Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The impressive Rijksmuseum, the Dutch National Museum, fully lives up to its promotion and should be high up on your list of things to see if you visit Amsterdam. Adding much to its attraction is its beautiful 1880s building, a pleasing combination of both Renaissance and Gothic styles. I've been to many museums in my lifetime, some so hyped up but utterly forgettable that I don't even bother with a photo, but the Rijksmuseum is worth your time.
True, you will "see a lot of paintings of dead people", but those paintings are some of the most impressive you will ever see, including "The Night Watch" on full display. The artwork is massive and very effectively sucks you into its hectic atmosphere. More than just the paintings of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Vermeer, the museum has beautiful stained glass windows, sculptures, interesting artifacts and even a rare Dutch WW I aircraft.
The shot: How times change...Pre-COVID, when the "I AMsterdam" tourism campaign was in full swing, I went to this amazing city on a business trip, and took a few days of time off to see the sights, and an old friend up in Dan Helder. Almost everywhere I went in this incredible city, the sign was ubiquitous as the drive for tourism was in full swing. Now, the city is deliberately de-emphasizing tourism as a victim of its own success...just prior to the pandemic it was swamped at night with drunken idiots and its lovely canals jammed with tourists during the day. Just two months after I took this photo, the Rijksmuseum removed its famous I AMsterdam sign.
Selected for FLICKR Explore August 20, 2021, # 85.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The impressive Rijksmuseum, the Dutch National Museum, fully lives up to its promotion and should be high up on your list of things to see if you visit Amsterdam. Adding much to its attraction is its beautiful 1880s building, a pleasing combination of both Renaissance and Gothic styles. I've been to many museums in my lifetime, some so hyped up but utterly forgettable that I don't even bother with a photo, but the Rijksmuseum is worth your time.
True, you will "see a lot of paintings of dead people", but those paintings are some of the most impressive you will ever see, including "The Night Watch" on full display. The artwork is massive and very effectively sucks you into its hectic atmosphere. More than just the paintings of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Vermeer, the museum has beautiful stained glass windows, sculptures, interesting artifacts and even a rare Dutch WW I aircraft.
The shot: How times change...Pre-COVID, when the "I AMsterdam" tourism campaign was in full swing, I went to this amazing city on a business trip, and took a few days of time off to see the sights, and an old friend up in Dan Helder. Almost everywhere I went in this incredible city, the sign was ubiquitous as the drive for tourism was in full swing. Now, the city is deliberately de-emphasizing tourism as a victim of its own success...just prior to the pandemic it was swamped at night with drunken idiots and its lovely canals jammed with tourists during the day. Just two months after I took this photo, the Rijksmuseum removed its famous I AMsterdam sign.
Selected for FLICKR Explore August 20, 2021, # 85.
Single long exposure processed in Capture One.
*Press L or left click on the photo for best viewing.
Link to ~My best photos~
*** All my photos are © All Rights Reserved. ***