Amsterdam Museum Guides

If you go to Amsterdam (Holland) and want to pay a visit to its world-famous museums, then this digital set is for you. For people who like engaging, accessible guides without art historical jargon. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Highlights of the Collection is, a lavishly illustrated publication containing the most important highlights of all centuries. Written in a pleasant conversational style, the book describes masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age such as The Night Watch and The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn, The Milkmaid, and The Woman Reading a Letter by Johannes Vermeer, and the famous pictures by Jan Steen and Frans Hals, amongst many others. But, the museum guide is not only about Dutch 17th-century paintings. It also describes the highlights of the 18th, 19th and 20th century, the highlights of the applied arts like porcelain, furniture and silver, and last, but not, least, the exquisite collection of Asian art, displayed at the specially-built Asian pavilion. In The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, you will get valuable advice on how to avoid the queues and make the most of your visit to this memorable hiding place of Anne Frank. Discover the secret annex behind the bookcase where Anne, the 13-year old Jewish girl and her family lived for 2 years, and where she wrote the now famous Anne Frank diaries. You will read about the daily life in the Achterhuis, about the people hiding, the Anne Frank Tree, the betrayal and subsequent deportation. Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam- Highlights of the Collection is, of course another must see when you travel to The Netherlands. The guide gives a biography of Van Gogh and provides valuable background information on many paintings and drawings by Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries and predecessors. By reading about them, beforehand you will be, able to maximize your viewing experience. Hermitage Amsterdam is the only European satellite of the famous Hermitage in St Petersburg in Russia. Slightly off the beaten track, but also a must see when you visit Amsterdam. The museum is, housed in a fascinating old building, Amstelhof, and stages excellent temporary exhibitions. The boxed set Things To Do in Amsterdam: Museums comprises these 4 essential guides • Rijksmuseum Amsterdam -Highlights of the Collections • Anne Frank House in Amsterdam -Anne's Secret Annex Turned into Museum (26 pp) • Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam -Highlights of the Collection • Hermitage Amsterdam -Highlights from the Hermitage St Petersburg The all-in-one digital set is, designed for easy reference.

Want to visit the Anne Frank House? Must read before you visit Amsterdam One of the most popular museums in Amsterdam, the Anne Frank House, attracts over 1.2 million visitors a year. A museum you should definitely see when you are in Amsterdam (Holland). It was the hiding place during the Second World War of Anne Frank to escape deportation by the Nazis. Discover the secret annex behind the bookcase where Anne Frank, the 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family lived for 2 years, and where she wrote the now famous Anne Frank diaries. You will read about the daily life in the Achterhuis, about the people hiding, the famous Anne Frank Tree, the betrayal and subsequent deportation. The guide also contains some practical information about how to avoid the queues in front of the Anne Frank House museum. Please note, it is not an extensive guide, but gives you all the basics you need to know.

Discover the Treasures of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam A lavishly illustrated museum guide containing the most important highlights of all centuries displayed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. A perfect guide to preparing yourself to your visit and which makes sure that you'll recognize and fully enjoy the masterworks when visiting Holland's greatest treasure trove, the Rijksmuseum. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book describes masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age such as The Night Watch and The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt, The Milkmaid and The Woman Reading a Letter by Johannes Vermeer, and the famous pictures by Jan Steen and Frans Hals, amongst many others. But, the book is not only about Dutch 17th-century paintings. It also describes the highlights of the 18th, 19th and 20th century, the highlights of the applied arts like earthenware, furniture and silver, and the exquisite collection of Asian art, displayed in the specially, built Asian pavilion. If you read this accessible book, before you visit the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, you will be able to fully appreciate and understand the works on display.