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Private tour in Amsterdam Marten K
Van Gogh Museum Private Tour (including tickets)
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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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A two hour private tour about Vincent Van Gogh and his masterpieces
Overview of your Amsterdam tour
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam offers one of the most intimate encounters with the life and art of Vincent van Gogh. Opened in 1973, it holds the world’s largest collection of his work, with more than 200 paintings, hundreds of drawings, and many personal letters. Rather than presenting isolated masterpieces, the museum guides us through Van Gogh’s artistic development—from his dark early Dutch years to the luminous color and emotional intensity of his later paintings in France. Iconic works such as Sunflowers and The Potato Eaters appear alongside pieces by contemporaries, revealing the artistic world that shaped him. More than an art museum, it is a portrait of a restless, searching mind, showing Van Gogh not only as a celebrated painter but as a deeply human figure whose vision still feels immediate today.
Your Amsterdam tour itinerary
We’ll start our tour next to the entrance of the Van Gogh Museum. I’ll buy our tickets and after entering we’ll begin our tour on the lower floors, where the early works introduce Vincent van Gogh’s first experiments with color, light, and everyday life. We’ll pay special attention to The Potato Eaters, which reveals his early dramatic style. We’ll continue upward through the main galleries, where his Paris years and artistic transformation unfold. We’ll see his Impressionism with the brighter palette, Japanese influences, and bold brushwork that define his mature period. The highlights of the tour are the Sunflowers and his self-portraits.
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Van Gogh Museum, Museumplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
In front of the Silver Cube next to the entrance of the Van Gogh Museum
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