Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
For one weekend only, on April 14-15 2012, more than 500 museums around The Netherlands will waive their often-high entrance prices and allow free or discounted entry. Many of them will charge a symbolic ticket price of €1. This is the annual National Museums Weekend. It includes such important galleries as the Rijksmuseum which houses Rembrandt’s famous Night Watch painting; the Van Gogh Museum which also has a rich program of events including a creativity studio for children; and Anne Frank’s House which is one of the city’s most popular visitor attractions.
Related but less well known is the Verzetsmuseum (Dutch Resistance Museum) which tells the story of the city and the Dutch people before, during and after the Second World War focusing on the lives of ordinary people as well as the extraordinary stories such as that of Anne Frank. The National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaart Museum), which has recently reopened after an extensive renovation and includes the replica of the 18th century three-masted trading ship ‘Amsterdam’, is a hugely popular attraction for kids.
Another popular museum open for free on that weekend is the Science Center NEMO which is housed in a modern ship-like building and has five floors of interactive displays. The Amsterdam Museum opens for one euro and tells the story of seven centuries of history in the city of Amsterdam. And in this Olympics year, it may be of interest to visit the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium built for the 1928 summer Olympics that now houses a sports museum. Nearly all the museums you want to visit in Amsterdam that weekend will be participating in the scheme so pack your schedule with culture for two days and save yourself some precious euros.
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