Stolen Bijbels Museum artefacts found in New York

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has recovered seven ancient Egyptian items stolen from Amsterdam’s Bijbels Museum in 2007, at one of New York’s leading auction houses. The Bijbels museum, which is located in a historical 17th century...

Amsterdam's north-south metro continues

Amsterdam’s city council has been advised to continue with the construction of its Noord-Zuid (literally north south) metro line despite spiraling costs which are estimated to have risen from €1.8 to €3.1 billion, and a completion date which has been...

Famous Berckheyde goes home

After twists and turns worthy of a Hollywood movie, the 17th-century Dutch masterpiece, The Bend in the Herengracht near the Nieuwe Spielgelstraat in Amsterdam, by Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde, is now safely back in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and on display to the...

Amsterdam gets tough on taxis

Amsterdam city council has announced new measures, in force from 1 June, to tackle ongoing problems with licensed taxi drivers at Amsterdam’s Central Station. Reports suggest common complaints are endemic overcharging, taxi drivers refusing short rides and being rude and...

Amsterdam City of Art in 2009.

The opening of two important museums and the staging of numerous exclusive exhibitions have led the Netherlands Tourist Board to declare Amsterdam a City of Art in 2009. The new Hermitage Amsterdam in the 17th-century Amstelhof is set to become...