It's been many, many years, but I loved the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. To this day, most of my favorite artworks are pieces that I saw there.
For whatever it's worth. Laurie T. Phoenix -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Suzi Clarke Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 2:46 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Looking for Amsterdam museums & events At 21:37 26/07/2008, you wrote: >Ladies & Gents, >H-costume archives doesnt have much on this question, so I'll pose it >directly: What's to do in Amsterdam & nearby? > >I'm going to be in Amsterdam for a vacation next week and maybe a bit >after, and as usual I'm looking for ideas of where to go with an >extended family group. I'm mostly in to high fashion historic >costuming, social dance & history from the early Renn up to and >including the 19th century. We're also interested in more than just >wearable stuff: castles, living history events. > >My husband, bro-in-law, sis in law & I are all engineers and some of >the teenage nephews are headed that way so ships, airplanes, how a >wind mill works, science & tech museums are good fun. > >If you have any ideas for family friendly events (the family runs ages >10-70+), we'd like those, too. We'll have cars, so sites 1-2 hrs out >of town are also accessible. > >Got any great suggestions? >Got any "out there" suggestions? >Thanks for the help, >--cin >Cynthia Barnes >[EMAIL PROTECTED] It's a very long time since I was in Amsterdam, but the city itself is walkable if you are fit and healthy - mostly flat. Most people travel by bike or by tram(?). The Rijksmuseum is one of the great museums of the Western world. I saw nowhere near a 10th of it I think. They have an excellent zoo, and somewhere near, there are, I believe, diamond cutting demonstrations. (And of course there is the "Red Light" district, but I think they have toned down the area!) Best I can do, I'm afraid. Suzi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
