About town with...
Interviews with figures from the Amsterdam cultural scene about their favourite haunts, both day and night, their thoughts on going out and what the city means to them.
About town with... Jacob Derwig
Film and television actor Jacob Derwig has lived in the Oud Zuid neighbourhood of Amsterdam with his wife Kim van Kooten and their two kids since 2003. Read more... »About town with... Paul Groot
Actor Paul Groot (43) recently starred in the Monty Python musical Spamalot in Amsterdam’s Royal Theatre Carré. He's lived in the Spiegelkwartier since 2004. Read more... »About town with... Tijs Goldschmidt
Writer and evolutionary biologist Tijs Goldschmidt (58) takes us behind the scenes of the Spui in the Centre District of Amsterdam, his home since 1994. Read more... »About town with... Jetty Mathurin
Cabaret artist and actress Jetty Mathurin shows us around Amsterdam’s Zuidoost District (also known as De Bijlmer) where she has lived since 2001. Read more... »About town with... Sven Ratzke
When not at his Berlin pad, Dutch-German entertainer Sven Ratzke (33) lives in Watergraafsmeer in the Oost District of Amsterdam. Read more... »About town with... Chantal Janzen
Musical star & presenter Chantal Janzen (31) is the shining light of musical production Petticoat. She shows us around Amsterdam Oud Zuid where she has been living for 12 years Read more... »About town with... Caro Emerald
Chart-topper Cara Emerald (29) shows us around the Pijp neighbourhood in Amsterdam Zuid where she lives. Read more... »About town with... Stanja van Mierlo
Blijburg Beach has, since 2003, made a name for itself as a cultural summer hot spot in Amsterdam. Blijburg's Stanja van Mierlo takes us about town with great tips on where to eat, drink and soak up music,.. Read more... »About town with... Alex Klaasen
This month, Alex Klaasen (34) plays the lead role in Sindau in the Park with George at M-Lab. Klaasen talks about his favourite cultural hot spots about Amsterdam. Read more... »About town with... Ernst Veen
Ernst Veen (63) took charge of De Nieuwe Kerk back in 1981 and was also director of the Hermitage Amsterdam since 2004. Read more... »