Amsterdam Day Tours

Van Gogh Museum is a home where you can appreciate the biggest collection of artworks by Vincent Van Gogh. Here you will not only see the artwork but will also learn about the life and life stories of Vincent Van Gogh. In the entire history of western art, he was one of the widely famous artists. He was born on 30 March 1853 in the Brabant village of Zundert, he was the first child of Protestant minister Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Carbenuts. His journey started as a schoolboy, then to becoming a junior clerk at an art firm, a teacher after that, then onto selling books as a bookseller and a preacher at the end. Finally, at the age of 27 years, he decided to become an artist and change the history of art forever which ended in 1890.Vincent has always dreamed of establishing a community of artists in the South of France. From the beginning he was an artist known for his passion and powerful emotions through his artworks. Vincent got his inspiration from the Japanese printmaking which gave him a new way to look at the world. There was a low time during 1890 while Vincent’s life was falling apart because of personal issues and he finally decided to take his own life and shot himself in the chest on 29th July 1890.Van Gogh Museum holds a collection of Vincent’s famous paintings and drawings along with the work of his artist friends. As per Vincent, his paintings based on sunflowers were among the best of his artwork he has ever made. There is a huge collection of Japanese prints as well, as Vincent Van Goh was a dear admirer of Japanese prints. Even after a century of his death, Vincent’s paintings are still inspiring the coming generation of artists over the globe.

This is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands which has about  900 animal species and 250 varieties of trees. The zoo is categorized into various zones like Lemur Land, Sea Lions, Savannah, Gorilla House, Insectarium, Butterfly Pavilion, Planetarium, and Aquarium. Tourists can also walk through the kitchen to get a glimpse of what is being cooked for the animals. The highlight at the zoo is the monumental Heimans Oak dating from 1750. For wildlife photographers and those travelling with kids, Artis Zoo is one of the no-miss Amsterdam tourist places.Location: Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, 1018 CZ Amsterdam, NetherlandsTimings: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Thursday - WednesdayEntry Fee: - Normal: € 24.00- 3-9 years: € 20.50- 0-2 years: Free

This international museum is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design. It was opened in 1895 and is one of the largest art museums in the Dutch region. With an enviable collection of masterpieces made by renowned artists like Karel Appel, Edward Kienholz, Cézanne, Malevich, Mondrian, Chagall, Picasso, Marlene Dumas, Cézanne, Kandinsky, Warhol, De Kooning, Matisse, Koons, Pollock, and Gerrit Rietveld, this museum tops the list of tourist places in Amsterdam for art lovers.Location: Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, NetherlandsTimings: 10.00 am - 6.00 pm Saturday - Thursday and 10.00 am - 10.00 pm on FridayEntry Fee: € 17.50 per adult; € 10.00 per student