Opened in 1973, the Van Gogh Museum houses the collection of paintings bequeathed from the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh to his brother Theo. The paintings were transferred to the Vincent Van Gogh Foundation in 1962 by Vincents nephew Vincent Willem Van Gogh, on the initiative of the Dutch government, and they have been on permanent loan to the museum ever since. Located in the Museumplein in the centre of Amsterdam, between the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum, the modern glass building was designed by the Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld. It contains the worlds largest collection of works by Van Gogh, including some 200 paintings, 500 drawings, 700 letters and the artists own collection of Japanese prints. Highlights of the Van Gogh collection include his first large-scale painting, The Potato Eaters which was painted in 1885 and The Sunflowers, one of his most famous pieces, painted in 1889. The museum also houses a large collection of work by Van Goghs contemporaries, including paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Paul Gauguin.
Two of Van Gogh’s works were stolen from the museum on the night of 6-7 December 2002: View of the Sea at Scheveningen (Zeegezicht bij Scheveningen) and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen (Het uitgaan van de hervormde kerk te Nuenen).
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The Stedelijk Museum has responsibility for a large part of the collection of modern art belonging to the City of Amsterdam. This diverse collection counts more than 100,000 objects from 1850 to the present: paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, graphic design, applied arts, industrial design and new media.
The Museum, built in 1895 on the Museumplein, presently comprises 52 galleries, including the New Wing that was added in 1954. In addition there are a museum shop, library, restaurant and auditorium, among other facilities. An important component of the Museum are its restoration ateliers, specialising in specific modern art restorations.
This museum
From 1848 to 1914, the restored railway station houses the French national colletion of art. In 1986 the museum was opened which has attracted pilgrim's from for and wide who come to take in the stunning collection of Imprssionist and Post Impressionist art. The magnificient Paintings include five monet canvases of Rouen cathedral, ballet scenes by Degas, Coubet's shocking L'Origine du Monde, a hyperrealistic painting depicting a naked woman lying on her back, and works by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Renoir and Toulouse Lautree. This collection also contains several fine sculptures as well as examples from the Art Nouveau movement. Don't
Festivals in Amsterdam
*January, if canals are frozen, 'Eleven Cities Journey' skating marathon.
mid March, Blues Festival, 2 days.
*April, Orange [Queens] Day, is the city's biggest street party. May, 2nd Sat, Windmill day end of May, Drum Rythm Festival [indoors]
*June, Holland Festival [varied arts]
mid July, North Sea Jazz Festival [w/e]
Sept, 1st Sat, Flower Parades
Nov, 2nd or 3rd Sat, Sinterklaas Parade
Nov, Cannabis Cup competition
Cuisine in Amsterdam
There is a huge range of restaurants and cafes for every travelller's taste and budget in Amsterdam. The best weird experience is the Indonesian 'rijestafel' [rice table] speciality; Indrapura, Kantjil and de Tijger are highly recommended.
The hippest
Preston : Britain
Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. It is the county town of Lancashire, and is on the River Ribble. Preston was granted the status of a city in 2002.
Preston is famous for, among other things, Preston North End F.C., one of the oldest Football League teams, St Walburge's Church (the tallest church in England, with the third-highest spire at 94 metres), and a large bus station (with 79 gates).
Attractions in Preston
The Harris Museum
St Walburge's Church
The National Football Museum
The Museum of Lancashire
The Lancashire Queens Regiment Museum
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum
Parks in Preston
Miller Park,
Museum of Military History
I. Szent Gyorgy ter Wing A of the Royal Palace Budapest
Phone.: 356-9522
Open: Jun-Sep Tue-Sun 10-18h, Oct-Mar Tue-Sun 10-16h
Hungarian National Gallery
I. Szent Gyorgy ter, Wing B,C&D of the Royal Palace Budapest
Phone.: 224-3700
Open: Tue-Sun 10-18h
Statue Park
XXII. Balatoni ut Budapest Hungary
Phone.: 227-7446
Open: 10-night
Museum of History of Budapest
I. Szent Gyorgy ter, Wing E of the Royal Palace Budapest
Phone.: 375-7533
Open: Mar-Oct Wed-Mon 10-18h; May-Sep every day 10-18h; Nov-Feb Wed-Mon 10-16h
Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art
I. Szent Gyorgy ter, Wing A of the Royal Palace Budapest
Phone.: 375-9175
Open: Tue-Wen 10-18h, Thu 10-20h, Fri-Sun 10-18h
Museum of Aquincum
III. Szentendrei ut 139 Budapest Hungary
Phone.: 368-8241
Open: 15-30
