This post has been already written a couple of month ago, so it is time to post it.
First year has already passed away, but there are still a lot of things, we have not seen yet in Amsterdam.
First year has already passed away, but there are still a lot of things, we have not seen yet in Amsterdam.
In February we had a guest from Hungary, who has already been to the city before, but also never visited the Maritime Museum. So it was a great opportunity, to cross that off from our bucketlist. After careful consideration we decided to purchase a Museum card, which allows us to visit many museums in the Netherlands for one year, free of charge, I mean beside the value of the card: 59.50,-
We have seen the museum from outside many times, but never from inside, and it was not a disappointment. Even the hall was wonderful and unique. The glass ceiling looked gorgeous, especially in a sunny weather.
Tourist can use a free audio guide during theit visit, which is available in 7 languages.
We started with the East wing of the building. On the first floor, visitors can see many old maps and atlases. The oldest one is about 500 years old, and not surprisingly does not shows the continent of America.
In the next room, you can see mini yachts, some of the are old, some are really modern. In the final room of the first floor there is a fully set table with silver, porcelain and glass stuffs.
The second floor is surely for those, who are into arts. In the fist room, many maritime themed paintings are displayed. Moving ahead, you can see many magnificant ship decorations, mainly made of wood.
Through the navigation instuments in the next room are also interesting to know how people could reach from A to B without the electronic navigation systems of the modern world.
Finally, the west wing provided the best features of the museum. This part brings the visitors outside. This huge ship's name is "Amsterdam" and it can also be discovered on board.
We started with the East wing of the building. On the first floor, visitors can see many old maps and atlases. The oldest one is about 500 years old, and not surprisingly does not shows the continent of America.
In the next room, you can see mini yachts, some of the are old, some are really modern. In the final room of the first floor there is a fully set table with silver, porcelain and glass stuffs.
The second floor is surely for those, who are into arts. In the fist room, many maritime themed paintings are displayed. Moving ahead, you can see many magnificant ship decorations, mainly made of wood.
Through the navigation instuments in the next room are also interesting to know how people could reach from A to B without the electronic navigation systems of the modern world.
Finally, the west wing provided the best features of the museum. This part brings the visitors outside. This huge ship's name is "Amsterdam" and it can also be discovered on board.
Unfortunately, it is just a replica, as the original one has sunk in 1749 .Once it was a cargo ship of the East Indian Company. The seawreck is still underwater, by the shore of Hastings (UK). Lucky tourist scan see it at low tide.
Other interesting feature was the 200-year-old Dutch Royal Barge. It was used by the royal family on special occasions, but was not is service since 1962. They were considere using it in 2013, when King Willem-Alexander , but the barge was not said to be safe to operate on water. In 2014 a huge revonation had started and it finished last year.
I would love to see the royal family travelling by the barge on King's day. :)
