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Hermitage aan de Amstel

Address: Gebouw Neerlandia, Nieuwe Herengracht 14, Amsterdam
Phone: 020/530-8755
www.hermitage.nl

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: East of the Amstel

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Fodor's Review:

Taking advantage of 300 years of historical links between Amsterdam and St. Petersburg, Professor Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and Ernst Veen, director of the Nieuwe Kerk museum in Amsterdam, chose this spot on the Amstel as the new outpost for the famed Hermitage Russian art museum. With exhibitions culled from one of the most famous art collections in the world, ranging from Venetian painters and ancient Greek jewelry to the treasures of Czar Nicholas and his wife, Alexandra, the Hermitage is the place to go for (currently rather small) rare and specialist exhibits. Be sure to wander into the 17th-century Amstelhof courtyard that surrounds this 19th-century building. Built in 1681-1683 as a nursing home for the elderly, it is one of the finest examples of monumental classicist architecture in the city. The final phase of museum development is due to be completed in 2009.

Cost: EUR 7, children under 16 free
Open: Daily 10-5

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