The Amsterdam Tournament is a pre-season football (soccer) tournament which local club FC Ajax hosts 3 other European clubs. This year’s guests at the Amsterdam ArenA stadium will be Sunderland, Atletico Madrid and Benfica.

The format of the tournament is rather unique, with 2 matches played on Friday evening (1900 and 2115, July [...]

A look at events happening in and around Amsterdam during July and August 2009.

Museums / Exhibitions
Amsterdam Historisch Museum
“Old Masters of Amsterdam” exhibition including paintings from Rembrandt, Flinck etc. Runs until August 9th. “50 years of Barbie” exhibition runs to August 30th.

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

Queen’s Day is coming soon to Amsterdam and the Netherlands. This is a national holiday and massive street party with concerts, markets and other activities to celebrate the Queen’s birthday (actually the Queen mother’s birthday, as the current Queen Beatrix has a birthday in cold January!) Everyone should experience Queen’s Day in Amsterdam at least [...]

A look at events happening in and around Amsterdam during May and June 2009.

Museums / Exhibitions

Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh and the Colours of the Night exhibition in collaboration with New York’s MoMA – “evoking the atmosphere of the evening and night” in Van Gogh paintings including the Starry Night. € 2.50 surcharge applies for adults. [...]