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Private tour in Amsterdam Marten K
Rijksmuseum Highlights - Private Tour in Amsterdam
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I was born in a small town near Amsterdam in 1967. My father took me on long boat trips through the surroundings of my hometown. At every bridge and village we went through he had a story to tell about its history and the people who lived there. He was the first tour guide in my life. Telling stories to other people is a gift. I inherited this gift from my father. In 1985 I moved to Amsterdam to study at the Amsterdam University and a whole new world opened up to me. There is no end to the stories to be told about this magnificent city at the Noordzee. Globalization, capitalism and modern society started in this small fisherman's town. In my tours I will tell the stories about the start of the modern world we live in today. The history of Amsterdam can be found in its city plan, architecture, food and mentality. We can walk for hours through the old city, drink coffee and eat apple pie in the shadow of De Oude Kerk. Biking around the old center and having a Dutch food tour at the Albert Cuijpmarket is another option. I'm an official tour guide at the Rijksmuseum and I can show you the highlights of the Dutch Golden Age. The remnants of Amsterdam's Jewish history is everywhere in the city and I can show you the monuments and tell the stories of the Holocaust. Outside of Amsterdam I can show you the beauty of my underwater country. For centuries the Dutch have been fighting the water successfully. This fight is a big part of our country's DNA and is petrified in dykes and windmills. Contact me and I'll share all my knowledge about Amsterdam and Holland with you. Greetings from Amsterdam and tot snel, Marten - Professional Tour Guide for 10 years - Historian - Official Tour Guide with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce - Official Tour Guide at the Rijksmuseum - Official Tour Guide at the Van Gogh Museum - Friend of the Rijksmuseum - I will drive you with my Volvo all around the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
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Your own Golden Age: Discover the museum's hidden gems with a certified guide.
Overview of your Amsterdam tour
The Rijksmuseum is the treasury of the Dutch Golden Age. In the seventeenth century, something remarkable started happening in the "Low Countries". The local merchants invented a new religion, a new economic system and subsequently new forms of art and architecture. A city that for the first time since, would start a global empire: today's globalization actually started in the harbor of Amsterdam. In the Rijksmuseum, that story is told through a huge array of pieces of art. The genius of Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer and many more are the focal point of this tour. This being said, these painters were building on an older tradition. This tour will their stories as well as those of how this small city became the first center of the entire world. I am a certified tour guide at the Rijksmuseum, so by booking this tour with me, you'd be able to skip the waiting line.
Your Amsterdam tour itinerary
-After meeting in the left entrance of the museum, the first part of our tour will be covering the High Middle Ages. We will look into the religious art of Geertgen tot Sint-Jans, the beautiful statues of les Pleurants and the paintings of Lukas van Leijden. -The second part of the tour is the Grand Gallery of the Rijksmuseum. The gallery has the paintings of Hals, Ruijsdael, Vermeer, Rembrandt and many more. -The third part is the naval history of Amsterdam. Seabattlles, ships and globes. -Then, a beautiful hidden gem of the Rijksmuseum is its library, which is definitely worth a visit. -We will end the tour with a coffee at the museum's restaurant, covered in the tour price. -After the tour, you'll have the chance to buy artbooks and other souvenirs at the museum shop. -The museum is open until as late as 17. 00 hrs, so after our tour you could potentially continue enjoying the museum on your own if you'd wish to. This itinerary could be customized to best meet your preferences.
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1 Museumstraat, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1071 XX, Netherlands
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: At the left entrance under the arch of the Rijksmuseum
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