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| Van
Gogh Museum Paulus Potterstraat 7 (570 52 00).   Most
of Vincent van Gogh's work has never left the Netherlands, and as a result 200
paintings and 500 drawings are on permanent exhibition in the Van Gogh Museum. The paintings are presented unadorned and in chronological
order, according to the different periods and residences in Van Gogh's career.
On the second floor are the colorful paintings van Gogh made during his
stay in the South of France, among them the famous 'Sunflowers'.
Also on display is work by Toulouse-Lautrec and Gauguin, van Gogh's contemporaries.
Changing exhibitions highlight different phases in van Gogh's artistic development.
Open daily 10am-6pm (Fri -10pm). Admission €12.50.  [45 reviews, avg 9/10] |
| Rembrandthuis Jodenbreestraat 4-6 (520 04 00).   For twenty years Rembrandt lived in this charming house, until he left it bankrupt
in 1658. It might be interesting to know that his bankruptcy came about
because the company who commissioned the Night Watch were totally dissatisfied
with the painting, which eventually ruined his career! His house is now
faithfully restored, and on display are over 250 of his etchings and some
paintings from his pupils. Open daily 10am-5pm. Admission €12. [9 reviews, avg 6/10] |
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Rijksmuseum |
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Stedelijk
Museum of Modern Art |
By
far the largest museum in the Netherlands, housed in a monumental neo-renaissance
building designed by PJH Cuypers. The Rijksmuseum (State Museum) draws
over one million visitors a year, and ranks as a major European museum
of Western European painting and decorative arts. Currently the Rijksmuseum
is the subject of an extensive renovation, and work is scheduled to be
completed no sooner then 2013. 
Until
then the museum is showing the finest
works from its 17th century collection in the redesigned Philips Wing,
under the title "The Masterpieces". More than 400 highlights
from the Golden Age are on display, amongst which of course Rembrandts
Night Watch. Besides Rembrandts there are paintings by Frans Hals, Paulus
Potter, Jacob van Ruysdael, Jan Steen, and Johannes Vermeer. Together these
landscapes, seascapes, individual portraits, domestic scenes and Dutch
still lifes give a good overview of Golden Age life in
the Netherlands. 
The
Stedelijk Musuem is currently closed due to extensive expansion
and renovation. The work is expected to be completed during 2011. Until then the museum will tour Amsterdam, with large-scale exhibitions being organised at other museums and institutes in the city. 
and
Zero and Minimal Art. A few of the more famous exponents of these styles:
Picasso, Dutch painters Karel Appel, Willem de Kooning, Piet Mondriaan
and French painters Monet, Cezanne, Matisse, Chagall and Renoir. The museum
also house a large collection of paintings by Malewich. The temporary
exhibitions focus on design and applied art.|
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