For the 10th time the first Saturday of November is Museum Night or N8 [Nacht = Dutch for night]. In 42 museums in Amsterdam and 10 other spots around town over 200 extra performences will be held, as diverse as theater performences to specialised guide tours or behind the scene looks.
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The Conrad N. Hilton Library on the campus of The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is featuring the art of Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Wayne Thiebaud, and Tom Wesselman. A new exhibit, “Popping into Art: How Changes in Food Consumption Influenced Pop Art in the 1960s,” looks at food’s effect on the pop art movement [...]
in a land far, far away… my vacation ended.
Chicago And Beyond – My Vacation 2009 can be found on Picasa. From the original 805 photos over 400 ended up in this file. Have a look and give a comment.
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Hermitage to open June 20, 2009
Inaugural exhibition At the Russian Court presents more than 1,800 treasures from St Petersburg
From June 20th 2009, 10 a.m., a major new European cultural destination, the greatly expanded Hermitage Amsterdam, will welcome visitors to its elegantly restored 17th-century building in the historic heart of Amsterdam. Founded to bring the [...]
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In 1626, the Dutch bought Manhattan by giving the Native Americans goods worth 60 guilders. At least, the Dutch thought they had. Dubbed by Fortune Magazine the best business deal ever made, evidence of this misinterpreted transaction is provided by the Schaghenbrief letter, now on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The exhibition is part [...]
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