What's On in Amsterdam January 2012

Hermitage Amsterdam – "Rubens, Van Dyck & Jordaens" – Flemish paintings from the Hermitage (runs until 16th March 2012).

Van Gogh Museum – "Snapshot. Painters and Photography, 1888-1915" looks at the early days of photography and its influence on artists. Runs to 8th January 2012. "East-west: Japan and japonism" – Japanese prints from the Van Gogh collection (to 29th Jan 2012); "Bedroom Secrets: Restoration of a Masterpiece" – fascinating exhibit on the recent restoration of van Gogh's The Bedroom (to 15th Jan 2012).

Rijksmuseum – "Nova Zembla" – exhibition of 75 objects from the arctic island left by Willem Barentsz in 1597 and only found 3 centuries later. Runs to 27th February 2012.

Rijksmuseum Schiphol – "Dutch Winters" – free exhibition at Schiphol airport featuring Dutch winter landscape scenes. Runs to 26th March 2012.

Amsterdam Museum – "Amsterdam DNA" – check out the relatively new permanent exhibition at Amsterdam Museum.

Nieuwe Kerk – "Judaism: A World of Stories" – major exhibition in conjunction with Amsterdam's Jewish Historical museum with more than 500 objects on display. Runs to 15th April 2012.

Tropenmuseum – "Kurkdjian & Co Photo Studio (1888-1936)" – photo exhibition on colonial life in the East Indies, runs until 15th January 2012.

Rembrandt House – “In Rembrandt's Footsteps, Dutch Paintings from a Private Collection” – exhibit of 17th century Dutch paintings from the collection of Alfred Bader from Milwaukee. Runs to 8th January 2012.

Allard Pierson Museum – “The Etruscans (men)” – a look at the life of the pre-Roman Italians in terms of trade, religion and war. Concurrent exhibition of Etruscan women runs in Leiden's Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. Runs throughout December (to 18th March 2012).

Jewish Historical Museum – “Saul Leiter - New York Reflections” – retrospective exhibition of American photographer who captured street life scenes in New York. (to 4th March 2012).

Huis Marseille – "Siebe Swart: Land of Air and Water" – Aerial photographs of Dutch waterworks.; "Naoya Hatakeyama: Natural Scenes" – includes photos of the destructive force of the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Both run to 26th February 2012.

FOAM – "Joel Sternfeld - Color Photographs since 1970" – Images of American daily life. Runs to 14th March 2012.

Stadsarchief – "Amsterdam New West '50-'60" – exhibition about the post-war development of one of Amsterdam's western suburbs illustrating the daily life of inhabitants at that time. Runs to 8th January 2012.

Bags & Purses Museum – "Impressive Presents" (until March 2012) looks at the many donated items the museum has been given during its 15 year history.

Museum van Loon – "Van Loon Rides Out" – exhibition on the newly restored coach house. Runs until Feb 2012.

Verzetsmuseum – "A stitch a day: Embroidering in prison 1940-1945" – long term exhibit running to May 2012.

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