News

27.07.2016: The (44) Amsterdam Museums & the (104) Brussels Museums close M.O.U. to share each other’s Experiences & Knowledge (http://www.brusselsmuseums.be/en/)
08/10.07.2016: MuseumCamp by the Allard Pierson Museum
01.07.2016: Wim Pijbes, Rijksmuseum receives the silver zilveren pace of the City of Amsterdam
30.06.2016: Wim Pijbes is knighted to Officier in the Order of Oranje-Nassau
26.05.2016: Van Gogh Museum wins SAN Accent Award
01.05.2016: Anne Frank House has new entrance system per May 1 (09:00-15:30: online tickets/ 15:30-closing: desk tickets)
30.04.2016: Michael Huijser new director Dutch Maritime Museum
29.04.2016: Van Gogh Museum launches Van Gogh Museum Professional Services
26.04.2016: Rijksmuseum most Popular Art Museum of The Netherlands (by Zoover)
17.04.2016: Bag and Purses Museum celebrates 20 years
14.04.2016: 4 of our member museums in the Day Attraction Top 10 (11 museums in the Top 50, NBTC, www.nbtc.nl)
12.04.2016: Micropia wins their European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) Award as most innovative museum
11.04.2016: The Foundation SAM of the Amsterdam Museums laaunches the Amsterdam Museum Academie (AMA) with 1ste training
01.04.2016: Birgit Buchner new director Museum Cromhouthuis, Biblical Museum (and Museum Our Lord at the Attic)
01.04.2016: Our museums participate in the Tulip Festival 2016 (www.tulpfestival.com)
28.03.2016: The Dutch Resistance Museum is nominated for the Dutch Museum Prize 2016
24.03.2016: The Amsterdam Museum opens condoleance Register for Mr.Johan Cruijff
24.03.2016: Museum The Cromhouthuis (incl. The Biblical Museum) opens her doors to public after renovation
16.03.2016: Queen Máxima opens The Outsider Art Museum (in Hermitage)
15.03.2016: Opening of the Tourist Season, @SeaPalace (by Gassan)
01.03.2016: Judikje Kiers new director Amsterdam Museum (and Museum Willet-Holthuysen)
01.03.2016: NEMO, best hospitality Museum 2015 and Anne Frank Huis best Brand (Beerda©)
01.02.2016: Wim Hupperetz, Professor in the History of Art @ VU
28.01.2016: Paul Spies (dir. Amsterdam Museum)  receives the Frans Banninck Cocq Pace by the Mayor of Amsterdam
15.01.2016: Director Joël Cahen receives Frans Banninck Cocq Pace by the Mayor of Amsterdam
12.01.2016: Laura Van Broekhoven, head curators Tropenmuseum, is new director Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK
04.01.2016: launch of our joint Card Game on the New year Reception of the Dutch Museum Association
01.01.2016: presenting the first Copy of the Amsterdam Museum Monitor to the Mayor of Amsterdam
01.01.2016: Happy New Year!

18.12.2015: Niels Beugeling leaves as director Persmuseum
16.12.2015: Judikje Kiers is new director of the Amsterdam Museum
10.12.2015: Pauline Krikke leaves as director Dutch Maritime Museum
28.11.2015: Amsterdam Light Festival (-17.01.2016) opened by H.R.M. Princess Beatrix
27.11.2015: KPN wins SponsorRing with the Late Rembrandt Rijksmuseum
20.11.2015: (inter) national launch of our online job pagina
26.11.2015: Amsterdam Light Festival (-17.01.2016)
26.11.2015: meeting ACI (15.30-17.00)
19.11.2015: Diamonds in the City, Diamond museum
18.11.2015: Beatrix Ruf of the Stedelijk Museum receives the "Aggie" Award from Independent Curators International
18.11.2015: Meeting MOAM
07.11.2015: Museum night N8
26.10.2015: meeting SAM (13.00 – 15.00)
01.10.2015: Prof. dr. Emile Schrijver new director Jewish Cultural Quarter
01.10.2015: Bert de Vries new director City Archive Amsterdam
30.09.2015: re-opening Our Lord at the Attic museum
27.09.2015: Björn Stenvers board member ICOM MPR
24.09.2015: opening Munch, Van Gogh Museum (-17.01.2016)
23.09.2015: Sandra den Hamer, director of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands, receives the Gouden Kalf award
22.09.2015: meeting OAM (15.30 -17.00)
14.09.2015: meeting ACI (14.00 -15.00)
12.09.2015: Photo week (Rijksmuseum, FOAM, Huis Marseille)
05.09.2015: opening New entrance Van Gogh Museum
28.08.2015: UITmarkt festival (-30.08)
20.08.2015: meeting SAM (13.00 - 15.00)
19.08.2015: Sail Amserdam (-24.08)
27.05.2015: meeting MOAM
25.07.2015: Gaypride Amsterdam (-02.08)
04.07.2015: opening Zero, Stedelijk museum (-08.11)
29.06.2015: Diederik von Bönninghausen (Van Loon) secretary ICOM NL
19.06.2015: Open Garden Days (-21.06)
18.06.2015: meeting OAM (15.30 -17.00)
17.06.2015: Rijksmuseum director Wim Pijbes becomes Humanitas Professor in the History of Art @ Cambridge
10.06.2015: Michiel Buchel president Executive Committee Ecsite (Europian network of Science Centres)
09.06.2015: Maritime Museum director Pauline Krikke becomes Member of the Senate/ First Chamber of the Netherlands
09.06.2015: meeting SAM (13.00 - 15.00)
04.06.2015: meeting ACI (15.30-17.00)
21.05.2015: meeting ACI (10-11.30)
18.05.2015: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
01.05.2015: SAM director Bjorn Stenvers becomes senior-lecturer @ MSU- MESI, Moscow
01.05.2015: Matthijs Bakker board N8
04.04.2015: opening the Oasis of Matisee, Stedelijk museum (-16.08)
25.03.2015: meeting ACI (15.30-17.00)
19.03.2015: meeting OAM (15.30 -17.00)
14.03.2015: opening Cor Jaring, Huis Marseille
12.03.2015: opening Magical Centre of Amsterdam
11.03.2015: meeting ACI (10.00-11.30)
05.03.2015: opening Chocoa, National Maritime museum (-08.03)
18.02.2015: meeting MOAM
12.02.2015: King Willem-Alexander opens 'Late Rembrandt', Rijksmuseum(-17.05)
03.02.2015: meeting wg EDU-OAM (14.30-17.00)
03.02.2015: meeting SAM (13.00 – 15.00)
01.02.2015: Museum van Loon closed due to restauration until 01.04.2015
01.02.2015: Bart van der Heide (1974) joins the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam as Chief Curator
29.01.2015: DWDD pop-up museum open in Allard Pierson Museum
29.01.2015: meeting wg E-OAM (15:30 - 17:00)
11.01.2015: hommage Charlie Hebdo, Dutch Press museum (-31-01)
08.01.2015: meeting ACI (15.30-16.30)
07.01.2015: ACI New Year drinks (17.00-19.00)
07.01.2015: meeting ACI (9.30-11.30)
06.01.2015: LIVE: online Amsterdam Museum Monitor

16.12.2014: launch film 'Michiel de Ruyter', National Maritime Museum
15.12.2014: meeting OAM
13.12.2014: VU researches museum visitors @ Cobra Museum with sensors
12.11.2014: Amsterdam World Cities Culture Summit 2014, Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam (-14.11.2014)
11.12.2014: meeting of all museum Secretaries & PAs OAM, Rijksmuseum
02.12.2014: meeting OAM-educatie
28.11.2014: opening new Wing Hermitage (in cooperation with Amsterdam Museum and Rijksmuseum)
12.11.2014: museums take part in Amsterdam World Cities Culture Summit 2014, Royal Palace Amsterdam (-14.11.2014)
24.11.2014: meeting SAM
01.11.2014: opening Philips wing Rijksmuseum
01.11.2014: SAM director Bjorn Stenvers becomes senior-lecturer @ Ranepa Academy, Moscow
30.10.2014: meeting OAM
21.10.2014: meeting MOAM
07.10.2014: Bag & Purses Museum has best shop 2014 (Parool.nl)
01.10.2014: opening new museum member, Micropia
01.10.2014: E-OAM meeting
01.10.2014: Pauline Krikke new director Maritime Museum
01.10.2014: Welcome heads educational departments,  museums of Finland. (-03)
30.09.2014: Opening Micropia by  queen Maxima
23.09.2014: meeting MOAM
22.09.2014: meeting SAM
16.09.2014: program & planning meeting OAM
08.09.2014: Museum of Bags and Purses in Top 10 list of World's Best Fashion Museums (fodors.com)
02.09.2014: OAM-education meeting
01.09.2014: Opening  of  new square:  Artisplein
01.07.2014: VanGogh is named world's most sustainable museum (Breeam-NL)
26.06.2014: meeting OAM
24.06.2014: meeting MOAM
19.06.2014: energy-procurement meeting OAM
17.06.2014: program & planning meeting OAM
17.06.2014: OAM-education meeting
17.06.2014: BOAM meeting (security)
13.06.2014: 1 ticket for entrance to Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Concertgebouw, Royal Concertgebouw orchestra.
29.05.2014: NEMO wins the best Dutch 'kidsproof' museum 2014 (ANWB & the Dutch Museum association)
18.05.2014: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
08.05.2014: meeting SAM
06.05.2014: Erik Gerritsen overall director, Scheepvaart Museum
25.04.2014: Van Gogh Museum wins 'Heritage in Motion Award' (European Museum Academy)
18.04.2014: Dutch Resistance Museum wins Leukste Innovatieve Uitje award 2014 (ANWB)
15.04.2014: meeting OAM
08.04.2014: Beatrix Ruf; new director Stedelijk Museum
07.04.2014: Michael Huijser; new director Rembrandthuis
01.04.2014: Ceremony Rijksstudio Award, Rijksmuseum
24.03.2014: Prime minister M. Rutte, Mayor van der Laan & museum director W. Pijbes will receive President B. Obama at Rijkmuseum
13.03.2014: meeting MOAM
14.02.2014: Lorenzo Benedetti, new director De Appel
06.02.2014: meeting OAM
26.01.2014: City Archive Amsterdam in top 10 of the best free museums in Europe 2014 (The Guardian)
24.01.2014: Stedelijk Museum wins Co-Creation Award
23.01.2014: meeting MOAM
20.01.2014: meeting SAM
09.01.2014: internal Sports Day (Amsterdam Museum Winter Games) @ Jaap Eden Baan
01.01.2014: Yvonne Franquinet, new director Museum of Architecture Arcam

28.12.2013: Rijksmuseum  wins Travellers’ Choice Award & Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor
24.12.2013: Wim Pijbes (dir. Rijksmuseum) Dutchman of the year (Elsevier)
12.12.2013: 125 years Onze' Lieve Heer op Solder (350 years it's Church)
10.12.2013: meeting MOAM
08.12.2013: 90 years NEMO
05.12.2013: Rijksmuseum partner Philips wins European Excellence Awards
05.12.2013: Rijksmuseum sponsor ING wins European Excellence Awards (for Nachtwacht flashmob)
03.12.2013: Marjolijn Meynen (head of com. dep. Rijksmuseum) becomes Manager of Communication of the year (Logeion)
01.12.2013: Museums open during the holidays. Info > >
26.11.2013: Rijksmuseum opening (13 april) is nominated for European Best Event Awards
26.11.2013: meeting MOAM
25.11.2013: Wim Pijbes (dir. RIjksmuseum) receives IJ-Prize 2013 by Mayor van der Laan
25.11.2013: Rijksmuseum (Brakel Atmos) wins Benelux Aluminium Award 2013
25.11.2013: meeting SAM
21.11.2013: Rijksmuseum sponsor ING receives Sponsor Ring 2013 (for Nachtwacht Flashmob)
21.11.2013: Hendrikje Crebolder (Rijksmuseum) becomes Sponsor Personality of the Year (Foundation of Sponsor Rings)
10.11.2013: The new opening times for 2014. (zie onder/ see below)
08.11.2013: Stedelijk Museum wins the yearly N8 award
04.11.2013: Rijksmuseum wins Best European Tourism Project (British Guilt of Travel Writer)
03.11.2013: Rijksmuseum received the British Guild of Travel Writers Award (the European Tourism Project category)
30.10.2013: meeting OAM
29.10.2013: Oude Kerk wins Geurt Brinkgreve Restoration Award (VVAB)
19.10.2013: Rijksmuseum wins Dutch Design Award 2013
17.10.2013: Rijksmuseum  receives (FIABCI) the Prix d’excellence
16.10.2013: Opening Dutch Resistance Museum junior, by H.E. Minister-President Mark Rutte
14.10.2013: Wim Pijbes (dir. Rijksmuseum) becomes Alumnus of the Year University Groningen
11.10.2013: Rijksmuseum (Cruz y Ortiz) wins Abe Bonnema Architecture prize 2013
07.10.2013: Rijksmuseum documentary (by Oeke Hoogendijk) wins Golden Kalf & Silver Nipkowschijf (best tv program)
30.09.2013: meeting MOAM
15.07.2013: Jan Willem Sieburgh, new director ad interim Museum of the Tropics
26.06.2013: meeting OAM
24.06.2013: meeting MOAM
10.06.2013: Rijksmuseum website wins Golden European Design Award (‘Information Site’)
31.05.2013: 40 years VanGogh Museum
25.05.2013: fouding SAM
18.05.2013: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
15.05.2013: Rijksmuseum Company of the Year & Best Brand Website (Dutch Interactive Awards)
02.05.2013: meeting OAM
01.05.2013: Re-opening VanGogh Museum
30.04.2013: Museum Van Loon becomes  KLM house nr. 83
25.04.2013: Rijksmuseum wins Best Practice Prize (Virtueel Platvorm)
17.04.2013: Rijksmuseum wins Best of the Web Award (Dutch Museum Association)
11.04.2013: Rijksmuseum wins Golden Spin Award (for best website)
13.04.2013: meeting MOAM
15.04.2013: meeting OAM
13.04.2013: Re-opening Rijksmuseum, by H.M. Queen Beatrix
18.03.2013: Scheepvaartmuseum wins European Museum of the Year Award 2013
01.03.2013: Adriaan Dönszelmann, new director of finance and operations Van Gogh Museum
01.03.2013: Niels Beugeling, new director Dutch Press Museum
06.02.2013: meeting OAM
23.01.2013: meeting MOAM
15.01.2013: 375 years Hortus Botanicus
01.01.2013: Karin van Gilst, General Director Stedelijk Museum
01.01.2013: merge of AUB, VVV, Amsterdam Partners, I Amsterdam, Cruise port (from social cultural to collective marketing)

23.11.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Nima Awards 2012
08.11.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Museums Heritage 10th Awards 2012
05.11.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Fiabci Prix d’Excellence 2012
04.10.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Staalprijs 2012
01.10.2012: Marie-José Grotenhuis, new director ad interim Rembrandt Museum
22.09.2012: Opening Stedelijk Museum, by H.M. Queen Beatrix
13.08.2012: Erik Gerritsen business director Stedelijk Museum
01.06.2012:  Museum of the Tropics Junior wins van de Children’s Museum Award 2012 (Museum Academy en Hands On! International)
27.05.2012: Van Gogh Museum wins silver European Design Award
22.05.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Golden Reigers 2012 - Audience Award
18.05.2012: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
15.05.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Gouden Aap 2012
01.05.2012: Jacqueline Grandjean, new director The Old Church
19.04.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Bouwtechiek Award 2012
17.04.2012: Scheepvaart Museum receives first prize Artifex Award 2012
11.04.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Webby Awards
05.04.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Spin Awards
04.04.2012: Opening Eye (Film Museum), by H.M. Queen Beatrix
25.03.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins Adrime Rich Media Awards (Campaign of the year 2011)
01.03.2012: Scheepvaartmuseum wins BankGiro Loterij Museumprijs 2012
01.03.2012: Liesbeth Bijvoet, new director of finance and operations Jewish Cultural Quarter Museums
01.01.2012: Founding :’’ Voordekunst Crowdfunding’’ from AFK
01.01.2012: Garance Reus-Deelder, new director of finance and operations Anne Frank House

16.12.2011: Van Gogh Museum win wins AICA Certificate (Association Internationale Critique d’Art)
04.11.2011: Scheepvaartmuseum wins De Vernufteling
01.11.2011: Cathelijne Broers, new director De Nieuwe Kerk & Hermitage Amsterdam
01.11.2011: Paul Mosterd, new deputy- director De Nieuwe Kerk & Hermitage Amsterdam
01.10.2011: Opening Scheepvaart Museum, by H.M. Queen Beatrix
24.09.2011: Willem Bijleveld (dir. Scheepvaartmuseum)  receives the Frans Banninck Cocq Pace of Amsterdam
20.09.2011: Erik van Ginkel (Dir. Rijksmuseum) vice chair Museums Association
01.09.2011: Erik van Ginkel, new director of finance and operations Rijks Museum
01.08.2011: Bert Boer,  new director Muiderslot, Amsterdam Castle
18.05.2011: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
01.03.2011: Ernst Veen (dir. Hermitage Amsterdam) becomes Commando of Orde van Oranje-Nassau of H.M. Queen Beatrix
01.04.2011: Adopted regulation; Amsterdamse Kunstraad, (G. de Kleijn (chair/ vz), T. van Schie (Vice-chair/vz), G. Eendragt, J. Huisman, B. Top, Y. Cavalcanti, J. Bey)
02.02.2011: Hermitage Amsterdam wins Dutch Building Prize (H. van Heeswijk arch.)
01.02.2011: Ernst Veen (dir. Hermitage Amsterdam) receives The order of Friendship/ Орден Дружбы of Russia

08.11.2010: Oude Kerk  wins the yearly N8 award
01.11.2010: Hermitage Amsterdam  wins European Best Event Award, Milan
01.10.2010: Hermitage Amsterdam wins Dutch Design Award
01.08.2010: Katja Weitering & Els Ottenhof, new directors Cobra Museum
10.06.2010: Van Gogh Museum receives in Istanbul European Heritage Award en Grand Prix for the Van Gogh Letters Project
02.06.2010: Hermitage Amsterdam nominated for the RusPrix
01.06.2010: Marens Engelhard, new director City Archive Amsterdam
18.05.2010: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
02.04.2010: Hermitage Amsterdam nominated for the Golden Pyramid
01.04.2010: Taeke Kuipers, new director Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
01.01.2010: Ann Goldstein (US), new director stedelijk Museum

01.12.2009: Hermitage Amsterdam wins Geurt Brinkgreve Bokaal
01.10.2009: Stedelijk Museum wins Abraaj Capital Art Prize
20.06.2009: Opening Hermitage Amsterdam, by H.M. Queen Beatrix and Russian President Medvedev
13.06.2009: Re-opening Royal Palace Amsterdam, by H.M. Queen Beatrix
09.06.2009: Jan Willem Sieburgh (dir. Rijksmuseum) receives the title of Marketing Man of the Year 2008
18.05.2009: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
01.05.2009: Judikje Kiers, new director Biblical Museum
01.05.2009: Janrense Boonstra, new director Rembrandt Museum
01.04.2009: Erik Gerritsen director,  Museum het Rembrandthuis
01.01.2009: Paul Spies, new director Amsterdam (Historical) Museum & Museum Willet-Holthuysen

01.12.2008: Pauline Kruseman (dir. Amsterdam Museum) becomes Officer in de Orde van Oranje Nassau of H.M.
04.09.2008: Karin A. Brandt, new director of finance and operations National Maritime Museum
11.12.2008: Pauline Kruseman (dir. Amsterdam Museum) receives Golden MuseumCity Pace of Amsterdam
01.07.2008: Wim Pijbes, new general director Rijksmuseum
01.06.2008: Taco Dibbits new director Collections Rijksmuseum
18.05.2008: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
01.05.2008: Stedelijk Museum wins Ding! Prize met 'A Split Second'

01.12.2007: Begijnhof 27 (Amsterdam Museum complex) becomes  KLM house nr. 46
02.12.2007: Pauline Kruseman (dir. Amsterdam Museum) receives Erekruis in de Huisorde of Oranje Nassau of H.M.
08.11.2007: Pauline Kruseman (dir. Amsterdam Museum) receives IJ-price
18.05.2007: 30ste International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO

01.01.2006: Axel Ruger director Van Gogh Museum

18.05.2005: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
01.03.2005: Gijs van Tuyl director Stedelijk Museum (2005-2009)
01.02.2005: Ernst Veen (dir. Hermitage Amsterdam) asked as the new chamberlain of H.M. Queen Beatrix

18.05.2003: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
01.01.2003: Michiel Buchel, new general director NEMO
01.01.2003: Hans van Beers director Stedelijk Museum (2003-2005)

01.11.1999: Founding Museum night  (N8)
18.05.1999: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO

01.11.1998: Ernst veen (dir. Hermitage Amsterdam/ New Church) receives IJ-Prize 1998 by Mayor Patijn
18.05.1998: International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO

18.05.1997: 20ste International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO
01.04.1997: Willem Bijleveld director National Maritime Museum

01.01.1996: Ronald de Leeuw  director Rijksmuseum (1996-2006)

01.01.1994: Founding consultative museum association (OAM)
01.01.1994: Huis Marseille becomes KLM house nr. 66

01.01.1993: Rudy Fuchs director Stedelijk Museum (1993-2003)

01.01.1991: Pauline Kruseman director Amsterdam Historical Museum
01.01.1991: Ernst Veen director Hermitage Amsterdam (and New Church, 1981)

01.01.1986: Royal Palace Amsterdam becomes KLM house nr. 1

01.01.1985: Wim Beeren director Stedelijk Museum (1985-1993)

01.01.1984: founding of OAT big & small

01.01.1981: merging of the CISCA & NTC into AUB + the first UIT-brands

01.01.1980: founding of the ACI buy the bigger cultural institutes

01.01.1977: founding of the UITmarkt out of he former 'K10daagse'
18.05.1977: first International Museum Day ICOM, UNESCO

01.01.1976: Rembrandthuis will have KLM house no. 48

01.01.1975: Anne Frank Huis becomes KLM house no. 47

01.01.1974: merging of NTC & AKKVA

01.01.1969: founding CISCA

01.01.1966: bigger cultural institutes launch the Magazine UITkrant

01.01.1947: after the WWII Mr. Jo Strenheim (art Play sector) took initiative and set up NTC

01.01.1920: the end of the so called concertgebouw- hekleden (members) because of recontruction works
00.00.1890: Queen Emma & Princess Wilhelmina on tour through the Netherlands with cultural program

00.00.1888: opening Concertgebouw

00.00.1887: opening Theater Carre

00.00.1885: opening Rijksmuseum

23.03.1890: founding "der Freien Volksbühne (Berlin, Germany) under the slogan: 'Art for the people'