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Contemporary art Amsterdam, street art Amsterdam | Your Dutch Guide
Amsterdam Art

The best contemporary art in Amsterdam

For one day only, don’t think of Amsterdam in terms of Golden Age, historical canals and Rembrandt’s old stomping ground. For just one day during your visit think about contemporary art in Amsterdam. Discover all about Dutch Design, modern…

Utrecht: inside Rietveld-Schröder house | Your Dutch Guide
Art Culture

Utrecht: inside Rietveld-Schröder house

It is hard to believe that a small house like the Rietveld-Schröder house in Utrecht is listed on the UNESCO Worl Heritage list. But once you see the iconic house amidst the traditional 19th-century buildings of a quiet, stately…

De Stijl: spot Dutch design on Dutch streets (photy by Maurice Haak & Jenny Audring) | Your Dutch Guide
Art Culture

De Stijl: spot Dutch design on Dutch streets

If you are visiting The Netherlands this year and venturing outside of Amsterdam (which I can only highly recommend) you’ll soon find yourself surrounded by blocks in yellow, blue and red. That’s right: we are celebrating 100 years of…

Mondriaan to Dutch design (photo by: Maurice Haak & Jenny Audring) | Your Dutch Guide
Art Culture

De Stijl: celebrating 100 years of Dutch design

9 places to see the best examples of The Stijl in The Netherlands Squares and rectangles in yellow, blue and red. Straight lines and predominant use of black and white. Mondriaan’s work Victory Boogie Woogie probably springs to mind,…