Museumplein on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Museumplein (; ) is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid
* Consulate General of Turkey
* Consulate General of the United States
* Concertgebouw
* Stedelijk Museum
* Van Gogh Museum
* House of Bols
* Diamond Museum
* Coster Diamonds
* Rijksmuseum
* Moco Museum (opened at the end of May 2016)
Museum Square 1891-2020
Museum District in Amsterdam
Amsterdam-Zuid Museum districts Squares in Amsterdam Odonyms referring to a building World's fair sites in Europe Basketball venues in the Netherlands {{NorthHolland-geo-stub
The Museumplein (; ) is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
, Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. Located at the Museumplein are three major museums – the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum – and the concert hall Concertgebouw.
The area was originally a wax candle factory and marshy meadows. Construction began following the completion of the Rijksmuseum in 1885, with a street plan based on the design of Pierre Cuypers, the museum's celebrated architect. The area was the location of the International Colonial and Export Exhibition in 1883.
The Museumplein was reconstructed after a design by the Swedish/ Danish landscape architect Sven-Ingvar Andersson in 1999. It now includes underground parking spaces and an underground supermarket. In the winter, the pond can be transformed into an artificial ice skating area.
The space is also used for (mass) events such as festival
A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...
s, celebrations, and demonstrations and Armin Van Buuren honoured The Dutch Team at Museumplein in 2010 by playing Swedish House Mafia.
In July 2017 the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup, the European 3x3 basketball tournament, was held at the Museumplein.
The main "I AMsterdam" sign was also located here in front of the Rijksmuseum, until 4 December 2018, when it was removed at the behest of the city council.
The sculpture "Self Portrait of a Dreamer" by Joseph Klibansky was exhibited within the pond from 26 June 2018 to 28 Aug 2018.
Surrounding buildings
* Consulate General of Turkey
* Consulate General of the United States
* Concertgebouw
* Stedelijk Museum
* Van Gogh Museum
* House of Bols
* Diamond Museum
* Coster Diamonds
* Rijksmuseum
* Moco Museum (opened at the end of May 2016)
References
External links
Museum Square 1891-2020
Museum District in Amsterdam
Amsterdam-Zuid Museum districts Squares in Amsterdam Odonyms referring to a building World's fair sites in Europe Basketball venues in the Netherlands {{NorthHolland-geo-stub