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Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam
Hermitage Amsterdam is the city's newest major museum - showcasing exhibitions from the vast collection of the grand State Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia. It was opened in June 2009 to much fanfare by Dutch Queen Beatrix and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. |
The museum is located on the banks of the river Amstel in the Amstelhof building - a former old people's home - which has been completely transformed into a magnificent exhibition space.
You enter the museum via a courtyard garden and then into the foyer where you can purchase tickets. The all-white decor and signage is a bit disorienting at first but you can go to either side and upstairs to reach the exhibition space. You have to scan your ticket at the barrier and the glass doors will open automatically.
Exhibitions generally run about 6 months - the current exhibition is "Matisse to Malevich: Pioneers of modern art from the Hermitage" - this runs to 17th September 2010. Following that will be "The immortal Alexander the Great - The myth, the reality, his journey, his legacy" which will run from 18th September 2010 to 18th March 2011. The exhibits are beautifully presented with info in Dutch and English.
There is a chic Cafe Neva on the first floor of the foyer which is open to the public. There is a Hermitage for Children exhibition at the side of the building.
Hermitage Amsterdam is open daily between 1000 and 1700 (Wednesdays to 2000). Admission costs €15 - making it Amsterdam's most expensive museum - to get back some of the €40 million spent in renovation costs. Iamsterdam card holders pay €3.
Free entry is granted to children under 16 and museumkaart holders. There is a special self scan machine for the museumkaart which prints out tickets - which means you don't need to queue.
You can reach the Hermitage easily on foot by walking down the Amstel river from Waterlooplein (trams 9 / 14, metro 51 / 53 / 54, Stop Go bus all stop there).
Hermitage Amsterdam, Amstel 51, Amsterdam
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+31(0)20 530 7488
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