 6b, Phone: (020) 625 00 78 www.bethanienklooster.nl Betty Asfalt Complex Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 282, Phone: (020) 620 47 48 www.bettyasfaltcomplex.nl Bourbon Street Leidsekruisstraat 6-8, Phone: (020) 623 34 40 www.bourbonstreet.nl Theater Carré Amstel 115-125, Phone: (0900) 252 52 55 (40 cpm) www.carre.nl Casa Blanca Zeedijk 26e, Phone: (020) 776 74 07 www.cafecasablanca.nl

Marcanti Plaza Jan van Galenstraat 6 Phone: (020) 386 88 48 Maloe Melo Lijnbaansgracht 163, Phone: (020) 420 45 92 www.maloemelo.com MC Theater Polonceaukade 5, Phone: (020) 606 50 50 www.mconline.nl Meervaart Meer en Vaart 300, Phone: (020) 410 77 00 www.meervaart.nl Melkweg Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Phone: (020) 531 81 81 www.melkweg.nl Mulligans Amstel 100, Phone: (020) 622 13 30 www.mulligans.nl North Sea Jazz Club Pazzanistraat 1, Phone: (020) 722 09 80 www.northseajazzclub.com Orgelpark Gerard Brandtstraat 26, Phone: (020) 0205 158 111 www.orgelpark.nl Panama Oostelijke Handelskade 4, Phone: (020) 311 86 86 www.panama.nl Paradiso Weteringschans 6-8, Phone: (020) 626 45 21 www.paradiso.nl

Sopranos Paardenstraat 11-15, Phone: (020) 428 82 11 www.sopranospianobar.nl

Cobramuseum Sandbergplein 1, Amstelveen Phone: (020) 547 50 50 www.cobra-museum.nl

Joods Historisch Museum Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, Phone: (020) 531 03 10 www.jhm.nl

Theatermuseum Sarphatistraat 53, Phone: (020) 551 33 00 www.tin.nl

Bananen Bar & Club Oudezijds Achterburgwal 37, Phone: (020) 627 89 54 www.janot.nl

Westerkerk Prinsengracht 281, Phone: (020) 624 77 66 www.westerkerk.nl

Diamond Museum Amsterdam Paulus Potterstraat 8, Phone: (020) 305 53 00 www.diamantmuseumamsterdam.nl

Museum Van Loon Keizersgracht 672, Phone: (020) 624 52 55 www.museumvanloon.nl

Torture Museum Singel 449, Phone: (020) 320 66 42 www.torturemuseum.com

Body Worlds Damrak 66, Phone: (0900) 8411 www.bodyworlds.nl

Madame Tussaud’s Dam 20, Phone: (020) 522 10 10 www.madame-tussauds.com

Tropenmuseum Linnaeusstraat 2, Phone: (020) 568 82 00 www.tropenmuseum.nl

Coster Diamonds Paulus Potterstraat 2-6, Phone: (020) 305 55 55 www.costerdiamonds.com

De Molen van Sloten Kuiperijmuseum Akersluis 10 Phone: (020) 669 04 12 www.molenvansloten.nl

The Willet-Holthuysen Museum Herengracht 605, Phone: (020) 523 18 22 www.willetholthuysen.nl

Coster diamonds is one of Europe’s oldest Diamond Factories and one of Amsterdam’s most treasured locations. The day the Amsterdam diamond cutter Martin Coster received ownership from his father Moses Elias Coster and started a factory at the Waterlooplein in 1840, Coster Diamonds was born.

Ziggo Dome De Passage 100, Phone: (0900) 235 36 63 www.ziggodome.nl

MUSEUMS Ajax Museum Arena Boulevard 29, Phone: (020) 311 14 44 www.ajax.nl Allard Pierson, Archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam Oude Turfmarkt 127, Phone: (020) 525 25 56 www.allardpiersonmuseum.nl Amsterdam Cheese Museum Prinsensgracht 112, Phone: (020) 331 66 05 amsterdamcheesemuseum@ gmail.com Amsterdam Museum, The Story of Amsterdam, your entry to the city Kalverstraat 92, Phone: (020) 523 18 22 www.ahm.nl Amsterdam Pipe Museum Prinsengracht 488, Phone: (020) 421 17 79 www.pipemuseum.nl Amsterdam Tattoo Museum Plantage Middenlaan 62, Phone: (020) 7009320 www.amsterdamtattoo museum.com Anne Frank House Prinsengracht 267, Phone: (020) 556 71 00 www.annefrank.org ARCAM Prins Hendrikkade 600, Phone: (020) 620 48 78 www.arcam.nl Amsterdam Tulip Museum Prinsengracht 116, Phone: (020) 421 00 95 www.amsterdamtulipmuseum.com Arti et Amicitiae Rokin 112, Phone: (020) 624 51 34 www.arti.nl Museum of Bags and Purses Herengracht 573, Phone: (020) 524 64 52 www.tassenmuseum.nl Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica Bloemstraat 13-19, Phone: (020) 625 80 79 www.ritmanlibrary.com Bijbels Museum / Biblical Museum Herengracht 366-368, Phone: (020) 624 24 36 www.bijbelsmuseum.nl De Brakke Grond Nes 45, Phone: (020) 626 68 66 www.brakkegrond.nl The Cat Cabinet Herengracht 497, Phone: (020) 626 9040 www.kattenkabinet.nl

The Diamond Museum Amsterdam gives you an ideal introduction into the world diamonds by means of photographs, film, diamonds (real and almost real), histor and jewellery. After a sort or a long visit you can have a drink in the Museum café or look around in the Museum shop.

Dutch Resistance Museum Plantage Kerklaan 61, Phone: (020) 620 25 35 www.verzetsmuseum.org Erotic Museum Oudezijds Achterburgwal 54, Phone: (020) 627 89 54 www.erotisch-museum.nl Eye Film Institute Nederland IJpromenade 1, Phone: (020) 589 14 00 www.eyefilm.nl

Multatuli House Korsjesportsteeg 20, Phone: (020) 638 19 38 www.multatuli-museum.nl Museum The Ship Museum of Amsterdam School and Social Housing Spaarndammerplantsoen 140, Phone: (020) 686 85 95 www.hetschip.nl De Nieuwe Kerk Dam 12 (Dam Square), Phone: (020) 638 69 09 www.nieuwekerk.nl

Foam Museum of Photography Keizersgracht 609, Phone: (020) 55 165 00 www.foam.nl

Ons’ Lieve Heer Op Solder (Museum Amstelkring) Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40, Phone: (020) 624 66 04 www.opsolder.nl

Museum Geelvinck Keizersgracht 633, Phone: (020) 715 59 00 www.museumgeelvinck.nl

Het Oranje Voetbal Museum Kalverstraat 236, (Hoek Muntplein) Phone: (0900) 14 37 www.supportersclub-oranje.nl

Van Gogh Museum Paulus Potterstraat 7, Phone: (020) 570 52 00 www.vangoghmuseum.nl Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum Oudezijds Achterburgwal 148 Phone: (020) 624 89 26 www.hashmuseum.com The Hash Info Museum details the 8,00-year history and many uses of cannabis and textiles as well as its medical benefits. The process of producing hash and marijuana and the various rolling and smoking methods are all explained in detail with a shop conveniently located next to the museum selling assorted smoking and growing equipment. Through a glass wall, visitors can observe dozens of varieties of marijuana cultivated in optimal conditions, with some plants standing over 150 centimetres (60 inches) tall, their lush foliage shining under special growing lamps.

Hermitage Amsterdam Amstel 51, Phone: (020) 530 87 55 www.hermitage.nl

Oude Kerk Oudekerksplein 23, Phone: (020) 625 82 84 www.oudekerk.nl Pianola Museum Westerstraat 106, Phone: (020) 627 96 24 www.pianola.nl Porceleyne Fles, Delft Experience in the Munttower Muntplein 12, Phone: (020) 623 22 71 www.royaldelftexperience.com Rembrandthuis Museum Jodenbreestraat 4, Phone: (020) 520 04 00 www.rembrandthuis.nl Rijksmuseum Museumstraat 1, Phone: (020) 674 70 00 www.rijksmuseum.nl Rijksmuseum Schiphol Holland Boulevard at Schiphol Airport (past passport control between E and F piers), Phone: (020) 674 70 00 www.rijksmuseum.nl

Hollandsche Schouwburg Plantage Middenlaan 24, Phone: (020) 531 03 80 www.hollandscheschouwburg.nl

Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum Kattenburgerplein 1, Phone: (020) 523 22 22 www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl

Houseboat Museum Prinsengracht, opposite 296, Phone: (020) 427 07 50 www.houseboatmuseum.nl

Sexmuseum Damrak 18, Phone: (020) 622 83 76 www.sexmuseumamsterdam.nl

Huis Marseille Foundation for Photography Keizersgracht 401, Phone: (020) 531 89 89 www.huismarseille.nl

Stedelijk Museum Museumplein 10, Phone: (020) 573 29 11 www.stedelijk.nl

GALLERIES Akinci Lijnbaansgracht 317, Phone: (020) 638 04 80 www.akinci.nl Galerie Paul Andriesse Leliegracht 47, Phone: (020) 623 62 37 www.paulandriesse.nl Gallery Delaive Spiegelgracht 23, Phone: (020) 625 90 87 www.delaive.com Peter Donkersloot Galerie Spiegelgracht 14-16, Phone: (020) 623 65 38 www.peterdonkerslootgalerie.nl gallerynine Keizersgracht 548, Phone: (06) 132 120 49 www.gallerynine.nl Foam Editions Keizersgracht 609, Phone: (020) 551 65 00 www.foam.nl/editions Mark Raven Art Store and Gallery (near Dam Square, behind Royal Palace) Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 174, Kiosk at Museum Square, Leidsestraat 42 (open daily from 10:30-18:00 hrs) www.markraven.nl Galerie Alex Daniels – Reflex Amsterdam Weteringschans 79a, Phone: (020) 627 28 32 www.reflexamsterdam.com Romeo Vetro Hobbemastraat 11, corner PC Hoofdstraat, 200 m from the Rijksmuseum Phone: (020) 4702705 www.romeovetro.com Open: Tue-Sat. 11.00-17.00, Sun 12.00-17.00.

Specialized in works in glass Sexy Art Gallery Achterburgwal 54, Phone: (020) 435 962 34 www.sexyartgallery.com Galerie Pien Rademakers Prinsengracht 570, Phone: (020) 622 54 96 www.galerierademakers.nl Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam Rozenstraat 59 Phone: (020) 422 04 71 www.smba.nl

SIGHTSEEING

Gassan Diamonds Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 173-175, Phone: (020) 622 53 33 www.gassan.com Heineken Experience Atadhouderskade 78, Phone: (020) 523 92 22 www.heinekenexperience.com Discover the world of Heineken.

Be a bottle. Brew your own beer and see why Heineken is the most famous brand of beer in the world. Four levels and 18 attractions in the former brewery will give you an amazing experience. Amongst many new elements, guests will experience an interactive journey through the brewering process and will have the opportunity to create and take home their own personalised bottle of Heineken. Two drinks a person is included in the entrance fee.

Holland International Canal Cruises and Excursions Prins Hendrikkade 33a, Phone: (020) 217 05 01 www.canal.nl Hollandsche Schouwburg Plantage Middenlaan 24, Phone: (020) 531 03 80 www.hollandscheschouwburg.nl Romantic Horse-drawn Carriage Veemarkt 50, Phone: (020) 691 34 78 www.koetstaxi.nl Hortus Botanicus Plantage Middenlaan 2a, Phone: (020) 625 90 21 www.dehortus.nl Nemo (F.K.A. New Metropolis) Oosterdok 2, Phone: (020) 531 32 33 www.e-nemo.nl House of Bols, Cocktail & Genever Expierience Paulus Potterstraat 14, Phone: (020) 570 85 75 www.houseofbols.com Ripley’s Amsterdam Dam 21, Phone: (020) 369 7120 www.ripleysamsterdam.com

Artis Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Phone: (0900) 278 47 96 www.artis.nl

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Amsterdam Metropolitan Area

The AMA lies to the north of the Randstad and encompasses the city of Amsterdam and the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Flevoland. The area has a totalpopulation of over 2 million inhabitants. The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA) is comprised of several surrounding municipalities, including the cities of Amsterdam, Almere, Amstelveen and Haarlemmermeer, Hilversum and Velsen.

Flowers of Amsterdam: The Flower Strip is one of the most popular and unique sights in the Netherlands. Every spring the entire region bursts into vivid colour as bulbs shoot and millions of flowers blossom.

One of the biggest attractions is the Keukenhof Gardens, the world’s largest flower gardens and a home to more varieties of tulip than you can imagine.

Old Holland With its countless windmills, churches and old-fashioned farmhouses, stepping out into Old Holland can feel like being in a Golden Age painting.

Traditionally Dutch: Noord-Holland towns such as Marken, Volendam and Edam hark back to times of more honest crafts, show

casing the traditional skills the region was famous for: shipbuilding, fishing and cheese making. Alongside such classic industries, you can also experience the heritage of the industrial revolution – a time when smoking chimney stacks and spinning sails enabled the mass production of chocolate and biscuits.

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Castles & Gardens The countryside of Noord-Holland was always a popular region for the rich merchants of the Golden Age. Each summer they would leave their primary residence in the heart of Amsterdam, retreating to extravagant castles and estates with acres of beautifully manicured gardens.

History meets nature Both north west of Amsterdam, and south east, on the banks of the River Amstel and River Vecht, you can still bike and boat past these historic houses. Some are open to the public while others leave you dreaming of an aristocratic life by the water.

New Land Although famous for its historic city centre, the Amsterdam region is always evolving as new immigrants and diverse cultures make their mark on many neighbourhoods. But probably the most dramatic changes have taken place in the province of Flevoland.

Architecture & nature Just north east of Amsterdam, these polders were reclaimed from the sea, giving birth to the new cities of Almere and Lelystad. Not only are they internationally acclaimed playgrounds for architecture and design, they are also blessed with expanses of wild nature on the doorstep.

Amsterdam Beach: a must-see for every visitor of Amsterdam Zandvoort’s Bubbling Beach Zandvoort is how a beach resort should be. With hotels, cafés, restaurants, a lively boulevard, bustling shopping streets and a touch of allure! Stroll around, watch people parading the beach boulevard, shop and hop from one terrace to the next. You’ll also be surprised by the small alleyways and old buildings in the centre and round the day off with a four-course dinner in a top restaurant. Or keep things frugal by an open fire in the warmth of a beach café. This will leave you some money for the casino or for a relaxed day at one of the beauty and wellness salons.

Zandvoort’s fame also stems from the racing circuit that was created in 1848 and where Formula 1 races were once held. In the summer there is something on nearly every weekend. Tip: Visit Zandvoort aan Zee by train or use your Region Day Ticket to travel to Amsterdam Beach by bus.

Dutch Dunes Put on your walking shoes or hire a bike for a jaunt through Holland’s dunes. A varied nature reserve with sloping dunes, lakes, forests and rare animals like deer and wisent. The dunes contain all sorts of surprises like military bunkers and magnificent viewpoints. Don’t forget the fact that this stretch of coast is what protects the Netherlands from the sea. After all, half our country lies well below sea level!

Zandvoort aan Zee is one of the most versatile resorts in the Netherlands. A great city centre surrounded by unique nature combined with a beautiful beach makes Zandvoort aan Zee a must-see for every visitor of Amsterdam.

Feel like Amsterdam Beach? = Feel like Zandvoort!

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›› Discover Castles & Gardens Did you know this world famous building is just half an hour away from your hotel?

Discover the Town Hall in Hilversum, one of the master works of architect Dudok The journey of discovery starts in the basement of the Town Hall with an exhibit space totally dedicated to the life and work of architect W.M. Dudok. From there visitors can join a tour of the entire building under the guidance of well informed and enthusiastic guides. The Town Hall tour gives a great impression of the Dudok’s architecture. At the same time it offers an opportunity to explore the special and largely authentic areas of this national monument that is still in use as a Town Hall. The tour is an ideal getaway for the whole family and as a bonus visitors are invited to climb the 45 meter high tower. With good weather conditions visitors are treated to a stunning view on Amsterdam and Utrecht.

Opening hours:

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 until 16:00.

Tours start on these days at 13:30 pm and signing up is not necessary.

Dudokpark 1 | 1217 Hilversum +31 (0)35 6292372 info@dudokarchitectuurcentrum.nl www.dudokarchitectuurcentrum.nl

›› Visiting Amsterdam Beach Club Nautique

Breakfast, lunch and diner with ocean view Strandafgang Barnaart 23 | + 31 (0)23 5715707 www.clubnautique.nl Club Nautique is located on the beautiful beach of Zandvoort. Near the racecircuit and within walking distance of the station and the citycenter of Zandvoort. The beach club has a special architecture, modern interior, a Mediterranean feeling and is known for their spacious terrace, the relaxing atmosphere and extensive sparkling menu.

Paviljoen Jeroen

Beachclub with red and white colors Strandafgang Barnaart 20 | + 31 (0)23 5716994 www.paviljoenjeroen.nl

For over 25 years our beach club has one of the best cuisines of the beach, we are one of the few beach bars that is open all year, and because of this Club Nautique is like a beach club concept in Zandvoort and beyond

From February to November 7 Days a week. The kitchen is open from 9:00 till sunset. When you travel by train it is an 5 minute walk just straight ahead to the beach. When you travel by car you can easily park right above on the boulevard. You will find the beach club with red and white colors, at your right, number 20.

We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. We have a variety of fish, meat and vegetarian meals. All is fresh made in our modern kitchen. You cannot leave without tasting our homemade Dutch Apple pie. If you want to relax on a sun bed it will only cost you €5,- for the whole day.

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DISC OVER HAARLEM

There is much happening in Haarlem, all year round.

Discover the city known for its high-quality cultural offering, wide range of shops, cosy restaurants and cafés, and excellent location near Amsterdam, beach and sea.

A city with a rich history, stunning monuments and bon-vivant atmosphere.

The ideal destination for a day out or a weekend away.

Wayward exhibition on “De Maakbare Mens” (Manmade Man) in the Dolhuys Museum Schotersingel 2 | 2021 GE Haarlem info@hetdolhuys.nl | www.hetdolhuys.nl Ever met a perfect person? So… how was it? The Dolhuys, museum of the mind, presents their new exhibition “De Maakbare Mens” (Manmade Man’) with this slogan. The museum puts artificiality up for discussion in a unique way. The jubilee exhibition is designed by design agency Kossmann.dejong and can be seen until the end of 2016.

Many Dutch people want to be perfect nowadays. We strive for a healthy spirit, impeccable behavior and a perfect body. We collectively post an ideal image of ourselves on Facebook every day, but can we always continue to meet these high standards? People who cannot, are excluded. The “imperfect” do not belong, are insane, limited, scary, pathetic or unwell. But to be truly successful, think of artists and scientists, should you not deviate from the norm?

The visitor comes face-to-face with their own “artificiality” with a selfie.

They will meet a wide range of special minds, including the successful writer Myrthe van der Meer, the artists Edvard Munch, Vincent van Gogh, Willem van Genk and Anton Heijboer. On the basis of works of art, films and photography the audience will get a glimpse into their mind. In an audiovisual presentation based on quotes from letters of Munch and Van Gogh and visual clips of their work, both artists talk about the link between their mental illness and their artistry. Van Gogh spent some time in a psychiatric facility. Munch did not think of himself as ill, but saw his fear as the basis for his art.

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Friday: 10 am – 5 pm Saturdays, Sunday and Bank Holidays: 12 noon – 5 pm Closed on: 1 January, 27 April and 25 December

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MUSEUMS

CathedralMuseum (Haarlem) The Nieuwe Bavo Cathedral, Leidsevaart 146 During the grand restoration of the Dutch Sagrada Familia – recently revealed in the presence of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands – the internationally known artist Jan Dibbets designed 16 stained glass windows. The church dedicated its crypt to the KathedraalMuseum with wonderful art treasures and an exhibition of works by Dibbets.

Tuesday-Friday 10-16:00 Saturday 11-14:30 Entrance € 4,- (€ 5,- during flower show)

Teylers Museum Spaarne 16 | 2011 CH Haarlem +31(0)23-5160960 | teylersmuseum.nl

Museum Haarlem Groot Heiligland 47 | 2011 EP Haarlem +31(0)23-5422427 | museumhaarlem.nl

Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was originally founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. The historic centre of the museum is the neoclassical Oval Room, which was built behind the house of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, the socalled Foundation House.

This vibrant city museum tells the early history of the city and its surroundings until the present day. Our current exhibition explores the history of shops. Round of your visit with a fresh coffee.

Open 7 days a week

SHOPS IN HAARLEM

De Hallen Haarlem Grote Markt 16 | 2011 RD Haarlem +31(0)23-5115775 | dehallen.nl

Frans Hals Museum Groot Heiligland 62 | 2011 ES Haarlem +31(0)23-5115775 | franshalsmuseum.nl

Nikki Plessen Barteljorisstraat 31 | 2011 RA Haarlem +31(0)23-5834222 | nikkie.com

Just as seventeenth-century Haarlem offered fertile soil in which an innovative urge expressed in art could grow and flourish, so today De Hallen Haarlem aims to provide a platform for developments in contemporary art, based on the same open and proactive attitude.

In the early seventeenth century painting underwent a radical change, and the foundations for this were laid in Haarlem.

The Frans Hals Museum’s collection, which encompasses the entire spectrum of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century painting, reflects this revolutionary change.

It is Nikkie Plessen’s eye for detail which makes every NIKKIE collection strong, elegant and distinctly Dutch. Nikkie started designing a small fashion collection that reflected her personal feminine, sexy and edgy style. Right now NIKKIE is distributed and sold in over 15 countries.

FOOD & DRINKS HAARLEM ›› Jutka & Riska Grote Houtstraat 160 | Haarlem jutkaenriska.nl Jutka & Riska is a Dutch fashion label. They design and make their own collection in Amsterdam. In their shops they sell an eclectic mix of own design, hand-picked vintage and selected items of young designers. Curious about their unique items?

A special note for travellers - Jutka & Riska is also based in Antwerp and Amsterdam.

The city is known for its diverse culinary offerings: from trendy coffee bars and excellent lunchrooms to cosy bars and special restaurants, from simple to exclusive. In the little streets in and around the shopping area, you will discover many lunchrooms, trendy coffee houses, as well as restaurants serving national and international cuisine. In the summer, relax on one of the many terraces or city beach. Or perhaps you prefer dining in a real Michelinstarred restaurant? Haarlem has it all, the most bon-vivant city of the North.

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›› Haarlems diverse culinary offerings Hofje zonder Zorgen

Grote Houtstraat 142a +31 (0)23 5310607 | info@hofjezonderzorgen.nl www.hofjezonderzorgen.nl Situated right at the heart of the historic city centre of Haarlem, overlooking the excluded garden of the ‘Proveniers Hofje’ and housed in a 15th century historic building lies Hofje Zonder Zorgen.

We serve carefully selected biological products, like our coffee and tea, but also homemade pies, high tea and fresh soups. Juices of seasonal fruits, oven baked bread and a variety of salads.

Guests on a special diet, like gluten free, are welcome and well catered for.

Roast chicken bar

Chicken, Chicken or Chicken...

Turfmarkt 26 Zw | + 31 (0)23 8442271 www.roastchickenbar.com

There’s a cosy terrace on the side of a lively shopping street all year round and a large terrace on the atmospheric ‘Proveniers Square’ from the first of April to the first of October.

We’re all about chicken – and basically the menu consists of a choice of a half chicken or a whole chicken. Depending on how hungry you are. Next to the grilled chicken we’ve got a good range of side dishes and a lot of small snacks to share with friends or lovers. We’ve got some great local beers, the best wines and homemade lemonade.

The birds are all free-range, juicy, tender and delicious. All of them bred in ‘de Veluwe’ (famous for their chickens). Marinated for 48 hours in our own secret marinade. In fact, it’s so secret only a few people know what’s in it.

The Roast Chicken Bar is housed is located in an old car garage and that influence can still been seen everywhere. In addition to the tables, there is seating at the long bar with a view of the roaring open fire of the charcoal grill – giving the feel of an American diner.

Bar & Kitchen ‘De Kippenhal’ Spekstraat 6, Haarlem-Centrum +31 (0)23 531 44 26 www.dekippenhal.nl

Perfectly grilled chicken on our charcoal grill is waiting for you at our brand new restaurant ‘de Kippenhal’! We’re centrally situated just around the corner of the main market square, in the centre of the city behind the Vleeshal and the Vishal.

Meneer Frans - Lunchroom

One of the leading hospitality hotspots in Haarlem Gedempte Oude Gracht 90-92 | Klein Heiligland 8 | + 31 (0)23 531 3840 info@meneerfrans.nl | www.meneerfrans.nl The original decor gives every area in the restaurant a unique character. An industrial, cool feel in the conservatory with open cuisine, a ladylike pink tearoom with 18th century details PLUS a courtyard with sunny, trendy lounge seats that gives you a sense of Southern Europe.

Foodbloggers love to visit Meneer Frans for its combination of organic, healthy but especially appetizing meals. With a friendly, cozy atmosphere and the best terrace of Haarlem when the sun comes out! In the heart of the city center but an oasis of peace and definitely worth your visit!

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Visit us during your stay in our beautiful city and experience our already famous grilled chicken with homemade fries on Wednesday till Sunday. Or if you’re in a more experimental mood, don’t hesitate to try our delicious streetfood dishes. From Friday till Sunday we also serve brunches with a variety of tasty egg and chicken related dishes.

See you soon!

Open: Wednesday - Friday 17:00 - 22:00, Saturday - Sunday 11:00 - 23:00 (Also lunch!)

Authentic Haarlem.

A city of remarkable history and culture, Haarlem is just a short hop from Amsterdam but packs a unique punch. With spectacular monuments dating back almost 800 years, such as the Amsterdamse Poort and Sint-Bavokerk, it’s no wonder that so many great artists of the Golden Age wanted to capture its beauty and atmosphere.

You will not find any chain stores here.

Frans Hals, one of the Netherlands’ greatest painters, is celebrated in theFrans Hals Museum (alongside paintings by his peers). Of course, Haarlem has made an impact in more recent times too. Its Jugendstil train station is one of the most beautiful in the country and the city is a bustling hub of great cafés, shops and restaurants.

Tulpomania Experience Haarlem Inspired by the tulip mania that swept through Holland during the Dutch Golden Age, Haarlem Marketing has entered into a unique collaboration with Keukenhof, the Frans Hals Museum and the Jopen beer brewery.

These four partners join forces to bring you the Tulip Mania experience tour, which tells visitors the fascinating story of the tulip mania that reached a fever pitch in the Golden Age. In Haarlem, the centre of the tulip trade, tulips were extremely popular in the 17th century. Their prices soared to spectacular heights and bulbs became the object of unprecedented speculation. As a result, some people made great profits whereas others experienced enormous losses.

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A visit to the Jopen beer brewery walking tour through Haarlem’s inner city bring the Dutch Golden Age back to life.

In both the Frans Hals Museum and Keukenhof the visitors are treated to beautiful fresh flowers in addition to presentations on the 17th century tulip mania, the fascinating story of the speculative tulip trade.

Tulip Mania In early 17th century Holland, tulips were an exclusive and particularly rare status symbol. The slow increase in the number of tulip bulbs relative to the great demand created a wild speculation in bulbs, a ‘tulip craze’ that saw prices explode to tens of thousands of euros per bulb. For the same amount you could have purchased an entire canal house. This speculative bubble burst abruptly, but the tulip trade survived.

More information: tulpomania.com

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ZAANSE SCHANS With its traditional green painted houses, warehouses and windmills the Zaanse Schans gives the feeling of having stepped back into the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries. Most of the buildings were relocated from other areas in the Zaanstreek in the 1960’s and 70’s as owing to urban development they were under threat of obliteration.

The Zaanse Schans offers a magnificent view of the surrounding landscape as it was before and after the industrial revolution. However this is not an open air museum but a colourful living and working neighbourhood. Most of the buildings were re-located from other areas in the Zaanstreek in the 1960’s and 70’s as owing to urban development they were under threat of obliteration. This panorama makes the Zaanse Schans a vital link in the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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Windmills A visit to a working industrial windmill is a unique experience. Paint mill De Kat and oil mill De Zoeker are open daily from March to October. From November to February most of the windmills at the Zaanse Schans only open at the weekends. The Jonge Schaap is open all year.

Museums The Zaanse Schans has a number of fascinating museums to tempt the visitor. The Zaans Museum and the Verkade Pavilion make the tastiest museum in the Netherlands. The collection is extremely wide-ranging and is presented in a contemporary way.

De Saense Lelie Since 1789

Zeilenmakerspad 7 | 1509 BZ Zaandam | +31 (0)75 6354622 | saenselelie.nl | info@saenselelie.nl

In the heart of the zaanse Schans located in the opposite of the main entrance you will find the oldest craft shop (1789) of the Zaanse Schans the “Saense Lelie”.

Zaanse Schans fotografie In our former granary you can experience a rich product history such as hand painted delft blue name and birth tiles. Fresh handmade Dutch syrup waffle or chocolate truffles while you wait. For sure you should taste it!

Try and smell our branded perfumes or see our goldsmith creating stunning jewels with diamonds.

After your experience you can admire our wide range of Dutch souvenirs and textile products in our Tax Free shop. For all our guest we have interesting brands like Phillips, Victorinox, miffy, Chanel, Raymond Weil, Junghans. During the tulip season we have the original tulip bulbs ready for export in all kinds of color’s.

We are open daily, 365 days a year!

Since 1968

Kraaienest 1 1509 AZ Zaandam + 31 (0)75 6354622 zaanseschansfotografie.com info@saenselelie.nl At the main entrance of the Zaanse Schans you will find our photographers who will freeze every visitor for a free digital copy of your photo in a professional shot. After your visit you can buy this picture framed in a calendar with more pictures about the Zaanse Schans and get your free digital copy. Especially group pictures are a nice memory from your trip to the Zaanse Schans. amsterdamjournal.nl 51

›› Discover Zaanse Schans

It features utensils, clothing and paintings as well as factory equipment from the food industry, and as you make your way through the museum you can press on various displays and try and package as many biscuits and sweets as you can in a computer game.

The smaller, specialized museums such as the first Albert Heijn Grocery shop, the Bakery Museum ‘In de Gecroonde Duyvekater’ where traditional delicacies are sold, Museum of the Dutch Clock, are all situated at the Zaanse Schans in listed buildings bringing the history of this oldest industrial area to life.

Traditional Dutch Craft There is no entrance fee for visiting the traditional Dutch workshops such as the Wooden Shoe Workshop where you can see the clog makers at work and the Cheese Farm where you can learn about the different stages of Cheese making.

In craftcenter De Saense Lelie you will find an artist specialised in Delft Blue decoration, a diamond cutter and goldsmiths. But that is not all, as other traditional crafts are also represented here, including a local oil painter and popular Assendelft art.

For a workshop making your own souvenir you can visit, Orse ket aan ‘t Glop. New! is “ Soap Works Zaanse Schans” on the Zeilenmakerspad number 4, next to the bakery museum.

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Zaandam has had a wonderful history of soapmaking, like the soap factory “The Eagle” in Wormerveer, we thought it was an addition to the Zaanse Schans to show the history. And generally show the history of hygiene and cleaning.We also sell craft hand made soaps, cosmetics, perfumes and everything related to hygiene and cleaning.

There is a mini workshop / museum space. Throughout the store there are magnificent museum pieces to admire.Opening times may vary, but generally they are open daily throughout the year.

River cruises The most enjoyable way to see the surrounding area is from the water. From April to October river cruises are available along the river Zaan not only for a splendid view of the Zaanse Schans, but also for a more detailed examination of the traditional and picturesque Dutch houses, windmills and other interesting sights along the way.

Information Center Zaanse Schans The Zaanse Schans is open daily throughout the year.

There is no entrance fee, however some of the attractions charge an admission fee.

Schansend 7, 1509 AW Zaandam Phone +31 (0)75 681 00 00 E-mail: info@dezaanseschans.nl www.dezaanseschans.nl

Do you want to experience the real Holland? Then visit the Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm at the Zaanse Schans. In this authentic 17th century farm you learn about the different stages of cheese production. Our staff wearing traditional costumes invites you to taste our delicious cheeses of own production. The farm shop has all these cheeses for sale as well as typical Dutch sweets and souvenirs. We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Catharina Hoeve. The entrance is free. The Catharina Hoeve is open daily.

Zeilenmakerspad 5 | 1509 BZ Zaandam +31 (0)75 6215820 | www.cheesefarms.com Open daily, all year round. Free entrance.

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Visit the wooden shoe workshop at the Zaanse Schans! See the clog makers at work in the workshop and learn about the history of wooden shoes in the museum - admission is free! We have the largest wooden shoe inventory in all sizes and colours! Be sure to try some on and experience what it feels like to walk on wood! Making a picture in the giant wooden shoe will complete your visit! From Amsterdam CS by bus (Bus 391) or train (station Koog-Zaandijk) in only 15 minutes.

Kraaienpad 1  1509 AX Zaandam T 075 - 615 64 03  info@dekraai.nl www.dekraai.nl  at the zaanse schans OPENING HOURS mar t/m oct  09:00 - 18:00 h jan, feb, nov en dec  10:00 - 17:00 h GROUPS BY RESERVATION

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The Old Town

VOLENDAM VOLENDAM

Volendam is the most Volendam is the most remarkable picturesque remarkable picturesque fishing village just some fishing village just some 10-15 miles from Amster10-15 miles from Amsterdam. It dates from the dam. It dates from the era when the, now lake, era when the, now lake, IJsselmeer still was a IJsselmeer still was a part of the North Sea. part of the North Sea.

Volendam is the most remarkable picturesque fishing village just some 10-15 miles from Amsterdam. It dates from the era when the, now lake, IJsselmeer still was a part of the North Sea. In Volendam, if you’re lucky, you will see people in traditional costumes. As a result of its insulated location, the village preserved its character for six centuries, also because of the tough vitality of the fishermen. The characteristic small houses, which together with the canals and the drawbridges form the most picturesque spots, present the visitor an atmosphere of geniality and romance.

History and Fame The name Volendam stems from Vol-entdam, which means as much as the finishing of a dam. Volendam is located on the site of the former (way back in 1357) harbour of the historic city of Edam. As Edam started a new harbour, the old one formed a new settlement, and got the name Volendam. The population of the town grew only very slowly during those first centuries of its existence.

In 1462 it only had 25 inhabitants, whereas today some 19,000. Around 1875, Volendam became known as a town worth visiting by tourists, and was thusly immortalized by writers and artists. Volendam became written about both nationally and internatio-nally, and magazines published

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photographs of stalwart fishermen by the harbour, of the women in their graceful traditional dress and of children playing in front of picturesque houses. The rich and famous flocked to this humble fishing town, where it seemed as if time had stood still.

Volendam became an artist’s paradise, with people in graceful traditional costumes, the wooden little houses built closely together against, protected from the sea by the sturdy dike; their interiors replete with statuettes of saints and the harbour crowded with hundreds of red-sailed ‘botters’ (fishing boats). Some elements of this are now of the past (the herring fishery was finished when the sea was closed off), but

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Origin of Traditional Quality

Excellence on the IJsselmeer a benchmark for Volendam’s tradition and quality Paviljoen Smit-Bokkum is the home of an eel smoke-house since 1856, where the 5th generation of the Smit-Bokkum family daily smokes Holland’s best fish, preserving the ancient family recipe.

The Smit-Bokkum family restaurant next to the smokehouse serves home-smoked delicacies together with a selection of local traditional menus. Especially the famous home-smoked IJsselmeer eels daily draws a client base from all over the country.

Smit-Bokkum’s lovely terrace offers seats for over 100 guests. Seated here you can take in the magnificent views of the IJsselmeer and the Marinapark harbour.

TIP: A dinner or lunch at Smit-Bokkum can also be combined with a guided tour through the smoke-house and a visit to the Palingsoundmuseum above the restaurant.

Slobbeland 19, Volendam - tel 0299 363373 - www.smitbokkum.nl

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is the tourist attraction of Volendam Spend the night in style in one of our 78 hotel rooms, all different in decoration and luxury. All rooms are provided with a television and WIFI. Start the day by enjoying our delicious breakfast buffet, enjoy our tasteful dishes at the tavern or restaurant and end the day by having a drink in our cozy pub. Everywhere in the hotel you will find paintings the old painters used as payment for their hotel room.

A lot of Volendammer families have the same last name. To keep them all apart, almost every family got their own (unofficial) nickname. These nicknames have been around for ages. To honor the past, art hotel Spaander gave each room their own nickname. Dining at art hotel Spaander is a special experience.

Using local products, the chefs manage to surprise even the most spoiled guest. We don’t neglect our origin, which is why we offer a great range of classic dishes as well as new and sophisticated dishes. For a complete and exclusive experience, you can choose for a private dining room with your own personal staff.

The pub is an authentic and cozy place, where locals and guests of art hotel Spaander can meet. The friendly staff members and easy going atmosphere will make you feel right at home.

Haven 15-19 | 1131 EP Volendam Netherlands +31 (0)299 363595 | www.hotelspaander.nl

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if you are curious about how the Volendam costume was worn and what the interiors of the houses looked like, do visit the Volendammer Museum to experience a little of the Volendam of yesteryear.

The Costume The costumes of Volendam are world-renowned. Around the entire world you can see portraits of people who have had themselves photographed in Volendam costume at the time of their visit to the place.

The most famous part of the Dutch costume is of course the wooden shoes or “clogs”. The clog has gone a little bit out of fashion these days, but you can still occasionally see people walk around on them.

Getting There There are several ways to visit the town. Probably the easiest way will be the booking of a daytrip by a tour operator. I’m sure the genitor of your hotel will be able to help you with this Waterland Monnickendam, Marken, Broek in Waterland, Ilpendam, Katwoude, Overleek, Purmer, Watergang, Uitdam and Zuiderwoude are known as Waterland.

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Each one of these places has its own charm and a cultural and historical background that makes a visit very worth while. Enjoy the well-maintained monuments that adorn the old cityscapes and village views. Nearly half of the entire surface area of Waterland consists of water (no less than 5000 hectares). The municipality thus provides considerable opportunities for water recreation; sailing on the Markermeer or IJsselmeer lakes and having a drink at one of the outdoor cafes in one of the picturesque villages or cities. If you would like to explore Waterland by boat, consider a whispering boat, motorboat, rowing boat or canoe. Explore the best of Waterland on the water, between the reeds, with a gentle breeze for company. Waterland is also pre-eminently suitable for walking tours and bicycle rides.

The decor consists of open grass polders, peat rivers and ribbon development villages with colourful woorden houses and traditional Dutch farmhouses built in the shape of pyramids. All places in Waterland are in easy reach from Amsterdam, whether by car, public transport or. ■

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Food

DRINKS Whatever your taste is, NIGHTLIFE Amsterdam has it.

Amsterdam has all the nightlife you would expect. There are intimate restaurants, bars with or without live music, hip dance clubs, comedy clubs, and a casino. A complete list would fill a whole book, so we can only give you some recommendations here.

restaurants | cafés As one might expect from a cosmopolitan city, Amsterdam not only offers the possibility of enjoying classical French cuisine, but since a few decades the city has also abounded in - sometimes surprisingly good - Greek, Italian, Moroccan, Turkish, Chinese, Korean and even Nepalese and Ethiopian restaurants.

This fact has caused the extensive, daily public market in Albert Cuypstraat to adapt its range to the purchasing requirements of these restaurants. For a quick cheap lunchtime bite try the sandwich shops, the chips stands or herring stalls. Eating maatjes (‘mates’) herring is quite possibly the only important culinary tradition of our otherwise in this respect poorly endowed country.

Amsterdam is also a city with many bars and cafés, some 1,500 in all. Each of the areas mentioned below has something to offer, from friendly and relaxed brown cafés, stylish grand cafés to crowded designer bars.

The cafés and bars vary greatly and have their own special attraction: a wide range of beers, jenever (Dutch gin), live music, canal-side terraces, board games, pool tables or just good old fun.

bars | live music Amsterdam has some great small bars where you enter for free and or a small fee to listen to live music. Singer-songwriters, jazz, pop, folk or even classical music. You just have to know where to go.

cocktails | dinner The Venice of the North, Amsterdam’s attractions are considerable. Besides the famed red-light areas where window-shopping takes on a whole new meaning and the coffee bars that are more popular for their other wares, Amsterdam is also home to hundreds of great bars and clubs: style bars, cocktail bars, bistros, restaurants and casinos, and the famous brown cafes where you can linger long over a beer and watch the people of Amsterdam go about their business. Once you’ve visited the museum quarter and taken a tour of the canals, you can hit the town. A night out in the many bars of Leidseplein or Rembrandtplein should see you into the small hours.

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North Sea Jazz Club Pazzanistraat 1 | 020 722 0980 Every weekend the North Sea Jazz Club is the place to be in Amsterdam to enjoy live music, dinner, drinks & dance.

Experience live shows by top of the bill artist in an intimate jazz club setting. Find established names like Tuck & Patti, Bobby Rush, Tania Maria, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Tom Browne, Raul Midón, Tony Joe White, Gare du Nord and many more within arm’s reach and discover up-and-coming talents. Just like the North Sea Jazz Festival, the club presents a wide variety of jazz, funk, soul and world music. Before and during dinner concerts, guests can enjoy a three course dinner, prepared by the chef.

More info: www.northseajazzclub.com

dinner | clubs Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to groove. In Amsterdam you can party all night long, nearly every night of the week! Have a look at the listings below - whether you’re into techno, drum & bass, top 40, hip-hop or anything in between, you’ll find a club to match your mood.

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THE PANCAKE BAKERY Undoubtedly the best known and most preferred pancake restaurant in Amsterdam. Situated on one of the main canals in the city centre of Amsterdam. Only 200 metres away from the Anne Frank house. The extensive menu offers no fewer than 100 different sweet or savoury pancakes and omelettes.

The Pancake Bakery is situated in an old 17th century VOC warehouse and features exceptionally nostalgic interior décor. Doing a brisk business since 1973.

Prinsengracht 191, Amsterdam, +31(0)20-6251333 WWW.PANCAKE.NL

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Bourbon Street Leidsekruisstraat 6-8, +31 (0)20 - 62 33 440 www.bourbonstreet.nl

Mulligans Amstel 100, +31 (0)20 - 62 21 330 www.mulligans.nl

Bourbon Street features live music from local talent and international artists every night of the week. The shows and jam sessions attract a mixed crowd, as well as musicians playing blues, rock, soul and funk.

Open: Mon. - Fri. 10pm - 4am, Sat. & Sun. 10pm - 5am

In a historic setting on the banks of the river Amstel, right around the corner of the famous Rembrandt Square, you’ll find Mulligans is one of the oldest Irish bars in town.

Open: Mon. - Fri. 4pm - 1am Sat. & Sun. 2pm - 3am

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Chicago Social Club Leidseplein 12, +31 (0)20 - 53 00 232 www.chicagosocialclub.nl

Players Kl. Gartmanplantsoen 25, +31 (0)20 - 88 88 886 www.playersamsterdam.nl

Recently renovated and completely revamped, Chicago Social Club is home to the American comedy troupe Boom Chicago and Amsterdam’s premier English-language comedy venue presenting theatrical shows. Bar: Mon.-Thu. 5pm - 4am, Fri. 5pm - 5am. Club: Thu. 11pm4am, Sat. 12pm - 5am, Sun. 12 pm - 4am

Players Food & Drinks, the ultimate combination of excellent food & drinks, great and varied music and nice location: the corner of the Kleine Gartmansplantsoen in Amsterdam next to the completely rebuild City cinema. Open: Sun. - Thur. 3pm - 1am, Fri. 3pm - 3am, Sat. 12am - 3am

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Kantjil & De Tijger Spuistraat 291-293,+31 (0)20 620 30 74 www.kantjil.nl In the heart of Amsterdam, Kantjil & de Tijger is the right place to be for those who are curious about Indonesian food. Their latest addition is the New Asian High Wine. A selection of savoury bites, served with a carafe organic wine of your choice.

Enjoy this experience at the New Asian Brasserie between 12:00 and 16:30. Also open for dinner.

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Noordwest Café Restaurant Noordermarkt 42, +31 (0)20 624 36 89 www.restaurantnoordwest.nl

Amsterdam Jewel Cruises Singel 235, +31 (0)20 - 440 21 385 www.am sterdamjewelcruises.nl

Supperclub Cruise Ruyterkade Pier 4, 020 - 62 67 078 www.supperclub.com

Enjoy a 3-course à la carte dinner whilst cruising the world famous canals on a classic riverboat, built in 1898. Comfortable and intimate. 20 seats only.

A stylish club experience can now also be enjoyed on the water on a fantastic ship called Supperclub Cruise. Supperclub Cruise is lounging, clubbing, dining and entertainment.

Well known in the heart of the famous Amsterdam Jordan area. Not only because of its gorgeous locatiown at the Noordermarkt, but also because of its spacious terrace, friendly staff, and extensive menu for lunch, dinner and drinks.

For dinner, we serve a beautiful variety of meat, fish and vegetarian meals. Fresh local products bring our dishes to life. We follow the seasons and, as a result, our menu often changes to pleasantly surprise you on your next visit.

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Holland Festival FREE SPOTS!!

The Holland Festival, the leading international performing arts festival in the Netherlands, welcomes to Amsterdam world famous artists and new talent, classic works as well as new art forms. Some highlights of this years program are Kronos Quartet, Ben Folds, theatre/video installation The Walking Forest, The National Ballet and bigband jazz by Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society.

from 4 – 26 June 2016 For full programme and ticket sales: www.hollandfestival.nl

1 Take the free ferry behind Central Station to the other side of the IJ and go for a walk along the North Holland Canal.

2 Walk up the roof of the Science Center Nemo and admire the view (follow the rail lines east from Central Station, and cross the footbridge to the big green building that looks like a ship).

3 Go to the Begijnhof (entrance from the Spui) 4 Walk along the Flower Market (on the Singel).

5 Visit the Historical Museum gallery (take the other exit from the Begijnhof and turn left).

6 Browse the Waterlooplein market (at the Waterlooplein).

7 Visit the Albert Cuyp market (tram 10 to Frederiksplein, or 4, 16, 24, 25 to Albert Cuyp).

8 Go to a free lunch concert in the Concertgebouw (Museumplein).

9 Browse the internet in medieval surroundings at the Waag (Old Centre).

10 Go up the tower to the cafe in the Kalvertoren shopping mall, and ad­mire the view (Kalverstraat near the Munt).

11 Get a drink at the skylounge at Doutble Tree Hotel en enjoy the view

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De Bazaar in Beverwijk takes you on a

CULINARY TRIP AROUND THE WORLD A culinary trip around the world with De Bazaar in Beverwijk. From bottomless bowls full of olives and herbs to unique snacks. From Thai basil to Pom rolls. A true foodie paradise!

Four women roll out dough on a round baking sheet in one fluid motion. The “pancakes” are then stuffed with spinach, chicken, minced beef, potato or cheese. Then they are folded and turned over, creating a Gözleme, a traditional Turkish dish. And everything is made fresh at the stall.

From Amsterdam café to souk At De Bazaar in Beverwijk you suddenly imagine yourself on a trip to the Middle and Far East. The scent of herbs that wafts across the Kruidenplein of the Oosterse Markt (Eastern Market) is reminiscent of Moroccan souks. The stalls display dozens of varieties of olives, wine leaves stuffed with rice, date bread and couscous salad.

The scents and colours inundate the senses, and you literally see all kinds of people: foodies, hipsters, families, everyone comes here. And the market sellers are happy for you to have a taste of anything!

Opposite the Oosterse Market you will find the Food Court. Long rows of tables and chairs with numerous eateries. Chinese food, Burgers & Wings, Surinamese food and Afghan food. The owners are proud and happy to explain their dishes.

You can also buy Lebanese baklava, which is a lot less sweet than Turkish baklava and has delicious pieces of nut in it.

On the Zwarte Markt (Black Market) you will find food that is more European. Spanish churros, Italian sausages, smoked eel, Dutch poffertjes (mini pancakes) and Flemish fries. And for Asian cuisine you can visit the Amazing Oriental supermarket where you can truly find everything you could wish for. You are bound to go home with your bags filled to the brim.

Colourful market De Bazaar began as Zwarte Markt (Black Market) in 1980 and grew into a market that offers a huge variety of products. In addition to food, you will also find barbers, hairdressers, a car boot market and accessories. For gold jewellery, visit Goudsouk. 18 jewellers under one roof full of twinkling lights. It is the world’s second largest gold souk. In Hal 21, the fashion-conscious can wander amongst racks full of designer clothes and accessories with 20 to 80% off, including Versace and Guess, or they can have a look at other clothing shops. With clothes and accessories displayed over 3200 m² of floor space, there truly is something for everyone.

Open every Saturday and Sunday from 8.30 AM to 6 PM. Free entry!

De Bazaar Beverwijk, Montageweg 35, 0251-26 26 26, debazaar.nl

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Jodenbreestraat 4, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Daily: 10 AM - 6 PM

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