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 of modern art has had quite a few impressive expositions. A few years ago Dutch Queen Beatrix even composed one. She proved she is a great art lover with an impressive knowledge of modern art. It is rumoured she is a relatively good sculptor herself.
It really depends if the museum is worth a visit. Some expositions are simply horrible. This has much to do with disputed director Rudi Fuchs. Sometimes he has a stroke of genius, but on other occasions he blunders completely. Recent example is the exhibit of the works of actor Dennis Hopper. Though a fine actor, he is not a very inspiring artist. The biggest blunder was the restoration of the painting Whose afraid of red, yellow and blue by Barnett Newman. It was restored simply with a paint roller and some house paint!
The permanent collection of the museum includes painting and sculptures, drawings and photography by Czanne, Kandinsky, Kirchner, Malevich, Chagall, Mondriaan, Picasso, Newman, De Kooning, Liechtenstein, Merz and Newman. Many of which are permanently on display.
The museum is open daily from 11 AM until 5 PM. The museum is located next to the Van Gogh Museum and can be reached by trams 2, 5, 16 and 20, all departing from Central Station. Entrance fee for adults is 5,00, children till 7 can enter for free, children between the ages of 7 and 16 pay 2,50.
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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 Vincent’s 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 world’s largest collection of works by Van
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
Horten is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway, located along the Oslofjord.
The municipality was previously called Borre, but after a referendum in 2001, changed to Horten in June 1, 2001. The district also includes the villages Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum and Nykirke.
Points of interest
Marinemuseet - The Naval Museum - is the oldest existing museum of its kind in the world, founded in 1853. At the Naval Museum you can find many ships, including KNM Rap, the world's first torpedo boat from 1873.
Preus Fotomuseum - The Norwegian Museum of Photography - is a unique museum located in the
