Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
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Stedelijk Museum - by Frans Ruiter on Unsplash
Description
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (Municipal Museum of Amsterdam), is a museum for design, modern and contemporary arts. The collection includes over 90,000 items with focus on several artistic movements such as Pop Art, Neo-Impressionism, CoBrA, De Stijl, and Bauhaus. Originally housed in the Weissman building, it moved to a new venue designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects in 2012.
Access & Transport
The Rijksmuseum is located in the city's museum quarter at Museumplain 10. The closest tram stop is Van Baerlestraat (2, 5) which is next to the entrance and line #3 runs along Van Baerlestraat 100m away as well. Paid parking is available close to the museum such as the Q-Park Museumplein underground car at Van Baerlestraat 33b.
Instructions & Recommendations
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Environmental & Social
The museum has a BREEAM-NL In-Use since 2017 and an energy label A. Its policies, including acquisition and exhibition, also have a strong diversity angle and it welcomes a lot of school visits. More info in their annual report: https://www.stedelijk.nl/en/museum/organisation/annual-report
Conclusion
The Stedelijk is a good modern and contemporary art museum with a broad collection, if a little haphazard in its layout. It isn't top tier by international standards and will not impress everybody (a consistent feature for this type of art) but the culturally minded and the creatives who have more than 2-3 days in the city should definitely include this venue in their itinerary.
Key positive
Some of the temporary exhibitions can really strike a chord
Centrally located, next to other museums
Key negative
Modern and contemporary art collection will be hit and miss for most people
Suitability
Best for adults and children aged 15 and above Accessible to visitors with reduced mobility
About this Rating
TYPE
Desktop
RESEARCHED IN
Updated in October 2023
PROVIDER
Koreval
av. transport time:0h 19m
est. visit time:2h 15m
Monday10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday10:00 - 18:00
Thursday10:00 - 18:00
Friday10:00 - 18:00
Saturday10:00 - 18:00
Sunday10:00 - 18:00