The Rijksmuseum has 8,000 displays of Dutch art and history, and is a great way to learn some history and see . We could probably spend our entire week wandering the floors there, but we’re only going to check out the most famous paintings.
This one is Rembrandt’s Night Watch. It’s so famous and precious to the Dutch that they has a special slit built into the floor below the painting so the it can be lowered and taken out of the building really quick if there’s an fire.
After lunch we went for a walk through town with a tour guide who knows lots of interesting facts about Amsterdam and how important the canals are in the city’s history. One of the most famous waterways is the Prinsengracht (or Prince’s) Canal, and it’s right outside our hotel door. But the prettiest picture of a canal is the Groenburwal canal, near where it drains to the Amstel River.
Later we went to visit Rembrandt’s house so we could see how he would have lived in his time, the 1600s.
Maybe I he were here today we could have asked if we could help paint, too.
Our last stop was the Van Gogh Museum. We saw so many pictures that Mr, Van Gogh, his mentors and friends painted. And learned how Van Gogh used colours through his career, he is well known for his use of colour and swirly brush strokes that show texture. This one was one of our favourites, it’s called ‘Irises’.
We also learned about Van Gogh’s struggles with health issues and how he died at quite a young age.
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