A look at various events happening in and around Amsterdam during September and October 2009. While autumn will soon be upon us the weather can still be particularly good in Netherlands during September. Now is an excellent time to book a late summer / early autumn visit to Amsterdam.

Museums / Exhibitions

Hermitage Amsterdam
“At The Russian Court” – Palace and Protocol in the 19th Century. The newly refurbished and expanded Hermitage Amsterdam recently opened its doors. This exhibition will run to January 2010.

Rijksmuseum Schiphol
“The Art of Flying” – Bird paintings by Dutch artist Melchior d’Hondecoeter (1636-1695). Runs to October 26th.

Museum of Bags and Purses
“Made in Britain” – designer bags on show from UK.
From September 7th onwards to February 21st 2010.

Tropenmuseum
“Greetings From“: Historical Postcards of (Tropical) Illnesses and Treatments. Not for the faint-hearted! Runs to November 29th.

Dutch Resistance Museum
“Season ‘40-’45” – Football during World War II.
Runs throughout 2009 to April 2010.

Nieuwe Kerk (New Church)
Oman: Cultural exhibition with 250 objects.
Starts October 17th running to April 18th 2010.

Oude Kerk (Old Church)
Short photo exhibition: 25 years Doctors Without Borders
September 8th-13th 2009.

Jewish Historical Museum
Morocco: Photo exhibition of Jews in southern Morocco.
Runs until September 18th.

Museum Geelvinck
“Paintings and mixed media by Kay Yoshiya”
Japanese artist, September 6th to October 23rd.

FOAM Photography Museum
Massimo Vitali exhibition – beach photos from Italy and Turkey. Runs until September 9th.

Beurs van Berlage
“The Complete Rembrandt - Life size” Using special digital reconstruction this popular exhibition brings over 600 of Rembrandt’s paintings and drawings together for the first time. Runs to September 6th.

For more information about museums in the city go here: Amsterdam Museums

Festivals

Dutch Theatre Festival
Various performances, some with English subtitles.
Stadsschouwburg + various theatres, September 3rd – 13th.

Valtifest
Open air tent festival with music, DJs, dance.
NDSM-wharf, September 5th.

Gospel Festival
Heineken Music Hall, September 5th-6th.

Jordaan Festival
Dutch Music at Marnixstraat/ Elandsgracht
September 18th – 20th.

Cinekid
International Film, TV, Media Festival for children.
Westergasfabriek, October 14th – 23rd.

Amstedam Dance Festival / Conference
Dance events in clubs/venues all over the city in conjunction with electronic music conference
October 21st-24th.

Other Events

IBC Conference / Exhibition
International event for electronic media industry
Amsterdam RAI, September 10th – 15th.

PICNIC conference
International Media / Tech conference with speakers
and informal festival atmosphere.
Westergasfabriek, September 23rd – 25th.

Woonbeurs
House/Home Exhibition
Amsterdam RAI, September 30th – October 5th.

Sport

Ajax home league matches – Amsterdam ArenA:
September 13th – Ajax vs NAC Breda
September 27th – Ajax vs ADO Den Haag
October 17th – Ajax vs Willem II

Concerts

September 5th – Andre Rieu – Amsterdam ArenA
September 17th – Tori Amos - Heineken Music Hall
September 21st – McFly - Paradiso
October 4th/5th/6th – Kane - Paradiso
October 5th – The Dubliners – Paradiso
October 11th – The Cult – Heineken Music Hall
October 13th – Pixies - Heineken Music Hall
October 20th – Joan Baez – Koninklijk Theater Carré
October 25th – Lily Allen – Heineken Music Hall
October 27th – Massive Attack – Heineken Music Hall

Other big names in the rest of Netherlands…

September 9th/10th – Coldplay – De Goffert, Nijmegen
October 6th – Tom Jones – Ahoy, Rotterdam
October 13th – Fleetwood Mac – Ahoy, Rotterdam
October 16th – Green Day – Ahoy, Rotterdam
October 17th – Elton John – Ahoy, Rotterdam
October 27th/28th – Eros Ramazzotti – Ahoy, Rotterdam