Founded in 2008 by acclaimed architect Marco de Piaggi, Radar aims to provide a platform for unconventional and innovative artists to showcase their work. The gallery avoids patronizing any particular medium and welcomes everything from photography and sculpture to video art. Apart from this, the museum also hosts exhibitions on architecture. Challenging the traditional notions of art, the award-winning Radar is a unique gallery in the city's art scenario.
Museo Van Loon esta ubicado a lo largo del canal en un edificio hecho de dos estructuras que datan desde 1672. En 1884 la casa fue comprada por la familia Van Loon. Los Van Loon vivieron ahí hasta 1945. Después de la renovación, la casa funcionó como un museo en 1974. La colección consiste en cuadros familiares combinados del siglo XVII y XVIII con un gran número de muebles firmados, porcelanas y medallas de oro, dándole a las habitaciones del periodo un ambiente distinto.
For those who admire the Dutch knack of designing, Arcam Architectuurcentrum Amsterdam must be a part of your itinerary. Lectures, discussion and exhibitions are frequently organized here. Previous discussions have included scientific city planning and developments around the Science Park. Exhibitions have included those on architecture by Moroccan Dutch and the city's cultural heritage. The center has an 'information point', where you can read architecture magazines, books, newspaper cuttings and maps. The building itself is a work of art, so if you are an architecture entusiast, this place is for you.
El Museo Stedelijk ostenta una larga colección de arte moderno incluyendo esculturas, pinturas, afiche y nueva media, mayormente de la fecha después de 1945. Mondriaan, Malevich, Picasso, De Kooning y Rietveld están todos representados. Artistas jóvenes se presentan adjuntos a una gran retrospectiva de artistas aclamados. Viajes turísticos en varios idiomas pueden ser solicitados con dos semanas de anticipación.
The eye-catching building in Westerpark is perhaps pioneering architect Michel de Klerk's most famous specimen of the Amsterdam School of architecture. The building's curved, brick-exposed features make it one of the most unique in the city. Built in 1919, the sprawling building originally contained homes for the working class as well as a post office and a meeting hall. The facility now offers tours highlighting and explaining the stellar features and design philosophy of the building. Apart from this, visitors can also witness the old post office and various exhibits relating to the homes within the building. The original site of the post office is now a leading architecture school.