What to do and see in Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, North Holland Province: The Best Museums

In the city centre of Amsterdam you can find the gallery of Dutch Artist Harry van Gestel. Critics and collectors have described a visit to this place as: “A mind altering experience” and “Something that will live with me forever”. Some days visitors can see the artist working on a new painting, since the artist’s studio is right in the gallery space. Private and night presentations can be booked.

THE ART NEEDS US. AND WE NEED ART. We are definitely not a typical gallery. No we don’t want to be. OODE brings the work of young Dutch designers together with orphaned art – art from closed museums and art institutions. OODE wants to make ART ACCESSIBLE for a wide public, so we keep the prices very affordable. Visit our space in the centre of Amsterdam and discover a piece to adopt.

The Fashion for Good Experience is a space where you can learn how your clothes were made and discover game changing innovations shaping the future of fashion. Throughout the building, you can find concrete ways to have a positive impact, commit to taking action and shop sustainable products. FASHION FOR GOOD’S NEW EXHIBIT ‘GROW’ SHOWS THE FUTURE OF FASHION’S MATERIALS Fruit skin fabric, mushroom ‘leather’, spider-silk, dye made by bacteria and algae; GROW, the new exhibition from the Fashion for Good Museum in Amsterdam explores the biomaterials and cutting-edge innovations that are shaping the sustainable future of fashion. What exactly are biomaterials? How sustainable are they and what makes them different from traditional fibres like cotton and hemp? And does bio always mean better and sustainable? GROW 1.0 opens its door to the public from April 6th.

Located in a passageway between the Kalverstraat and the Begijnhof it is possible to admire 15 substantial paintings. These are portraits of the Amsterdam Civic Guards from the 17th Century. Part of, though not actually in, the Amsterdam Historic Museum, this is probably the only place in the world where paintings are displayed in he open air, with only a glass roof to protect them.

Dutch Artist Mark Raven presents his striking modern Amsterdam Art impressions from his gallery and shop in the heart of the city behind the Royal Palace.

Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS: The Happiness Project in the heart of Amsterdam tells the amazing story of our own body and the impact of happiness on our health. More than 200 anatomical specimens of real human bodies show the complexity, resilience and vulnerability of the body. Join the 40 million people around the world who have already seen the exhibition and been on this fascinating voyage of discovery through the human body.

The annual World Press Photo is a global exhibition presenting the best visual journalism of the past year. Come and see the most compelling photos in stunning high-quality Canon prints. This exhibition of award-winning photos is shown worldwide in 100 cities and 45 countries, reaching a global audience of 4 million people each year.

Housed in a splendid 17th-century building that was a former civic orphanage, this museum tells the history of Amsterdam through its vast collection of art and artifacts from medieval times to the present.