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Amsterdam – Van Gogh museum

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A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience. The museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world. It provides the opportunity to keep track of the artist’s developments, or compare his paintings to works by other artists from the 19th century in the collection. The museum also holds an extensive offer of exhibitions on various subjects from 19th century art history. The van Gogh Museum is listed at our Top 10 things to do in Amsterdam.

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Amsterdam – Marihuana museum

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The scent of genuine cannabis plants welcomes the visitor when entering the Museum. Inside, all aspects of hemp, cannabis and hashish are explained in detail using a variety of media, including short films and photo collections. The Museum houses a large collection of traditional smoking devices from all over the world. There is also an extensive library of books, photos, posters, and magazines concerned with the culture of cannabis, which range from the 19th Century to the Jazz era and on to contemporary pop culture. This is one of our Top 10 things to do in Amsterdam.

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The Amsterdam Historical Museum

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Housed in a rambling amalgamation of buildings, the old civic orphanage, this museum takes you through all the fascinating twists and turns in Amsterdam’s convoluted history. The focus is on the city’s 17th-century Golden Age, when Amsterdam was the world’s wealthiest city, and some of the most interesting exhibits are of the trades that made it rich. This makes the Amsterdam Historical Museum one of the top 10 landmarks in Amsterdam.

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You can also view famous paintings by the Dutch Old Masters in context. The Schutters Gallery is filled with huge, historic portraits of city militias. You’ll also find models of old homes, religious objects and a detailed history of Dutch commerce. read more…

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