visiting.amsterdam
visiting.the museums
van gogh.museum
We passed by Rijksmuseum, an impressive architectural masterpiece. Around the corner, Van Gogh Museum looks like an ordinary building.But once you step inside you are faced with another world. Presented in chronological order, Van Gogh's paintings are influenced by the time of creation. Another side of the museum was dedicated to an exhibition that compares Rembrandt and Caravaggio. It is said that "Rembrandt is the Caravaggio of the North and Caravaggio is the Rembrandt of the South".
nemo.museum
Next stop: NEMO (New Metropolis) Museum
First impression: A green whale-like building
Second impression: What are we doing among the small children?
The visit: We started immediately experimenting and trying all the exhibits. Everything was more interesting than the other.
Negative impressions:
The children were staying for hours playing with each machine and we couldn't take our time for each invention;
We kept discovering that the museum is bigger and bigger and
we had little time to see everything.
Possitive impressions:
A perfect place for learning new things and being a child again.
The largest quantity of inventions per square centimeter.
Conclusion:
The museum where you can never be tired.
stedelijk.museum
At first we didn’t know what to expect from the tall, grey, almost common building that stood defiantly next to the Nemo Museum…Nonetheless, the visit thought us, among many things, that simple things often hide more than meets the eye.
Discovering the second level was all about leaping into virtual reality. Each exhibit was a game and a challenge in itself. That is why we became part of the creative process by using our skills and imagination and opening ourselves to new sensations and ideas.
The completely new experience enabled us to realise how artists work, what inspires and motivated them.
We learned that:
Space can be whatever WE make of it.
It is our environment.
It defines us.
It is a piece of art and so,
We are all
ARTISTS.
The intense colours filled the space. Every painting captured an idea and gave us a new insight into the life of modern man. Each piece of art presented an issue, dared us to understand, empathise and resolve…
Each of us visited the Stedelijk in it’s on pace, not only receiving, but also giving and sharing. Our presence was an active one, completing the setting, the atmosphere and giving us a glimpse of what modern art represents.