Museumplein Notes

Slow visits, quiet rooms, and the long history of looking — an editorial fan-archive of the Amsterdam museums district.

About this site

A note on what this is and what it is not.

Museumplein Notes is a personal, independent fan-archive maintained by Margot van der Linden, a long-time resident of South Amsterdam who has been writing about the museums of Museumplein for over a decade.

This site collects short essays, route notes, and visiting observations from many years of slow visits to the cultural institutions around Museumplein. It is editorial and does not sell, broker, or process tickets, memberships, or merchandise of any kind.

All copyrights to artworks, photographs of artworks, and institutional wordmarks belong to their respective rights-holders. This site reproduces no high-resolution artworks and asserts no commercial connection to the institutions it discusses.

Margot van der Linden — Amsterdam-based art writer. Lives near Albert Cuypstraat, walks to Museumplein on Wednesday mornings.

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