van gogh museum
our first stop in amsterdam worth any mention was the van gogh museum! We got into town, dropped our luggage at the hotel, picked up our bikes and headed to the museum in a downpour!
It was great to be back in the museum. We had purchased tickets in advance and basically walked up to the front of the line. The other line waiting to get in was very long due to the inclement weather. Due to this, of course, the museum was quite crowded.
We did follow the typical route through the museum and it did open up a bit as we got further into the museum. I think Jason was quite impressed with the museum as well. He really enjoyed seeing the Almond Blossom.
I really enjoyed the special exhibits in the museum when we visited. They had an exhibit on Felix Vallotton, Fire Beneath the Ice. I loved the similarities to Van Gogh's work. Some of his paintings were so similar in style and feel, but his woodcuts were so interesting and different from his painting work.
They also had an exhibit on how they restore paintings. It was something i have always heard about, but did not actually know what that entailed. Jason found that learning about the "science" was fascinating. I learned a lot about why the colors fade, how they "discover" another painting underneath and what is entailed in restoration. I wish I had known about this years ago!
This museum is definitely worth a visit in Amsterdam.
time in museum: 2 hr
times visited: 2
overall
It was great to be back in the museum. We had purchased tickets in advance and basically walked up to the front of the line. The other line waiting to get in was very long due to the inclement weather. Due to this, of course, the museum was quite crowded.
We did follow the typical route through the museum and it did open up a bit as we got further into the museum. I think Jason was quite impressed with the museum as well. He really enjoyed seeing the Almond Blossom.
I really enjoyed the special exhibits in the museum when we visited. They had an exhibit on Felix Vallotton, Fire Beneath the Ice. I loved the similarities to Van Gogh's work. Some of his paintings were so similar in style and feel, but his woodcuts were so interesting and different from his painting work.
They also had an exhibit on how they restore paintings. It was something i have always heard about, but did not actually know what that entailed. Jason found that learning about the "science" was fascinating. I learned a lot about why the colors fade, how they "discover" another painting underneath and what is entailed in restoration. I wish I had known about this years ago!
This museum is definitely worth a visit in Amsterdam.
time in museum: 2 hr
times visited: 2
overall
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