Amsterdam City Walk
20 October 2018
Meanwhile, the Amsterdam City Walk is an annual event, where our museum is included in the route. Our canal house is a haven for those who want to have a little rest and simultaneously want to sniff a bit of culture. We also provide a cup of tea or coffee for the walkers. Although most runners keep the pass, the sign is still a calling card for the 14,000 participants! Also look on https://www.amsterdamcitywalk.nl/breng-een-flitsbezoek-aan-een-museum/
PermalinkAround siderolith
13 October 2018
The above title represents an extensive article recently completed by Don Duco. It describes the history of a particular type of ceramic that was especially popular in Germany, used for making pipes among other things. Eugenius Leyhn appears to be the driving force behind this product, but the town of Ruhla has played an important role in its continuation/final production?. In the early nineteenth century, product development led to the improvement of the ceramic shard, with the end result being the production of a new kind of stoneware and even parian ware. Read the article and experience for yourself how much history is hidden behind certain products.
PermalinkFirst presentation Pipeportal
9 October 2018
During the annual conference of the International Pipe Academy, held this year in Gouda, Benedict Goes gave a lecture on the new portal of the global pipe and tobacco museums. This was the first public presentation of this new initiative of the Amsterdam Pipe Museum. Some of the international participants tried the portal directly on their smartphone and were full of admiration about this special initiative. Look at: www.pipeportal.eu.
PermalinkDutch Culture
8 October 2018
Specialized researchers always find us again. Today we had four American experts as guests, together with colleagues from the Rijksdienst Cultureel Erfgoed. Professionals from museums, archives and monument conservation in the state of New York were in the Netherlands to study how they can present Dutch culture in foreign countries. Since the founding of New Amsterdam, present-day New York, in 1609 the Dutch influence can no longer be ignored. The Gouda clay pipe, once an important export product, is one of the aspects that it has looked at with interest in our museum.
PermalinkMuseum card more expensive
1 October 2018
The National Museum Card, which more than one million Dutch citizens use, becomes slightly more expensive. The number of tickets sold grew by 35 percent to 1.3 million in 4 years! The number of museum visits also increased: in 2017 there were 31 million visits. That is why the Museum Card also had to become more expensive although this is only 8 percent. If you do not have a Museum card yet, come to our museum and buy one for the price of Euro 64.90. Kids and youth cards now cost Euro 32.45 each. And as the accompanying photo shows, all cards now have a portrait photo!
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