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Art Museums

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September 2nd 2019
Today I spent most of the day visiting two of the world’s great art museums. The Rijksmuseum contains Dutch art through the centuries and the Van Gogh Museum contains works by, well, I’m sure you can guess. The Rijksmuseum’s collection of works by Rembrandt includes his famous Night Watch (featured on Dutch Masters Cigar boxes). This large painting presented a bit of a spectacle because the ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more