Thoughts, tips and random advice about living in the Netherlands
As part of social distancing, I’ve been taking daily exercise outdoors during mid-mornings when almost everyone else is either home schooling or working. Unlike in the afternoon and evening the streets and parks are virtually empty, enabling me to cycle to some beautiful parts of Amsterdam and enjoy them almost on my own. We’re currently…
‘Neko – The Cat in Japanese Art’ is a temporary exhibition at the Japan Museum SieboldHuis in Leiden running until 5th July 2020. This exhibit had not had a great deal of publicity – I heard about it from a leaflet in Amsterdam’s Kattenkabinet – but it was reasonably full on a weekday afternoon. The…
An ‘immersive pop up art experience that puts you at the centre of the exhibition’. Or translated into normal English, YOUSEUM is a privately owned temporary museum with photo opportunities for selfies. Located close to the Amstel river, YOUSEUM is home to 15 rooms containing backdrops designed for you to take unusual pictures of yourself…
Rising Tide and The Struggle to the Arctic are both temporary exhibitions at the Scheepvaartmuseum (Maritime Museum) running until 10th May 2020. Entry to the museum is 16.50 with a discount for buying online or free with a museumcard. I intended visiting both exhibits but found the Rising Tide so interesting and overwhelming that I…
If you are visiting Amsterdam between now and 6th October, an exhibition by the Nemo Science Museum includes veganism as one of the possible diets of the future. Located in the Nemo Studio in the recently opened Marineterrein close to Centraal Station, the exhibition is open from Wednesdays to Sundays. What’s The Exhibition About? The…
Future Cities is an photography-based exhibition running until 25th August at OBA (Amsterdam Public Library). Because it is located in the library entrance is free of charge. In Future Cities, 2 photographers look at 5 cities with rapidly growing populations. The focus is not on the usual cities we hear about but instead ones which…
Urban Sports Week Amsterdam takes place for the third time this week in Museumplein, from Wednesday 19th until Sunday 23rd June 2019. Since the event takes place in a public venue and has the intention of showcasing these more unusual sports to the general public, the majority of events are free with the only exception…
The May issue of KLM’s in-flight magazine recommended a museum I have never been to – the Flower Art Museum in Aalsmeer. This museum opened in 2018 and offers several different exhibitions. Entrance is EUR 5.50 with a 50% discount for museumcard holders. According to Google the museum is around 55 minutes cycle from my…
The park grounds of the Clingendael estate are located between Wassenaar and The Hague. Tram 20 takes you from The Hague central to Theo Mann Bouwmeesterlaan in the direction of Duinzegt which is 650 meters from the entrance of the park. The whole journey from Amsterdam takes about an hour and half by public transport…