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Museum Rembrandthuis

Samuel van Hoogstraten, Oude man in het venster, 1653

Rembrandt House Museum

The illusionist. Samuel van Hoogstraten

Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627-1678), a name to remember. He learned and worked with Rembrandt, in the pupils’ studio of the Rembrandt House. Of all Rembrandt�������s students, he became the most successful. During his lifetime, that is. Because, after the 17th century, he was forgotten by the general public, despite the fact that he was a learned artist who constantly experimented with different subjects and optical tricks.

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Installatie Alicja Kwade courtesy Pace

ARTZUID 2025 Amsterdam Sculptuur Biënnale

Celebratory edition of the Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale ARTZUID in Berlages Plan Zuid on the Apollolaan, Minervalaan and Churchilllaan. The ninth edition of ARTZUID returns to Stadsdeel Zuid in 2025 with the theme Enlightenment.

Homomonument

Koningsdag Homomonument

King's Day Homomonument

On 27 April 2024, the Homomonument will be taken over again by hundreds of LGBTQI+ party people! The Homomonument Foundation, a non-profit organization, organizes the city's queerest open-air King's Day festival. Will you be present at this historical moment?

Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam

The Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam

Mahler Festival: Chianti Ensemble with Mahler and more

The Piano Quartet is Mahler's only remaining chamber work. The Chianti Ensemble pairs this work with pieces by Webern and Dvořák in this special performance for the Mahler Festival in the Concertgebouw. Note: Tickets will go on sale on 1 June 2024.

Melkweg

Kaboom

Kaboom Cinema

It was always meant to be, wasn't it? A collaboration between Melkweg and Kaboom was inevitable. A big 'BOOM' created Melkweg, so you could say they have a strong bond!

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Vondelpark

Tulp Festival

The 11th edition of the annual Tulip Festival will pay tribute to Amsterdam 750 in April 2025. They will be in public spaces along streets, on bridges and squares, in flower beds and parks, shopping centres and (neighbourhood) gardens. In April, Tulip Festival will make the city bloom and this photogenic harbinger of spring can be beautifully immortalised.

Stedelijk Museum - Museum of Modern Art

Alejandro Galván, Alan Hernández, Chavis Marmol - Las estrellas me iluminan al revés. On show at No Man's Art Gallery

Francesca Mollet - Detail 08, 2023. On show at GRIMM.

Gabriel Lester

MHalsema

Ryan Gander. On show at Annet Gelink Gallery

Stedelijk Museum - Modern and Contemporary Art and Design

Amsterdam Art Week

Amsterdam Art Week returns to the city in 2024 for a 12th edition. Amsterdam Art Week offers five days of contemporary visual art, with the focus on identifying young talent. Not only galleries participate in the Amsterdam Art Week, museums, project spaces, residencies and more also open their doors to the public.

Bevrijdingsdag Amsterdam

Liberation Day Festival

Liberation Day Amsterdam

Following directly on from Remembrance Day, 5 May is a national day of celebration known as Liberation Day throughout Amsterdam and the Netherlands. You will find a wide variety of entertainment and events taking place to commemorate the liberation of The Netherlands during World War II.

Vuurtoren Noordwijk

Bloemencorso Bollenstreek

Bloemencoso Bollenstreek (The Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek) is the most famous parade in the Netherlands. In 2025, the 78th Flower Parade will run from Noordwijk to Haarlem. Hundreds of thousands of spectators gather along the route to admire the colorful procession.

Rijksmuseum

Frans Hals, Luitspeler, ca. 1623. Musée du Louvre.

Frans Hals at the Rijksmuseum

The Philips Wing in the Rijksmuseum makes room for fifty of the best works by the Haarlem master Frans Hals from top international collections.

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Holland Festival

Holland Festival will return in 2024. A leading international performance arts festival in the Netherlands, the Holland Festival takes place in Amsterdam in June. Since 1947, the festival has been providing Dutch and international theatregoers with a survey of the latest, best and most widely acclaimed productions from around the world. This year, the Holland Festival celebrates its 77th edition.

Het Ketelhuis

Ketelhuis Cinema

Roze Filmdagen (Pink Film Days)

Roze Filmdagen (Pink Film Days) is getting ready for its 28th edition at Het Ketelhuis in Amsterdam. As the largest, longest-running and most successful LGBTQ+ film festival in the Netherlands, Roze Filmdagen once again offers a broad and inclusive range of films, documentaries, and short films, supplemented with in-depth talk shows with an LGBTQ+ context. Roze Filmdagen is an eleven-day film festival in Amsterdam.  Please note: Start and end times as mentioned are an indication and subject to change.

Westerpark

Rollende Keukens

Every spring the Rolling Kitchens return to Amsterdam's Westerpark A mobile food festival for gourmets. This year, the site in the Westerpark will again be transformed into the largest open-air restaurant in Europe. More than 110 hand-selected Rolling Kitchens are getting back on track.

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Museum_van_Loon

Open Garden Days

Behind the stately facades of the canal houses, you will find Amsterdam's best-kept secrets: large, beautifully landscaped gardens. Every year in June the gardens are open to the public and you get the chance to see a variety of canal gardens.

Keukenhof

In Keukenhof you can enjoy millions of blooming tulips and other flowers. The monumental walking park is 32 hectares and has 15 km of footpaths that take you past gorgeous water features, fountains and sculptures. With over 800 varieties in all manner of colours and shapes on show, the world-famous tulips are central to everything. Keukenhof will be open from March 20 until May 11 2025.

Aalsmeer Flower Festival

The village of Aalsmeer, just southwest of Amsterdam, hosts its annual flower festival in June. During a colourful weekend, flowers and plants will be centre stage, accompanied by music, street theatre and tasty refreshments.

NDSM-werf

NDSM Wharf

DGTL festival

Under the theme 'New Horizons' DGTL invites renewal, discovery and connection. DGTL is ready to create a new inspiring and innovative environment where people can grow, dance, unite and feel free. It is time to shake off all labels and form a community that celebrates individuality.

Spring events and highlights

Spring

5 reasons to visit Keukenhof in Spring 2025

Amsterdam's best nature areas

Museums with secret gardens in Amsterdam

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Amsterdam's major music festivals

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Must-visit urban farming and sustainable initiatives in Amsterdam

Vegan bakery cafés in Amsterdam

A taste of spring

Spring is one of the most beautiful times of the year to visit Amsterdam when the city awakens from its wintry spell.

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