Articles tagged ‘Rijksmuseum’

Heineken Experience reopening seems to be delayed

By Roger | April 30th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

In late October 2007, Heineken gave almost no notice when they closed their iconic Amsterdam attraction known as the Heineken Experience for yet another renovation. At the time they announced they would reopen in June 2008 after a major upgrade that would also greatly increase the daily capacity. While corporations tend to do things like [...]

 

Amsterdam recommendations for a first-time visitor

By Roger | March 17th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

I recently got an e-mail question from someone wondering a few things to prepare for their first trip to Amsterdam. One question was to name my top 3 things to see on a first visit to Amsterdam. I think this is a pretty common question for many people, so I thought I’d expand the answer [...]

 

Rijksmuseum won’t completely reopen until 2012, or later

By Roger | February 28th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Sad news this week for Amsterdam museum-goers as the city announced that the Rijksmuseum, which was most recently scheduled to reopen after a renovation in 2010, now won’t complete the massive overhaul until late 2012 or early 2013. The country’s most impressive “State Museum” has been mostly closed to the public since 2003, so now [...]