The Stedelijk Museum, also known as the City Museum, is one of the important museums in Netherlands. It is part of the famous park in Amsterdam which is the Museum Square. But because of the renovations that the Museum Square is currently having, the Stedelijk Museum had been temporarily moved near the Central Station until December 2009.
It was in 1895 when the Stedelijk Museum first opened its doors to the public. It already went through nine different directors, mostly enthusiasts of the modern art. The first few pieces that were displayed at the Stedelijk Museum includes legacy of Sophia Augusta de Bruyn, the antique collections of Douairière Lopez Suasso, and items from the demolished canal houses back then.
The famous painter, Vincent Van Gogh, also donated more than two hundred pieces of his works during the 1940’s. And upon seeing that his works pulled the crowd, he donated more than a hundred of his works in 1962. But aside from Van Gogh’s works, there are also displayed masterpieces from artists such as Kazimir Malevich, Tinguely, and De Kooning.
If you are done being fascinated with the paintings and other form of art that can be found in the Stedelijk Museum, you may visit the other two museums at the Museum Square – the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum. However, if you want a tourist destination which is a few blocks away from the current location of the Stedelijk Museum you can walk going to the Rembrandt House Museum or even at the Red Light District if you wish.
Aside from that, the Stedelijk Museum being situated at the Central Station would also let you walk to Amsterdam’s shopping district at the same time. Food establishments as well as clubs and pubs that are open until the wee hours of the morning are 10 minutes away from the current location of the Stedelijk Museum.
