Amsterdam Journal

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COLOPHON PUBLISHER: Prelitho bv, phone: + 3 1 ( 0) 229 547 400, E-mail: info@ amsterdamjournal.nl EDITORIAL & SALES OFFICE: PO B ox 11, 16 3 3 Z G Avenhorn, The Netherlands, Phone: + 3 1 ( 0) 229 547 400 EDITOR: R achel de Graaf, EDITOR WELCOME TO AMSTERDAM, DISCOVER OUR 9 AREAS, 9 STREETS, ZEEDIJK: Dorien ter V eld SALES: M ilo van Wijk, M ike van Gils, Noah Stobbe.

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06 ON THE COVER PAN Amsterdam

24 AREA 6 Re mbrandtplein

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08 CITY OF AMSTERDAM Where to begin

26 AREA 7 The Plantage

10 AREA 1 J ordaan

28 AREA 8 Le idseplein

50 FOOD, DRINKS & NIGHTLIFE Where to find Amsterdam nightly entertainment

14 AREA 2 9 Straatjes

30 AREA 9 The Docklands

18 AREA 3 Mus eumkwartier

32 SPECIAL Filippa K Fashion

20 AREA 4 Old Town 22 AREA 5 Ci ty Ce ntre

36 THIS SEASON Art & Cult ure, Theatre, Mus ic and Events

58 REDLIGHT DISTRICT Where to find the city’ s nightly entertainment 64 MAP OF AMSTERDAM Find your way in Amsterdam 67 OUTSITE AMSTERDAM Ba za ar B everwijk

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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).

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Go to the Begijnhof (entrance from the Spui)

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Walk along the Flower Market (on the Singel).

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

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Browse the Waterlooplein market (at the Waterlooplein).

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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).

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Inhabitants Amsterdam Inhabitants Greater Amsterdam Nationalities Bicycles Trees

811.185 2.332.773 178 881.00 ± 400.000

Flower bulbs in parks and public gardens 600,000 Parks 40 City trams 216 Markets 32 Flower market 1 Shops 6.073 Antique shops 165 Diamond polishing factories 24 Canals 165 Bridges 1.281 Wooden drawbridges 8 Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge) 1 Glass-topped canal boats 112 Pedal boats 120 House boats 2.500 16th, 17th and 18th century buildings Gable stones Royal Palace Statues and sculptures Windmills Museums Art galleries Paintings of Rembrandt Nachtwacht (Night watch) Paintings of Van Gogh Schuttersgalerij (Civic Guard Gallery)

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8.863 654 1 302 8 75 141 22 1 207 1

Wax statues at Madame Tussaud’s Animals at the Artis Zoo Barrel organs Carillons Historical church organs

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Concerts and theatrical performances p/y

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Muziektheater Cinemas Cafés and bars Discotheques Restaurants Hotels Hotel beds Camp grounds

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Bed nights by tourists from abroad *Day visitors per year

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The best shops in town leisure - fashion - food - drinks - view in the heart of the city

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PAN AMSTERDAM

THE FAIR OF TODAY FOR ART, ANTIQUES AND DESIGN With many thousands of pieces of art there is plenty to see and discover at PAN Amsterdam, the most important Dutch fair for art, antiques and design. This year, for the twenty-ninth time, the fair is being staged from 22 to 29 November 2015 in the RAI in Amsterdam. PAN Amsterdam is the meeting place for collectors and other art lovers. Antiques, modern and contemporary art, old masters, art nouveau, sculptures, photography, jewellery, vintage design furniture, photographs, ceramics, glass and objects from old and distant cultures—you can find it all at PAN Amsterdam.

PAN Amsterdam offers beauty, inspiration, enrichment and depth. Don’t miss it!

The collections of 120 of the best Dutch art dealers, antique dealers and gallery owners from all art disciplines span 5,000 years of art history. Their objects are a reflection of the Dutch art market. In just a few hours you can look at and compare the works that they are offering for sale at the fair. The exhibitors at PAN Amsterdam are experts in their fields and will be delighted to talk to you. Prior to the fair more than eighty independent experts vet all the objects for authenticity, quality and condition.

This is why you can be certain that you can buy the objects for sale at PAN Amsterdam with confidence.

Prices range from € 500 to € 500,000.

During your visit to PAN Amsterdam you can relax in the ambience of the brasserie, the oyster bar and the terrace, where you can enjoy live piano music.

There are a variety of guided tours too. Take a PAN Guide Tour, in which the guide explains a number of unusual objects in the fair. Or would you rather look over the shoulder of a vetting expert? Every day at 4.00 p.m. you can accompany one of the experts and see how they go about vetting objects for sale at the fair. Or would you prefer a private guided tour with friends and family? You can do that too!

For terms and conditions, see pan.nl/activiteiten.

Would you like to know more about the different art forms and trends at the fair? Go to Studio PAN at www.pan.nl, where you will find 200-word mini art lessons in Dutch.

On Tuesday 24 November the fair will stay open until 9 p.m. giving you the chance to visit it after work. Will you be coming after 5.00 p.m. on any of the days? If you do you will get two free drinks when you buy your admission ticket.

See you at PAN Amsterdam!

PAN Amsterdam 22-29 November 2015 Amsterdam RAI, Hall 8 Admission € 15 www.pan.nl

Eduard Planting Gallery | Fine Art Photographs ORANGE TULIPS IN DELFTWARE VASE Marie Cécile ThijsC-print, (Lambda) op dibond met anti-reflex perspex, 100 x 135 cm, Nederland, 2015

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Arnold Ligthart kunsthandel & bemiddeling IN DE BALLETSCHOOL Nicolaas van der Waay (1855-1936), Aquarel, 59,5 x 100 cm

Galerie Rob Koudijs ARMBAND WELLPAPPE David Bielander zilver geoxideerd, witgoud, 2015

Contempo Galerie MESMAKREEL Peter Zwaan, Wandobject van polyester, polyurethaan, acryl en roestvrijstaal, 9 x 59 x 7 cm, Den Haag, 2015

Salon Sanne Nies Tribal Art LOBI MOEDER EN KIND Hout, Hoogte 24 cm, Burkina Faso, Lobi volk, vroeg 20e eeuw

Dr. Lennart Booij, rare items and fine art HANDSPIEGEL Brons met patina in de vorm van een Karyatide Hoogte 36 cm, Parijs, circa 1906

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DID DID YOU YOU KNOW KNOW THAT: THAT: Amsterdammers Amst Am ster erdaamm er mm mer eerrs also also al so call caalll their thei th eirr city ei cittyy Mokum? ci Mok okuum m? m?

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OUR 9 AREAS AREA 1 - page 10 JORDAAN

AREA 2 - page 14 9 STRAATJES

AREA 3 - page 18 MUSEUMKWARTIER

AREA 4 - page 20 OLD TOWN

AREA 5 - page 22 CITY CENTER

AREA 6 - page 24 REMBRANDTPLEIN

AREA 7 - page 26 THE PLANTAGE

AREA 8 - page 28 LEIDSEPLEIN

AREA 9 - page 30 DOCKLANDS

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!)

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JORDAAN

The Amsterdam district called Jordaan is undoubtedly the most sung about, described and, frankly, romanticized town district of the Netherlands. Although it started as a district for the poor, today it is a favourite residency of students, artists and young professionals.

These new inhabitants of the Jordaan, together with the people from the early days, made this neighbourhood a pleasant place to live with a mixture of all kinds of styles and activities.

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The extensive menu offers a wide variety of dishes, from breakfast to lunch and dinner. Famous for their homemade green pea soup, dutch meals and delicious pancakes it`s certainly worth your visit.

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‹‹ This charming working class area is hot!

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.

Authentic working class area

Anne Frank house

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).

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

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keren de vreede MODERN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

Art in the Jordaan There are many little galleries in the Jordaan area, but in the beginning of 2012 a new gallery opened its doors.

This gallery has brought color and joy to the mix of art being offered around the Jordaan. Already named best gallery in the area by many visitors, Keren de Vreede Art Gallery is dedicated WR VKRZLQJ WKH PDJQLÂżFHQW ZRUN RI Dutch artist Keren de Vreede. She is a self-made artist that lives through her art. Her paintings are intense in color combinations and express powerful HPRWLRQV 7KLFN OD\HUV RI SDLQW DSSOLHG ZLWK YLYLG VWURNHV XVLQJ RQO\ KHU KDQGV no brush, are the distinct features RI KHU ZRUN )RU PDQ\ \HDUV VKH KDV

When visiting Amsterdam, you cannot leave out the Jordaan area. And when visiting the Jordaan you simply have to go to Keren de Vreede’s Art Gallery, it is a must visit for anyone that comes to Amsterdam.

Her paintings are not only very beautiful, they are also truly exceptional. Every painting is unique and impossible to replicate, even by Keren herself. In DGGLWLRQ QR SRVWHUV RU DQ\ RWKHU NLQG RI SULQWHG FRSLHV RI KHU DUWZRUN DUH VROG WKXV RZQLQJ D .HUHQ GH 9UHHGH SLHFH LV RZQLQJ D RQH RI D NLQG ZRUN RI art. Be sure to visit at below address.

Keren de Vreede Art Gallery Prinsengracht 308a, 1016 HW Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tel. +31207173485, Mob. +31611119337 info@kerendevreede.com www.kerendevreede.com

SDLQWHG ZLWK DOO NLQGV RI PDWHULDO EXW found her true spirit and style using acrylic paint and instead of using the traditional easel she positions her FDQYDV RQ WKH ÀRRU 6KH KDV SDLQWHG in many parts of the world, and has had expositions in several places.

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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 I n 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. I f you want to snap up something special, you are bound to be successful here. C ontrary to the large shops in the city centre, nothing is standard here. E xcept 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. M any of them have made their hobby their job. I f 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 Master of astronomical watches Available at

Beauregard

Amsterdam Watch Company Reestraat 3 T 020-3892789 www.awco.nl

Runstraat 29 | T 020-5287222 www.beauregard.nl

Astronomy, time in its purest form, is the source of inspiration for the famous watchmaker in the Netherlands. The Planetarium is one of the most complicated watches in our collection, and the smallest mechanical planetarium in the world!

If you are searching for a very exclusive watch, you are more than welcome to see the whole collection of Christiaan van der Klaauw watches. price € 34.850,-

Ibiza Style

Beauregard means “beautiful to see” and that is exactly what we want you te be.

With Brands like: Karma of Charme, Isato, Ibiza People, Mavi Jeans, Transmission, Knit-Ted, Zag Byoux, Lott, Blinckstar and many more lovely Brands’!

Monday: 12.30 - 18.00 hrs Tuesday till Saturday: 10.30 - 18.00 hrs Sunday: 12.30 - 17.00 hrs

The vintage watch shop Reestraat 3 | T 020-3892789 | www.awco.nl Amsterdam Watch Company is specialized in the sale of vintage watches from makes such as Omega, Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Cartier and Patek Philippe. There’s also a large selection of watch straps and other watch related accessories available as well as handmade watches from the Netherlands such as Christiaan van der Klaauw, Van der Gang and Roland Oostwegel.

We say Bring back a piece of time!

Mint Mini Mall

Your gift boutique | Lifestyle items Accessories - Gifts Runstraat 27 | T 020-6272466 www.mintminimall.nl A marvelous place in town for lifestyle items, trendy accessories & spot on gifts for him, for her & for the little ones.

With Brands like: Campomaggi, Uno de 50, Kidscase, Cowboysbag, Timex and many more lovely Brands’!

Monday: 12.30 - 18.00 hrs Tuesday - Saturday: 10.30 - 18.00 hrs Sunday: 12.30 - 17.00 hrs. amsterdamjournal.nl 15

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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 Ho lland poet J oost van den V ondel 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: He ren-, K eiz ers- and Prinsengracht. Be tween them cross-canals and -streets.

The quarter of ‘9 Streets’ was constructed in the first half of the 17t h 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 V ingboon-Ho uses and the building ‘F elix Me ritis’.

The Felix Me ritis-building dates from 17 87. It was ordered by the Felix Me ritisSociety. 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 Mo za rt was heard in the no longer exisiting municipal theater on the K eize rsgracht.

On the He rengracht you’ll find the Bi blical Mus eum. The collection is quite diverse with in its heart the Bo ok itself ( the oldest dating from 1477 ) , an important number of temple models, archeological finds from Egypt and so on.

ter of the ‘9 Streets’ is the Ro yal Palace, the former Town Ha ll, built in 1648 , the Westerkerk where R embrandt was buried and the Anne Frank H ouse in which the Frank family was hiding from l942 until l944. H ere Anne wrote her famous diary. V isit us and find for yourself that our ‘9 Streets’ are an ideal framework to explore Amsterdam in all it’ s facets and richness. Mo reover you’ ll have the experience that our quarter itself is an exclusive shopping area with an unmatched range of shops, studios, restaurants and hotels. ■

You will not find any chain stores here.

In the Gasthuismolensteeg nr. 7 you will find the Dutch Spectacles M useum. It reveals the history of spectacles over 700 years. In the neighbourhood of our quar-

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The 9 VISITING Streets 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.

SAS Design

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

‘Tame tomorrow... beautiful today!’

Gasthuismolensteeg 1 | 020 4271999 www.sasdesign.nl SAS Design has brought an elegant combination of oriental, antique and contemporary jewellery to the Amsterdam neighbourhood of the Nine Streets. This romantic boutique offers you a beautiful collection of handmade jewellery of their own design. The pieces are produced by a small team of gold smiths from the Indian Thar desert in first class silver, gold plated silver and gold with the use of precious stone. The store is open seven days a week.

Open: Mon. 12-6pm, Tue. – Sat. 11am-6pm, Sun. 12-5pm

TONYCOHEN flagship store Huidenstraat 28 | www.tony-cohen.com Tony Cohen is a designer label with international elegance. His dresses graced the catwalk of New York Fashion Week and Amsterdam Fashion Week. It’s the mission of Tony Cohen to make women look extraordinary in a subtle manner, he dresses women with eye for detail. His signature lies in the use of luxurious materials and combining leather with silk. These materials translate the strong and soft features of women.

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.

Tony Cohen creates two full wardrobe womens-wear collections with a focus on rich and beautiful materials with a great attention for details. TONYCOHEN is the signature premium collection and 2LOVETONYCOHEN the second more ready to wear collection. Tony Cohen has recently launched a small capsule collection for men, the start of TONYCOHEN MAN. The starting point for TONYCOHEN MAN is the present-day nomad, a layered feel, and subtle translations from the directional fashion stream.

The result is a collection that is made for men like Tony himself, the nonconformists, fashion confident men who appreciate the detailed design features of soft tailoring.

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MUSEUM KWARTIER

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) I n 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 (16 5 0 ).

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 M onet and Gauguin in the museum.

Stedelijk Museum (Municipal Museum) The Stedelijk M useum, established in 1874 , has a large collection of classical, modern and contemporary art. The museum owns about 90 .0 0 0 objects from practically all important 2 0 th and 2 1st century schools.

Concertgebouw (Concert building)

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

• 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.

I n 1888 the first concert took place in this famous C oncert building. The acoustics in the building are extraordinary. I n 2 0 13 the C oncertgebouw is celebrating its 12 5 th anniversary. E very month of the Jubilee year a different period from the history of the C oncertgebouw 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 antiq ue shops and galleries. ■

• 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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OLD TOWN

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Anyone who has been in Amsterdam, will get inevitable questions about the Red Light district. In the Netherlands prostitution is legal. Although not appreciated by everyone, a tour through the Red Light district will certainly be an interesting experience. It can be combined well with a visit to and a good meal in adjacent ‘China Town’.

The Zeedijk and China Town C lose to C entral station you will find one of the oldest streets in Amsterdam: the Z eedijk. The place is swarming with restaurants, café s and I ndonesian shops (tokos). The Z eedijk is the centre of C hina Town; the P eking ducks hang behind the windows and a large Buddhist temple colours the street scene. From midday you will increasingly smell aromas that make your mouth water. P ull up a chair in one of the smaller C hinese restaurants. This is where C hinese Amsterdammers (or Amsterdam C hinese) eat too. I s there a line somewhere? Then the wait is very probably highly worthwhile!

Red light district The Red L ight district covers the area between Z eedijk and Warmoesstraat. As soon as dusk falls and the shining red light greets you, the atmosphere is loose and laid back here. The ladies behind the windows wink playfully are friendly and wave to the merry passers-by. Do you want to get your breath back for a moment from all the impressions? There are plenty of pubs to recover while enjoying a beer.

Oude Kerksplein (Old Church Square) The Oude K erksplein is special place in the heart of the Red L ight district. The 14 th century church is the oldest building still standing in Amsterdam. There’s a bronze statue on the sq uare in honour of the prostitutes who have been active in this area for centuries. This lady is called ‘Belle’.

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TIPS! • Try turning onto Spooksteeg from Zeedijk and cross the bridge for a fantastic ‘keyhole’ view of Amsterdam

The C annabis C ollege offers free advice on safe recreational C annabis use in addition to educating the public about the many uses of the hemp plant. Guided tours of our C annabis garden allow us to bring our information to life with a beautiful, completely bio-organic example of indoor growing. ■

• There is lots to see and do around Zeedijk too.

There are some great Asian stores on Geldersekade and Nieuwmarkt is bursting with life.

• Short on time? Zeedijk is an ideal place to start and end a day in Amsterdam.

• The Chinese temple is free to visit and is open every day.

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fiv e-minute walk from A msterdam C entral Station, you will get to Dam Square. H ere you will find the Palace and the V rij heidsbeeld ( National M onument) . The large dov e population and street artists also attract the attention. F rom Dam Square you walk straight into the W alhalla for shopping fanatics. The maj or store chains are all represented here.

K alv erstraat and Spui Everyone on the Netherlands knows this shopping street, Kalverstraat. It is about on kilometre long and has 15 side streets and alleys. Year-round Kalverstraat attracts people who want to do some serious shopping.

Halfway through Kalverstraat you can walk onto one of Amsterdam’s most beautiful small squares: Spui. You will find a secondhand book market here every Friday. On Saturdays there is an art market.

R okin On Rokin, which runs parallel to Kalverstraat, you will find specialist shops, among which Gassan Diamonds and Tobacco shop Hajenius. This shop has been purveyor of tobacco to many European Royal households since 1826 already.

R oyal Palace and National M onument

TIPS! • The Bijenkorf, literally a beehive’ on Dam Square is in itself already an attraction. Here you can find about all imaginable clothing and other articles of all conceivable brands.

• Are you standing on Spui? Walk into Voetboogstraat and join the queue for Vleminckx. This chip shop owner does not have a first-rate reputation for nothing.

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.

A msterdam M useum, B egij nhof 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. ■

• Don’t pass Warmoesstraat and admire creative rubber in the world’s first condom emporium the Condomerie and have the best chocolate drink in Metropolitan.

• You will find Dutch and international celebrities at Madame Tussauds, the waxworks museum on Dam Square.

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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 K oningsplein (K onings Sq uare). E very café , every bar and every club has its own ambiance. Thorbeckeplein (Thorbecke Sq uare) which is at a right angle to Rembrandtplein is teeming with restaurants and café s too.

Tuschinski Cinema Within one hundred metres of Rembrandtplein, in Reguliersbreestraat, you will find the most beautiful cinema of the Netherlands since 192 1: Tuschinski. Styles you will find there are: the Amsterdam School, Jugendstil and Art Deco.

Heineken Brewery For everyone who likes to drink beer a visit to the Heineken Brewery is a must really. I n 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 E xperience.

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TIPS! • Catch a movie at Pathé Tuschinski, if only to be able to admire this beautiful cinema from inside (Reguliersbreestraat) • Music lovers go to Concerto: the largest alternative CD shop.

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

• The pleasant neighbourhood behind Heineken Square is called De Pijp. You will find the well-known Albert Cuyp market here.

• On Vijzelstraat you will find the City Archives: The Bazel. The inside of this monumental, art-deco style building is even eye-catching than the outside of the building.

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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 P lantage. The Resistance M useum 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 193 8. Nature and culture come together in this attractive city zoo. The monumental buildings and old trees give the park a completely own ambiance. L et yourself be led along the monumental aq uarium, the African savannah, the planetarium and the butterfl y garden.

P ortugese Syna goge. photo: M arijke Volkers

Hortus Botanicus And then another very special thing: one of the oldest horti in the world. The Hortus Botanicus was established as a city herb garden 3 75 years ago. You will find over 6 ,0 0 0 different varieties of plants here.

Hermitage Museum Since 2 0 0 9 you can admire exhibitions with art from the Hermitage of St. P etersburg, 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 E uropean countries there.

Waterlooplein

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

For those who love to comb markets, you cannot miss the one on Waterlooplein (Waterloo Sq uare). 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 antiq ues. Sunday is the only day you that there is no fl ee market. ■

• 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.

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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 Museum plein end up at Leid seplein. This is a great place to rest your weary feet. Do you want to eat something? On the sq uare and in the streets around the sq uare all tastes are catered for: It alian, Me xican, In dian and even Tibetan.

On and around Leidseplein The big building on Leid seplein is the Stadsschouwburg (Cit y theatre). You can enjoy music and theatrical performances here every day. Right behind the Schouwburg the Melk weg (Milk y Way) is situated.

This multimedia centre is known for its concerts in the Netherlands and abroad. Ma ny world-famous artists performed in the Melk weg in the early days of their careers. You will find P aradiso, THE pop temple of the Netherlands on the other side of Leid seplein. This is the spot where the great names performed. You can go crazy in the great hall with 150 others. The large yellow building across the Stadsschouwburg is the Cit y Theatre, a modern art house cinema. You will find De Balie, a pleasant grand café a cross the Cit y Theatre.

TIPS! • Pay a spontaneous visit to theatre the Schouwburg?

If you are lucky you can still get reduced rate tickets as of midday in the last minute ticket shop.

On and around Max Euweplein M ax E uweplein is situated at less than a five minute walk from L eidseplein by Weteringschans. You will find various restaurants and café s here, among which the Hard Rock café . You will also find Holland C asino here which houses the L ido C lub. ■

• For a chic cup of coffee you go to Hotel Américain.

It is a large hotel with a fountain in front of it, located on Leidseplein, past the outdoor cafes and past the Schouwburg theatre.

• Do you love gaming and going out? Then get into a game pod at the Lido Club on Max Euweplein with your friends.

• Great weather? You can walk straight into the Vondel park from Max Euweplein.

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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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THE DOCKLANDS

The architecture of Amsterdam in the future.

In the past fifty years A msterdam’ s harbour activ ities have mov ed to the west of the city. A s a result space to live opened up along the I J lake. The architecture is striking and interesting, it is the architecture of A msterdam in the future.

A rchitecture 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.

G oing 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.

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Essential pieces to build a perfect wardrobe around, and long-lasting in both style and quality. That was the start of Filippa K in 1993 and is still the essence of our brand today.

The brand philosophy of Filippa K is built on three core values: Style Simplicity Quality. These brand values lead us in expressing our brand, in how we do business, in defining our store concept, in communication, in how we meet our customers, and of course how we design our collections.

The Women’s wear Autumn Winter 2015 collection continues to evolve the effortless Filippa K style and presents a look that combines a contemporary take on 70’s cool with inspiration from the works of Henri Rousseau. For Autumn Winter 2015 Filippa K explores the mystic ambiance of Henri Rousseau’s paintings – a world that is rich in colour and naturalistic in its expression.

The search for an artisanal mood to contrast Filippa K’s long lasting and simple style resulted in materials that are rich in structure and decoration.

A continuation of recent seasons quest to explore the style needs of the modern urban man, the Autumn Winter 2015 collection digs deeper into modern tailoring and contemporary functionalism for sharp dressing around the clock. The collection presents updated essentials alongside new styles. The look is decidedly urban with reoccurring sport, street and military r eferences subtly challenging the modern minimal DNA of the Filippa K Man style.

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Art Fair International Jewellery fair INTERNATIONAL JEWELLERY FAIR. All lovers of unusual jewellery, fashionistas, design aficionados and connoisseurs of art should keep the dates of 5 through 8 November open in their organizers, for on those days SIERAAD Art Fair will be held in the Gasholder on the WesterGasterrein in Amsterdam.

We would strongly urge everybody to start saving now, since the selection this fall will be simply spectacular. The fair is getting more international every year and as a result, according to insiders, more interesting and important. In the course of 4 days SIERAAD Art Fair offers a prominent cross section of worldwide contemporary jewellery design.

Once again, SIERAAD Art Fair will be a launching platform for young up-and-coming talent. In this edition of the Fair students of the Fachhochschule of Düsseldorf (Germany) and the Academy from Antwerp (Belgium), will present themselves and their special projects at the fair for the first time.

SIERAAD is more than just a fair; it is an event with added lustre in the form of interesting activities.

SIERAAD Art Fair presents: Françoise van den Bosch Foundation presents: EMBRACE. With great pride SIERAAD announces to host a unique jubilee exhibition EMBRACE, commemorating 35 years of the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation. This phenomenal collection will be on show at SIERAAD from November 5-8. The Françoise van den Bosch Collection is represented by the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

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Unseen Photofair

Painted plaster head (Self-portrait of a man in orange), 2015 © Peter Puklus

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.

Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam

Open Ateliers Amsterdam

Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam

Amsterdam Art Weekend

Keizersgracht 613 (+316) 29 60 21 01 unseenamsterdam.com

Nieuwmarkt Jodenbreestraat 4 ateliersnieuwmarkt.nl

De Duif Prinsengracht 756 tribalartfair.nl

Stedelijk Museum Sarphatistraat 470 capitala.nl

18 TILL 20 SEPTEMBER U nseen is proud to present the first image of the U nseen 2015 campaign, created by emerging H ungarian artist Peter Puklus ( b. 198 0, R omania) . The campaign is the result of an exciting collaboration between the award-winning, B udapestbased artist and U nseen, a fair and festival embracing new photography. Over the past years, U nseen has established a tradition of inviting talented artists to create the annual U nseen campaign images.

Following previous U nseen campaign artists B lommers & Schumm, V iviane Sassen, and L orenz o V itturi, this year U nseen invited Peter Puklus to create the 2015 campaign images.

3 TILL 4 OCTOBER Artists from the Nieuwmarktbuurt in Amsterdam open their private studios for one weekend every year. During this weekend they welcome visitors in their studio and show their art, their working space and working method( s) . This is an unique opportunity to get to know the historic inner city of Amsterdam more intimately and the artists which life and work there.

Apart from the studios you can also visit the central exposition in the Z uiderkerk.

30 OCTOBER TILL 1 NOVEMBER The Tribal Art Fair ( TAF) now in its 13 th year will take place in De Duif in Amsterdam from the 3 0th October until 1st November. Twenty national and international galleries will exhibit masks, statues, jewellery, textiles and utensils from Africa, Oceania, America and Asia. The TAF is very popular with professionals and art-lovers alike but also provides a perfect starting point for anyone interested.

The festive opening of the central exposition will be held on Friday 2 October at 5: 00 PM .

Entrance is free.

Admission Fee € 5,00

26 TILL 29 NOVEMBER As in previous years, the Amsterdam Art Weekend presents a customiz ed program, intended for art professionals, current and future collectors and enthusiasts in general.

About thirty galleries open their doors and organiz ing special exhibitions, performances, lectures and artist talks .

Artists’ workshops, museums and institutions make relevant contributions in the form of video art, performances, debates and exhibitions . Several major art institutions do with the Amsterdam Art Weekend, including EYE, the Stedelijk M useum and Foam.

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Kopie van de kop van een kolossaal beeld van Constantijn Rome, 312–15 (origineel), 2005 (kopie) Marmer, h 297 cm Trier, Rheinisches Landesmuseum Rome, Musei Capitolini, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Cortile (origineel)

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Art Weekend

Simon van Til, Untitled, 2015, silver gelatin print on baryta paper, Courtesy of the artist

Museum Night Amsterdam Piet Heinkade 5 (020) 527 07 85 n8.nl NOVEMBER 7th Each year in November, when Amsterdam nights become colder, on one Saturday night, all museums in town as well as some other cultural institutions, turn into the one big festivity scene. It all starts at 7 p.m. ends at 2 p.m. There is a lot of entertainment at all the participating institutions – music, dancing, singing, and eating. Each museum tries to invent new attractions.

When the Museum Night ends, so called after parties follow at clubs and hotels as Club 11, Bitterzoet, Hotel Arena, Melkweg, Odeon, W139, Sugar Factory.

When I Give, I Give Myself

Van Gogh Museum Paulus Potterstraat 7 (020) 570 52 00 vangoghmuseum.nl 20 MAY TILL 17 JANUARY The exhibition When I Give, I Give Myself features 23 national and international contemporary artists and writers who have all created artworks in response to specific sections from letters

by Vincent van Gogh. Their paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, letters, poems, photos and videos show how Van Gogh is still a source of inspiration until this very day, 125 years since his death, and that his ideas are still relevant.

The works will be exhibited in combination with Van Gogh’s paintings, drawings and letters from the permanent collection of the Van Gogh Museum.

Exhibition Treasures Rome De nieuwe kerk Dam Amsterdam (020) 626 81 68 nieuwekerk.nl

3 OCTOBER TILL 7 FEBRUARY Art Treasures from the Eternal City. Loaned by institutions such as the Vatican Museums these will illustrate one of the most fascinating themes from antiquity: the transformation of Rome in the fourth century AD from a multi-religious imperial capital full of temples with colossal statues of the emperor into the centre of papal power dominated by churches with crosses. Christianity’s evolution in a relatively short time from a small faith community into the dominant religion, of crucial influence on the development of the Western world, is an astonishing success story. A rapid change in its fortunes that can largely be attributed to a single person: Emperor Constantine the Great.

The Sixties Amsterdam Linnaeusstraat 2 (088) 00 42 840 tropenmuseum.nl 16 OCTOBER TILL 13 MARCH On 16 October The Sixties - A Worldwide Happening exhibition opens in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. The exhibition offers a global view of the 1960s, an era when globalization as we know it first appeared. Visitors will be surprised by the transborder connections which have never been presented in this way before.

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Dialogues des Carmélites English

Macbeth

Karin Bloemen Cir que Stiletto

Da Bounce Ur ban F ilm F estival

Macb eth Nationale Opera

Marnixstraat 402, (0900) 335 26 27 delamar.nl

Westergasfabriek Polonceau-kade 27 www.dbuff.nl

Het nationale opera & ballet Amstel 3 (020) 551 81 17

2 TILL 20 SEPTEMBER Cirque Stiletto 3 Karin Flowers is surrounded by Wëreldbänd, six men who play together more than fifty instruments.

Of course there are international award-winning circus acts on the program that guarantee excitement, beauty and sensation. This also play a fun role for the “ arts” of Karin and Wëreldbänd . Karin swings on the trapeze ? She jumps meters high on the trampoline or she plays the clown in this cabinet of curiosities ? Please join us in this wonderful world of Cirque Stiletto 3 where everything is possible.

1 TILL 4 OCTOBER Da Bounce Urban Film Festival The 1st Urban Film Festival in The Netherlands.

The 4 day festival includes new films, narrative features, shorts, documentaries and classic films.

And also: talent, Q&A’s, panel discussions, workshops, live performances and after parties.

6 TILL 10 OCTOBER In Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘ Scottish ‘ opera Macbeth is not a romantic love story, like in most operas: here it’s all about getting the highest power . Driven by his evil wife, the ambitious title hero concerns seem to be king .

Our film division contributes to the changing world of film and entertainment an d the diversity within this segment. We support and contribute to a variety of initiatives that will stimulate the urban film market. Building bridges, stimulating growth and giving the filming industry insights of the great potential within the urban film segment.

Verdi was a great admirer of Shakespeare. Macbeth was the first of his plays that put componistop music. We are dealing here with a ‘new’ Verdi, which then finds beauty of sound less important empathy and expression. Everything must be at the service of the drama. Often the interpretation of the lyrics goes beyond the boundaries of classical singing technique going. The literal reading of a letter from Lady Macbeth was at that time (1847), even revolutionary.

Mad ama Butterfly Amsterdam Carré Amsterdam Amstel 115-125 (0900) 252 52 55 carre.nl

8 TILL 10 OCTOBER The sixteen year old Japanese girl Cio-Cio San, known as Butterfly, marries the American naval officer Pinkerton and gives him a child . When he goes to sea again, Butterfly remains.

Seven years later, Pinkerton returns, accompanied by his American wife, to pick up the child. To not have to live in shame, Butterfly kills herself.

Just the blissful duet which concludes the first act, Bimba dagli pieni occhi di Malia, makes the opera into one of the best in the Italian repertoire .

Sung in Italian with Dutch surtitles.

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Start Again

Da Bounce Urban Film Festival

Karin Bloemen

Madama Butterfly

Start Again Amsterdam

Dialogues des Carmélites

Kantor Weekend Amsterdam

Stadsschouwburg Leidseplein 26 1017 PT AMSTERDAM

Het nationale opera & ballet Amstel 3 (020) 551 81 17

Amsterdam Westpoort Zekeringstraat 9 kantorweekend.com

13 TILL 15 NOVEMBER Start Again unites two powerful choreographic duos, Gabriela Carrizo and Franck Chartier from the Belgian company Peeping Tom, and Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. In their own unique and intrinsic dance language, they share a common desire to take artistic risks while leaning on theatrical elements.

7 TILL 29 NOVEMBER Following performances received with ovations, Robert Carsen’s production of Francis Poulenc’s moving opera Dialogues des Carmélites is returning to Dutch National Opera. Dialogues has been presented in thirteen countries, making it one of the company’s top productions.

In Dialogues des Carmélites, composer Francis Poulenc brings together religion and revolution.

The story is based on historical events.

14 TILL 16 NOVEMBER A Music, Performance, Art & Technology Weekend: from 14 to 16 November, the second edition of KANTOR place. KANTOR transforms the empty shop floor Ditch Office a long weekend for a cultural stage for diverse creative talent and renowned cultural centers . Thus, the organization with a positive and creative interpretation of the growing vacancy rate in Amsterdam ‘s attention. In the property are for the occasion including a cinema, theater, restaurant, gallery, live music stage and a club built where ao EYE, the National Opera and Ballet, The Little Comedy and Dutch Film Festival will host a weekend long.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert Carré Amsterdam Amstel 115-125 (0900) 252 52 55 carre.nl

10 TILL 22 NOVEMBER Priscilla is a dance and disco tunes filled musical with disco classics like ‘It’s raining men’, ‘I will survive’, ‘Girls just wanna have fun’ and knows her incredibly imaginative and over -the-top costumes, makeup and dance numbers hold your non-stop and give energy .

Besides showbiz spectacle brings the musical also a deep, even touching story about the importance of friendship and family. PRISCILLA is the hit musical of the decade with a wide range of emotions.

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Vis en Seizoen Festival

Valtifest Amsterdam

Design Event Amsterdam

Dutch Ladies Tattoo Convention

Afrovibes Festival

Tussen de Bogen 24 (020) 422 18 88 valtifest.nl

Europaplein 22 020 549 1212 vtwonen.nl29

Expo Haarlemmermeer Stelling 1 (Vijfhuizen) dutchladiesconvention.com

Compagnietheater and Bijlmer Parktheater afrovibesfestival.nl

EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF SEPTEMBER Every year has a different fancy dress theme and in previous years these have been ‘Multicolour’, ‘Unleashed’ and ‘All In The Family’.

This year’s theme is ‘Folklore Madness’, so festivalgoers will definitely be thinking outside of the box and mixing it up for costumes - like MAORIMOHAWKIAN, POLYNESIAN POLKADOT or AMAZONESITFLAMENCODANCER. The festival is organised by MTV and Meubel Stukken, breeding creativity and encouraging innovative music and fashion.

The line up also boasts an eclectic range of DJs playing music from dance, dubstep and hip-hop to house, punk and electro.

SEPTEMBER TILL 4 OCT. Inspiration, decorating and styling ideas from Woonbeurs Amsterdam and from Dutch Interior Magazine VT Wonen and their presentations at the #woonbeurs in Amsterdam over the last years. * VT WONEN inspiratie, en inrichting ideeën van VT Wonen magazine en hun presentatie op de woonbeurs in de afgelopen jaren.

3 TILL 4 OCTOBER The first thing you notice about the Dutch Ladies Tattoo Covention is the beautiful location at Vijfhuizen.

Situated in a green area, just steps away from Haarlem and near Amsterdam. Over sixty lady tatoeëersters from 15 countries are in the first weekend of October working at the convention.

Moreover, the Convention is accessible to everyone. The Dutch Ladies Tattoo Convention has as main objective to provide a platform for women, and young emerging talents from the tattoo world. That the Convention is very successful is shown by the number of young girls that are at work. We see Shannon Romijn (21) Instinct, Dana Ris (22) of Dogstar and Shenna (18) Tribal Trading.

7 TILL 10 OCTOBER The twelfth edition of the International Afrovibes festival takes place in Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam.

Art and culture are booming in Southern Africa with plenty of young talent in dance, theatre and design. Each year the festival brings the most outstanding pioneers and established talents from Africa to the Netherlands.

In Page 27 young choreographer and dancer Lulu Mlangeni examines the role of strong women in a male-dominated society. A diptych dance performance of hip hop, contemporary urban dance and African dance elements in collaboration with the full cast of Vuyani Dance Theatre from Johannesburg: the most renowned modern dance company in South Africa.

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Juwellery Art Fair

Light Festival

Storytelling Festival Juwellery Art Amsterdam Fair ms. van Riemsdijkweg 1 (020) 412 14 15 storytellingfestival.nl

Stedelijk Museum Sarphatistraat 470 sieraadartfair.com

31 OCTOBER TILL 8 NOV. We present the eight edition of the International Storytelling Festival Amsterdam at various locations in Amsterdam. Theme of this year will this year is “journey!”. Everyone makes one or several special trips in his life, in his head or physically.

One man’s birthplace was far away and had to take a long way to find his or her home. The other was born here, but never felt at home.

Some had to fight, others were just lucky. We invite the national and international top of storytellers to travel to Amsterdam. Old friends like Shonaleigh Cumbers, Eric Borrias, Nancy Wiltink, Sahand Sahebdivani, Soufiane Moussouli, Raphael Rodan, the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra and many others.

NOVEMBER 22th The Foundation is named after Dutch jewellery designer Françoise van den Bosch (1944-1977) and founded in 1980. Françoise is famed for her work with metal tubes, which she pinched, bended and distorted into jewellery and objects. Her signature-pieces consist of two parts that –when put together- form a new design.

The core of the collection is formed by Françoise’s estate, comprising her own work, the many proofs she made and work she exchanged with contemporaries. The Françoise van den Bosch Collection is represented by the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

Design Event

Vis en Seizoen Festival

Food Center Amsterdam Jan van Galenstraat 4 (020) 582 99 90 visenseizoenfestival.nl OCTOBER Fresh Fish Trader Jan van As and Taste of Amsterdam have joined beaten and open most durable popup seafood restaurant in the world!

In the Market Hall of the Food Center Amsterdam will star chefs and great restaurants in Amsterdam you three days spoil and inspire frenzied food and demonstrations! The Market Hall will undergo a metamorphosis as “a net full of inspiration.” All proceeds from the event will go to the Food Bank of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Light Festival City of Amsterdam Rapenburgerstraat 123 amsterdamlightfestival.com 26 NOVEMBER TILL 17 JAN. For 53 dark winter days the historic center of Amsterdam is the atmospheric background of the Amsterdam Light Festival. The festival presents light sculptures and projections by Dutch and international artists in the public space. The Amsterdam Light Festival brings light in the darkest time of the year and enlightens the public with colorful artworks. The festival is made possible by main sponsor Zumtobel Lighting and Canal Company.

During this weekend you will be immersed in the world of fish and you can get inspiration, enjoy gourmet cuisine and meet your favorite Amsterdam chefs.

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Amsterdam Dance Event

Music in the Seven Bridges Quarter

Eros Ramazzotti

Van Morrison

Van Morrison

Don MCLEAN

Ziggodome De Passage 100 0900 2353663 ziggodome.nl

Heineken Music Hall Arena Boulevard 590 (0900) 687 42 42 heineken-music-hall.nl

Carré Amsterdam Amstel 115-125 (0900) 252 52 55 carre.nl

29 SEPTEMBER TILL 4 OCT. A chamber music festival in the center of historic Amsterdam. The Seven Bri dges Qua rter derives its name from the remarkable view over seven bridges that can be seen along the Re guliersgracht. Off the beaten track, this area of Amsterdam has many secrets to offer to culture lovers, as well as to refined gourmets and discriminate shoppers.

Our festival takes place in five historic locations; Mus eum Geelvinck and Mus eum V an Lo on ( with lavishly decorated, original 18t h- and 19th century rooms and gardens) , Stadsarchief ( Ci ty Archives) , the Goethe Institute and the wooden Amstelkerk ( Amstel church) , dating from 1670.

SEPTEMBER 27th V an Mo rrison is undoubtedly one of the greatest artists came from Northern Ireland.

Since 1958 he has been a name in the music world with his style of Blue s, Rh ythm, Folk, Ce ltic, Ro ck and Co untry.

Hi s music is so varied that you V an Mo rrison is not in a cubicle can cram, but with six Grammy Awards, his name immortalize d in the Ro ck n ‘ Ro ll Ha ll of Fame and sold millions of albums he is a living music legend

5 TILL 6 OCTOBER It’ s been three years since Don McLe an performed in the Netherlands. The singer of the legendary ‘ American Pie’ gave a concert in our Ca rre, which was sold out in no time. Mo nday 5 and Tuesday, October 6t h, the 69- year-old singer-songwriter back on the occasion of his ‘T he American Troubadour’ t our.

Music in the Seven Bridges Quarter

Amsterdam Dance Event Different locations amsterdam-dance-event.nl 14 TILL 18 OCTOBER The ADE Festival features 300 events and 2,000 DJ ’ s over five days in 80 club s and venues, which together combine to make Amsterdam one of the busiest and most inspiring clubbing cities in the world.

The program features the biggest artists on the planet alongside fresh, upcoming talent and everything in between. Every year the ADE Festival attracts 350,000 festival visitors from around the globe and is truly the biggest international club festival covering the whole spectrum of electronic subgenres.

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Ron Carter Foursight

Don MCLEAN

Ester Rada

The Rembrandt House Museum

PRJCT Music Festival the RAI Europaplein 22 prjctmusicfestival.com OCTOBER 17th On the 17th of October, in the middle of the Amsterdam Dance Event, PRJCT Festival is bringing nothing but the very best to the Amsterdam RAI! The crème de la crème in the international dance world take stage. Only the best will do for you, a promise that extends to every single aspect of PRJCT Festival. The best music, the best stage, the best crowd, PRJCT is pulling out all the stops. Prepare yourselves!

We’ll be releasing more info, names and details about PRJCT Festival soon, so stay alert! We can’t wait to see your excited faces on the 17th of October at the RAI in Amsterdam. #PRJCT2015

Ron Carter Foursight

Eros Ramazzotti

Ester Rada

North Sea Jazz Club Pazzanistraat 1 020 7220 982 | 06 16530115 northseajazzclub.com

Ziggodome De Passage 100 0900 235366 ziggodome.nl

BIMHUIS Piet Heinkade 3 020 788 2150 www.bimhuis.nl

OCTOBER 18th Ron Carter (1937) is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. With more than 2000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many greats: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery & many more.

With his band Foursight he pays tribute to Miles Davis with whom he also performed. This true jazz legend will perform in the intimate North Sea Jazz Club during a dinner concert for the very first time.

NOVEMBER 3th Eros Ramazzotti is also known as the prodigy of the Italian pop music. In 1984 he breaks in homeland Italy by winning the Sanremo Festival with the song Terra Promessa. Eros garnered worldwide fame with the hits Se Bast Asse Una Canzone Adesso Tu Musica è Cose Della Vita and his duets with international superstars such as Cher, Tina Turner, Anastacia and Joe Cocker .

NOVEMBER 7th Soul singer Ester Rada is an Israeli with Ethiopian roots, which is evident from her mix of soul, funk and afro-jazz.

‘She’s amazing’ (Alicia Keys).

Tickets & more info: northseajazzclub.com

The singer, lyricist, composer and music producer sold over 55 million albums. In 2012 he released his latest album NOI . Of these, he followed sold more than 700,000 copies and an eponymous world tour.

Ester Rada has been compared to contemporary soul divas such as Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Corinne Bailey Rae. She herself describes her own style as ‘Nina Simone meets Ethiopia’. She grew up in the Israeli West Bank and she got her first guitar at age 13, after which she started to write her own soul songs. Five years ago she discovered the ‘ethio-jazz’ of Mulatu Astatke and became more and more interested in her roots. In her latest songs she combines influences of soul, funk and African jazz.

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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

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

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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

Casa Rosso Oudezijds Achterburgwal 106-108, Phone: (020) 627 89 54 www.janot.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

C oster diamonds is one of E urope’ s oldest Diamond F actories and one of Amsterdam’ s most treasured locations. The day the Amsterdam diamond cutter M artin C oster received ownership from his father M oses E lias C oster and started a factory at the Waterlooplein in 1840, C oster 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 M iddenlaan 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 M useum Amsterdam gives you an ideal introduction into the world diamonds by means of photographs, fi lm, diamonds (real and almost real), histor and jewellery. After a sort or a long visit you can have a drink in the M useum café or look around in the M useum 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 IJ promenade 1, Phone: (020) 589 14 00 www.eyefi lm.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 V oorburgwal 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 M untplein) 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 M useum details the 8,00-year history and many uses of cannabis and textiles as well as its medical benefi ts. 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 M untplein 12, Phone: (020) 623 22 71 www.royaldelftexperience.com Rembrandthuis Museum J odenbreestraat 4, Phone: (020) 520 04 00 www.rembrandthuis.nl Rijksmuseum M useumstraat 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 M iddenlaan 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 M useumplein 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 V oorburgwal 174, Kiosk at M useum 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

Gassan Diamonds Nieuwe U ilenburgerstraat 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. F our 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 M iddenlaan 24, Phone: (020) 531 03 80 www.hollandscheschouwburg.nl Romantic Horse-drawn Carriage V eemarkt 50, Phone: (020) 691 34 78 www.koetstaxi.nl Hortus Botanicus Plantage M iddenlaan 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

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

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Volendam The Ultimate Picturesque Fishing Village

Y ou can fi nd characteristic and delightful little houses, canals and drawbridges

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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, you can find characteristic and delightful little houses, canals and drawbridges and, 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 V olendam stems from V ol-entdam, which means as much as the finishing of a dam. V olendam is located on the site of the former ( way back in 13 57 ) harbour of the historic city of Edam. As Edam started a new harbour, the old one formed a new settlement, and got the name V olendam.

The population of the town grew only very slowly during those first centuries of its existence. In 146 2 it only had 25 inhabitants, whereas today some 19,000. Around 18 7 5, V olendam became known as a town worth visiting by tourists, and was thusly immortaliz ed by writers and artists. V olendam became written about both nationally and internationally, and magaz ines published 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.

V olendam 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 if you are curious about how the V olendam costume was worn and what the interiors of the houses looked like, do visit the V olendammer M useum to experience a little of the V olendam of yesteryear.

The Costume The costumes of V olendam are world-renowned. Around the entire world you can see portraits of people who have had themselves pho-

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DREAM STYLE LINGERIE Edammerweg 8 – Volendam, phone (0299) 350184 Are you looking for lingerie for a special occasion, something modern, or just something that makes you feel comfortable? We offer you a wide and varied collection of lingerie, nightwear, children’s and gentleman’s underwear from several well-known brands in all price ranges.

VOLENDAM / MARKEN EXPRESS Phone (0299) 363 331, fax (0299) 367466 www.markenexpress.nl e-mail: info@markenexpress.nl

tographed 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 history of the clogs goes way back to the middle ages where the wooden sandal developed into more modern clogs. Today, clogs have extra layers of wood or wooden pegs under the sole and heel. The foot came less in contact with the muddy streets. Furthermore, it was easier to bend the foot as the extra sole was shorter than the one on which the foot rested. They were especially used

The brands in our collection are, amongst others, Prima Donna, Marie Jo, Aubade, Simone Perele, Sapph, Triumph, Sloggi, Schiesser, Pastunette, Vive Maria, Pussy de Luxe, Cyell, Pill, and Lisca.

by people who stand and walk a great deal of the day like farmers and bulbgrowers as cheap, long-lasting working shoes. 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 that, or you can ask the

tourist info (VVV). If you are by car, finding your way there is pretty easy and parking in Volendam is not a problem.

Then there is also the opportunity of going by public transport. At Amsterdam Central Station, you can take ‘Arriva’ busses 110, 116 or 118 (these can take you to all kinds of other interesting places in the area too, like Edam and Marken) and they will take you in no time to the village. A little more time, and effort, but a tremendously fun way will be getting there by bicycle. Just rent a bike and peddle to Volendam.

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Food DRINKS NIGHTLIFE

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Whatever your taste is, Amsterdam has it.

Amsterdam has all the nightlife you would ex pect. There are intimate restaurants, ba rs with or without liv e music, h ip dance clubs , c omedy clubs , a nd a casino. A complete list would fi ll a whole book , s o we can only giv e you some recommendations here.

restaurants | cafés

bars | live music

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.

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.

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.

cocktails | dinner

dinner | clubs

The Venice of the North, Amsterdam’s attractions are considerable. Besides the famed redlight 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

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.

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.

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Cafe Restaurant De Liefde Bilderdijkpark 1 A (in het park) 020 3892354 | info@deliefdeamsterdam.nl www.deliefdeamsterdam.nl Here you can enjoy a perfect cup of coffee in the morning to an extensive dinner in the evening, and everything in between, all prepared with love and attention!

The menu contains a lot of Burgers characterized by pure flavors, simplicity and quality. We have an extensive drinks menu, with many wines by the glass and a large selection of craft beers.

The Miranda Paviljoen Un ique site - Un ique location At the Amstel river Amsteldijk 223 | (020) 644 57 68 www.mirandapaviljoen.nl Restaurant MI RANDA PAV ILJOE N is situated just beyond the hustle of the city. Ideal for your lunch, dinner or meeting & wor king area. F ree wifi is avai able. Ju st 500 metres away from the RAI exhibition centre and the Amsterdam ring road.

A stylish and spacious setting for business meetings or a romantic dinner for two. The Mir anda Paviljoen has its own car parking and private boat stage. Boat trips can be organised.

De Liefde with its intimate character is also the perfect location for giving a party or a group dinner. De Liefde is also an offi cial wedding location!

With a jetty at the rear it is also perfectly accessible by boat.

Ch eck our website for more information, or just come and visit us!

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Open: Mon day-F riday 10:00; S aturday-Sunday: 11:00 Kitchen daily: 12.00.

The North Sea Jazz Club Pazzanistraat 1 | 020 722 0980

Jaimie van Heije Kerkstraat 56 | 020 496 58 48 www.jaimievanheije.nl

E very weekend the North Sea Jazz Clu b is the place to be in Amsterdam to enjoy live music, dinner, drinks & d ance.

E xperience live shows by top of the bill artist in an intimate jazz club setting. F ind established names like Ron Car ter, Poogie Bell, Leela James , Mar cos V alle, Popa Ch ubby, Warren Haynes, Mar tha Reeves & t he V andellas & Gin ger Baker and many more within arm’ s reach and discover up-and-coming talents.

Ju st like the North Sea Jazz F estival, 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, freshly prepared by our chef.

More info: www.northseajazzclub.com

Passion for cooking is central in the live of J aimie van Heije of the eponymous restaurant in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. The restaurant oozes optimism and cosiness. F rom entering the eye will fall directly on the merry and colorful paintings of Selwyn Senatori and then the very creative feats on the plate. Recently, one of his dishes made the list of top 10 most photographed dishes in 2015.

Beautiful rich and distinctive flavors take center stage, where one can choose between a three to eight course menu. Ideally, J aimie and his team surprise the guests with a wide variety of dishes and fi ne wines. Inaddition to taste and ostentation, the atmosphere is of course also a very important factor. E ating out should be fun, relaxed and sociable. That also reflects the team and they will do everything tomake sure you’ ll have a fantastic experience.

When will you come dining with us?

Lunch mon. - fri. 12.00-14.00 u. Diner mon. - sat. from 18.00 u

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CHINESE

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Authentic Sichuan Restaurant Mandarijn Rokin 26, (020) 623 08 85 www.mandarijnrokin.nl

Noordwest Café Restaurant Noordermarkt 42, (020) 624 36 89 www.restaurantnoordwest.nl

Goodies

Welcome to M andarijn which aims to provide the finest authentic Sichuan food along with the best hospitality service at the center of Amsterdam. Sichuan C uisine is one of the most famous Asian C uisine.

You will enjoy not only hot but balanced Sichuan meal from gentle heat to as much heat as you like. You can also find recipes that use little or not hot spices at all. Each dish has its own style and different flavor.

V ariety is the spice of life. € 4,90 - € 25 / dish.

Daily open 11.30 - 22.00 hrs.

Well known in the heart of the famous Amsterdam J ordan 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 more than 16 years a household name for lunch. V isitors of the 9 Streets area come in this cosy room with bright colours to get something nice to eat during lunch hour, before shopping or going out. The service is friendly and thoughtful. He re’ s the place to meet the local Dutchman.

Mo st visitors are students and canal belt Amsterdammers.

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.

Huidenstraat 9, (020) 625 61 22, www.goforthegoodies.nl

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Kantjil & De Tijger Spuistraat 291-293, (020) 620 30 74 www.kantjil.nl In the heart of Amsterdam, Ka ntjil & de Tijger is the right place to be for those who are curious about Indonesian food. Their latest addition is the New Asian Hi gh Wine. A selection of savoury bites, served with a carafe organic wine of your choice.

Enjoy this experience at the New Asian Br asserie between 12:00 and 16:30.

Also open for dinner.

"Dining at Long Pura is a real experience.”

R estaurant L ong Pura is located in the cosy J ordaan area. You will be pleasantly surprised by the contemporary and stylish interior with B alinese elements and a warm candlelight ambiance. Our B alinese C hef and his team prepare tastes and fragrances to delight all your senses. You Will be greeted with the " Selamat Datang" welcome from our traditional Indonesian dressed staff.

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‘The moment you walk out of here, you could only wish for a hammock to chill out!’

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RESTAURANTBLAUW

Restaurant Blauw serves traditional Indonesian cuisine in a modern entourage. Here you can enjoy the Indonesian delicacies with a touch. We serve complete ‘rijsttafels’ (a wide range of dishes) as well as a variety of Indonesian dishes and culinary specialties. We will be pleased to help you choose.

At Restaurant Blauw the ambiance you dine in is very special: comfortable, attractive and modern with a glimpse into the past. In the two-storeyed restaurant the team creates dishes that are based on the traditional recipes; however, they will add his own touch, with ingredients and methods of preparation available.

RESTAURANT BLAUW AMSTERDAM | AMSTELVEENSEWEG 158-160 | 1075 XN AMSTERDAM | +31 20 67 55 000 MAKE A RESERVATION AT WWW.RESTAURANTBLAUW.NL

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Bimhuis is a renowned venue for jazz, world and improvised music, presents around 300 concerts a year and is situated on the banks of the IJ with a splendid view over Amsterdam. For information about concerts and the Bimhuis cafe/restaurant please visit www.bimhuis.com. ‘Regarded by professionals as one of the best music rooms in the world’ The Guardian (2011) ‘Bimhuis is the spot of all spots’ Roy Hargrove (2014)

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BARS | LIVE MUSIC

Bourbon Street Leidsekruisstraat 6-8, 020 - 62 33 440 www.bourbonstreet.nl

Chicago Social Club Leidseplein 12, 020 - 53 00 232 www.chicagosocialclub.nl

Mulligans Amstel 100, 020 - 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

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

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

DINNER CRUISE

COCKTAILS | DINNER

Amsterdam Jewel Cruises Singel 235, 020 - 440 21 385 www.amsterdamjewelcruises.nl

Players Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 25, 020 - 88 88 886 www.playersamsterdam.nl

XtraCold Lounge and Icebar Amstel 194-196, 020 - 32 05 700 www.xtracold.nl

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.

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

XtraCold Amsterdam is a combination of the XtraCold Lounge and the XtraCold IceBar. The ‘Some like it Hot’ Lounge area contrasts with the ‘Some like it cold’ XtraCold Ice Café.

Open: Sun. - Thur. 11:30 - 00:00, Sat. & Sun. 11:30 - 02:00

BIHP Art Food Drinks Keizersgracht 335, 020 - 62 24 511 www.bihp.nl

Rain Rembrandtplein 44, 020 - 62 67 078 www.rain-amsterdam.com

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

Amidst the hustle & bustle of the lively shopping area of the Nine Little Streets, is where you’ll find the very stylings and treny restaurants of BIHP Art Food Drinks.

Open: Mon. - Sat. 18:00 - 22:30, Making reservations is recommendable.

On the corner of Amsterdam’s famous Rembrandtplein lies a restaurant, bar & club like you’ve never experienced before. Rain combines unique interior design, modern global cuisine, exceptional cocktails, and amazing entertainment. Open: Sun. - Thur.

12pm - 2am, Fri. & Sat. 12pm - 4am.

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.

DINNER | DANCING

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Restaurant Hemelse Modder is located in the Old City of Amsterdam. We have remained dedicated to the original values of our eleven founders in 1984: warm hospitality and honest food. Come and have a taste of our Dutch French cuisine.

www.afhaalcentrummanis.nl

We have taken fast food to the next level as we believe everyone should have the pleasure of eating restaurant quality food in the comfort of their own home. Want to feed your family a healthy dinner

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Nomads Rozengracht 133-1, 020 - 34 46 401 www.nomads.nl

Escape Rembrandtplein 11, 020 - 62 21 111 www.escape.nl

Melkweg Lijnbaansgracht 234, 020 - 53 18 181 www.melkweg.nl

Nomads draws its inspiration from the Arabian Nomad culture. Beatifully designed interior and ‘East meets West’ menu. Under the direction of their DJ Jimmy Jazz.

Open: Sun. - Thu. 6pm - 1am, Fri. & Sat. 6pm - 3am

Escape Veneu has been a fact in the Dutch nightlife since 1987. Exclusive parties, music, light, decoration: all faces of a progressive club venue.

Open: Thu. 23:00 - 04:00, Fri. & Sat. 23:00 05:00 ,Sun. 23.00 - 04:30

No other music venue offers such a diverse programming as Melkweg. The club nights also represent a wide variety of music styles and audiences, bridging the gap between underground and the general public. Encore is the regular hip hop and RnB club night on Saturdays.

Paradiso Weteringschangs 6-8, 020 - 62 64 521 www.paradiso.nl

Odeon Singel 460, 020 - 52 18 555 www.odeonamsterdam.nl

Trouw Wibaustraat 131, 020 - 46 37 788 www.trouwamsterdam.com

Like the Melkweg, Paradiso is mainly know as a venue for live music, but during the weekend it hosts club nights with local and international DJ’s and occasional live acts. ‘Welcome To The Future and ‘Drum ‘n’ Baseline’ are popular regulars.

Situated in a city monument with a rich history in the heart of Amsterdam’s Canal Belt, the Odeon offers a range of cosmopolitan services and activities. A café, restaurant, bar, club and performance space are present in the completely refurbished building originally dating from 1662.

Located just outside the city center in the east if Amsterdam, Trouw is an alternative dance club, restaurant, art venue, and whatever else they decide to host o n any given evening.

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Winston Kingdoms Warmoesstraat 129, 020 - 62 31 380 www.winston.nl

Canvas Wibautstraat 150, 020 - 71 63 817 www.canvas7.nl

Club LV Middenweg 144, 020 - 66 36 662 www.club-lv.com

Winston Kingdom is an old hotel located in the Red Light District. Winston organizes a variety of performances from petry readings on Monday to obscure underground-bands on other weekdays. On the weekends there are (house) parties with resident DJs who all have their own style and followers.

Canvas is located in the former canteen of the Volkskrant, what used to be a place to eat your lunch and discuss journalism is now a booming club, restaurant and exhibition place.

Open: Mon. - Thur. 11am - 1am, Fri. 11am 3am, Sat. 12pm - 3am, Sun. 12pm - 1am

Open 7 days a week from 20:00 till 05:00 hours. Mensclub CLUB LV offers you free pick up service. Call us, if you want to meet our sexy ladies and if you want to experience an exciting night! Our driver is ready to pick you up. Every 3rd Thursday of the month Theme Party.

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AN IMPRESSION ABOUT AMSTERDAMS ELDEST RED LIGHT DISTRICT The Red Light District in Amsterdam is visited by more than 4 million visitors each year who are curious to know what goes on behind the closed curtains. The Red Light District is very close to the Dam Square. Here Amsterdam started of as a settlement around a dam in the river Amstel at the end of the 12th century.

Let’s be honest Prostitution has enjoyed a long tradition of tolerance in Amsterdam. Safety is key here. In addition to preventing forced prostitution, the aim is an open and honest approach. Sex-workers here have their own union, plenty of police protection, an information centre (for visitors as well), frequent monitoring and testing and professional standards.

The Amsterdam city centre has a romantic image. But behind the exciting, unconventional, ‘anything goes’ image of the city centre lurks a different reality a reality that sometimes consist of sex trafficking, forced prostitution. This is something that the city and the justice department are fighting against.

Changing the heart of Amsterdam New opportunities are setting in place a future for the city centre. The Amsterdam municipal council’s1012 project aims to discourage crime and corruption in the city centre by reducing the types of businesses that are conducive to crime and by permitting prostitution in just two areas. Together with local residents, business proprietors and investors, the municipal council is working to strengthen the area’s unique character and stimulate an economic upgrade.

Visiting the Red Light District The area is bustling with visitors and groups of tourists. It is best to travel in a pair or in a group, as the area also attracts some seedier characters.

Grab a map and venture out or if you’re keen to learn more take one of the many specialised tours.

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Not everything goes There are certain rules in place to ensure the safety of prostitutes and visitors to the Red Light District. It is forbidden to take photos of the women, and this is strictly enforced. Although there is 24-hour video surveillance in most parts of the district, be aware of pickpockets.

They tend to target crowds of distracted tourists, so keep an eye on your belongings and leave your valuables in a safe at the hotel. Many families and people who need to get up for work the next morning live in this area.

Respect their neighbourhood, and do not yell or cause disturbances.

There is more to the Wallen The Wallen, also known as the rosse buurt to Amsterdammers and the Red Light District to visitors is actually the oldest part of Amsterdam. The neighbourhood is chock-full of interesting shops, pubs, fantastic restaurants, leaning gabled houses and the city’s most charming canals. Don’t miss the vibrant Nieuwmarkt square, the gothic Oude Kerk or a walk along the centre of Amsterdam’s Chinatown, the Zeedijk (also home to an impressive Buddhist temple).

Interesting shops, pubs, fantastic restaurants and more.

Architecture and Fashion Another site not to miss in this area is in the Oudezijds Armsteeg. There are six beautiful restored Delft Blue houses in a row.

Another nice idea is to go bargain hunting for fashion in de Red Light District. Several former prostitute’s windows in De Wallen have been transformed into exhibition spaces and studios for talented clothing, shoe and streetwear designers. ■

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DRINKS & CLUBS & NIGHTLIFE IN RED LIGHT

Thaise Snackbar Bird

Old Sailor

Cafe Dijk 120

Zeedijk 77-I, (020) 4206289

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 39-A, (020) 6247739

Zeedijk 120, (020) 6247107

www.thai-bird.nl

Queen’s Head

Cafe ‘t Mandje

Bubbles & Wines Wine & Champagnebar

Zeedijk 20, (020) 4202475

Zeedijk 63, (020) 6225375

Nes 37, (020) 4223318

www.queenshead.nl

www.cafetmandje.nl

www.bubblesandwines.com

Poco Loco

Café Zilt

Café Van Kerkwijk

Nieuwmarkt 24, (020) 6242937

Zeedijk 49, (020) 4215416

Nes 41, (0 20) 626 1259

www.diningcity.nl/pocoloco

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www.caferestaurantvankerkwijk.nl

Café de Buurvrouw

De Barderij

The Grasshopper

Sint Pieterspoortsteeg 29-1, (020) 6259654

Zeedijk 14, (020) 4205132

Oudebrugsteeg 16, (020) 4287224

www.debuurvrouw.nl

Café de Kletskop

www.thegrasshopper.nl

Café Excalibur

Zeedijk 10, (020) 6225728

Café Katoen

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 48, (020) 6268353

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Oude Turfmarkt 153, (020) 6262635

www.cafeexcalibur.flexnet.nl

Het Pleidooi

Bierfabriek

Golden Palm Bar

Oudebrugsteeg 8, +31 20 625 4800

Rokin 75, (020) 5289910

NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky

www.heffer.nl

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Dam 9, (020) 5549111

Cafe Wiener

Mata Hari

Winston Belushi’s Bar

Lange Niezel 8, (020) 6245809

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 22, (020) 2050919

Warmoesstraat 129, (020) 6231380

Cafe Lef

www.matahari-amsterdam.nl

www.winston.nl/bar

Zeedijk 23- 25, (020) 6243141

Rokin 89, (020) 4274657

Gasthuys

www.cafelef.nl

www.thetara.com/nld

Grimburgwal 7-HS, (020) 6248230

Café de Zeepost

Café de Dam

www.gasthuys.nl

Prins Hendrikkade 88, 06 25042484

Damstraat 4, (020) 6245331

Cafe De Stoof

Café de Pul

Casa Rosso

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 114,

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 116-I BG, (020) 6266343

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 106-108 (020) 6278954

www.destoofamsterdam.nl

Pleinzicht

www.casarosso.nl

‘t Arendsnest

Borneostraat 112, +31 20 694 1359

Club San Francisco

Herengracht 90, (020) 4212057

Man To Man

Zeedijk 40

www.arendsnest.nl

Spuistraat 21, (020) 62 58 797

Het Elfde Gebod

Lime

Zeedijk 5, +31 6 39764685

Zeedijk 104, (020) 6393020

Getto

Cafe Euro Pub

Warmoesstraat 51-B, (020) 4215151

Dam 3-7, +31 20 888 88 82

www.getto.nl

www.amsterdam-dam.com

Stadscafé Heffer

Café Verhoeff

Oudebrugsteeg 7, (020) 4284488

Zeedijk 12, (020) 6222297

www.heffer.nl

www.cafeverhoeff.nl

In ‘t Aepjen

Café Corso

Zeedijk 1, (020) 6268401

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 26, (020) 6244120

Hunters

Majestic

Warmoesstraat 24, (020) 428 8291

Dam 3-7, (020) 888 8883

www.hunters-coffeeshop.com

www.amsterdam-dam.com

Freddy’s Bar - Hotel De l’Europe

Coffeeshop Rusland

Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14, (020) 531 17 77

Rusland 16-I, (020) 6279468

www.leurope.nl/freddys-bar

De Deugniet

Bananenbar

Oude Burgsteeg 12, (020) 428 4488

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 37, (020) 627 8954

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Residential Area

Church

Park

Mosk

Fire Station

Shopping Area

Synagogue

Police Station

Motorway

Memorial

Hospital

Residential Way

Museum

Pharmacy

Pedestrian Way

Theatre

Bank Office

Bicycle Path

Cinema

ATM

Tram Line

Library

Department Store

Railway

Interesting View

Supermarket

Subway

Drinking Water

Hairdresser

Subway Entry

Restaurant

Market

Telephone Point

Parking

Toilet

Flower Market

Hotel

Letter Box

Bicycle Rental

Buddhist Temple

Post Office

Canal Cruises

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Welcome in the world of De Bazaar. A melting pot of cultures and a unique range of products and services. You can experience a visit of a souk at Marrakech and a while later you can drink a beer and eat a bitterball at a café which is typical for Amsterdam!

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Only 20 minutes from Amsterdam. De Bazaar is open every weekend and the entrance is free! Also easily reachable by public transport.

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Luxurious food in Mihrab and an amazing range of herbs and spices at the Spices Plaza at Oriental Market. You can find baby clothes or affordable fashion, shoes, bags, you name it! 24 Carat gold you can find at Goudsouk or vintage stuff at the car trunk market. The range of products and foods is amazing!

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