Museumplein (Museum Square) is the museum quarter of Amsterdam. The square is surrounded by three major museums: The Rijksmuseum (the largest museum of the country), the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum (Municipal Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art). And as a bonus, the Concertgebouw (Concert Hall) is also here.
The Museumplein is a large square with views on the three museums, the concert hall, and the historic houses on the Van Baerle Street. When I was there (in January) there was also a temporary skating rink, right in front of the Rijksmuseum.
The new wing of the Stedelijk Museum (Municipal Museum Amsterdam), the Amsterdam museum for modern art.
A wing of the Van Gogh Museum at the Museumplein. In the background on the right you can see the Rijksmuseum.
Museumplein. The monumental building in the background is the Rijksmuseum, the round building on the left is a wing of the Van Gogh Museum.
The “Concertgebouw”, or Concert Hall. In front of it you can see a Dutch tram as they drive around Amsterdam today.
A gilded lyre on top of the Concertgebouw.
The Museumplein, with on the right the Stedelijk Museum (Municipal Museum of Modern Art), and in the background on the left historic buildings with beautiful Dutch gables on the Van Baerle Street.
Monumental houses and a tram on the Van Baerle Street, as seen from the Museumplein.
Museumplein, with on the background the Concert Hall and the historic houses of the Van Baerle Street.
A skating rink on the Museumplein, right in front of the Rijksmuseum.