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Van Moppes Diamonds. Around 1821, Levie van Moppes entered service as a diamond cutter’s helper at one of the Amsterdam diamond factories. He became the progenitor of a lineage of diamond workers and traders. His son David Levie opened a steam-driven polishing works in 1879.
27 sty 2022 · The Musée Magritte Museum, located in the heart of Brussels, brings together the world's largest collection of the renowned surrealist artist René Magritte: 230 works and archives are displayed. The multidisciplinary space houses paintings, gouaches, drawings, sculptures, and painted objects, as well as advertising posters, musical scores ...
In the capital, the commemorative monument the A’damant was erected, designed by the graphic artist Joost van Santen, as a tribute to all the thousands of diamond workers and merchants who have contributed to Amsterdam’s having such an excellent reputation in the world of the diamond.
The Van Gogh House in Veenoord/Nieuw Amsterdam is the only publicly accessible house in the Netherlands in which Vincent van Gogh lived and worked. The room where Vincent painted is decorated as if the painter could return at any moment from a trip in the peat.
Enjoyed a nice short visit to the Diamond Museum. Very interesting displays on industry history and how diamonds are made, and cut/polished. Section with replicas of famous diamonds or crowns as well. If you like diamonds and are interested in their history, this is a nice stop. Conveniently located in between the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum.
The Picture Gallery of the Kunsthistorisches Museum developed from the art collections of the House of Habsburg. Today it is one of the largest and most important of its kind in the world.
4 dni temu · The Louvre, The Met, Tate Britain – for art-lovers and aficionados, the best places to see the world’s greatest masterpieces, amid a sea of galleries in cities the world over, are well known. For the rest of us mere mortals, however, the choice can be overwhelming.
