Top 10 Shopping in Plantage & the East, North Holland Province

Thirty enormous 17th century group portraits from the collections of the Amsterdam Museum and the Rijksmuseum have been brought together for the first time and will be on display in the Hermitage Amsterdam. These "brothers and sisters" of the Night Watch are unique in the world and rarely seen due to their size.

Architecture Centre Amsterdam is the centre for architecture, urban design and landscape architecture. The city is our collection and we are the perfect starting point to discover its richness. Visitor’s Centre Visit us to get to know everything about the architecture and urban design of Amsterdam. Designed by architect René van Zuuk, our building alone is worth a visit, with its unique shape and beautiful views over the Oosterdok. By curating temporary exhibitions, we reflect on the history of the city as well as current and future developments. You can also use the ‘Panorama’: a chronological overview of Amsterdam’s architectural history. Do you have specific questions? We are happy to help you discover the capital of the Netherlands! Furthermore, we offer a wide variety of books, maps and designer pieces. Architecture Talk & Walk Every Friday from April until October, we offer a unique combination of a lecture on Amsterdam’s architecture followed by a two-hour architecture walk.

In a contemporary building in the centre of Amsterdam, this contemporary gallery supports art of young emerging artists as well as under-recognised, under-estimated, or forgotten artists and established artists. Because we really live art, the part where the gallerist lives is also accessible for visitors. Galerie Franzis Engels takes part on several national and international art fairs.

This is Amsterdam's bustling flea market with more than 300 stalls of merchandise offering a wide selection of items from secondhand clothing and antiques to leather coats and shoes.

Let a tour of GASSAN Diamonds be the sparkeling highlight of your trip to Amsterdam! GASSAN Diamonds, is located in a beautiful restored originally steam driven diamond factory and was built in 1879. Every year more than 350.000 visitors experience a unique tour through the industrial factory. Visitors can view the diamond polishers at their craft, while multilingual guides explain where diamonds are found and how rough diamonds turn into dazzling brilliants. Loose polished diamonds are shown as well as an elaborate jewelry collection. After the tour you can see our extensive jewelry and watch collection in our Boutique. Also have a look in our in-house Rolex Boutique. For over 400 years diamond polishers have perfected the art of giving maximum life to the brilliant cut diamond. At GASSAN Diamonds this tradition is being continued and we are proud to introduce a breathtaking and worldwide patented cut: GASSAN 121, with one hundred and twenty one facets.

We make exquisite, unique and customized (by you!) chocolate. We work in small batches by hand right here in our shop and chocolatelab in the centre of Amsterdam. For our creations we use fair trade Belgian chocolate. Our shop is stuffed with chocolategifts and artisanal chocolates in a wide variety of flavors and shapes. The perfect gift for chocolatelovers from all over the world, see u soon!

Power of Art House is an international platform for Art & Social Engagement - based in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). We commit artistic interventions in public spaces. In our Art Space we exhibit and sell political and socially engaged art. We give platform to artists who are capable of communicating complex social and political themes to a wider audience.