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Image by Madelien Schippers
This place is one of my favourite squares in Amsterdam, due to the big green lawn and it being less busy in comparison with the Vondelpark. Nowhere in Amsterdam will you find a square of this size. Museumplein (“museum square”) is a place where youngsters, students, elderly and tourists all come together to enjoy the green, play sports or read a book on one of the many benches.
The museum square is surrounded by the three big museums, namely: the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum and the Rijksmuseum. And on the other side of the street you will find the beautiful Concert Building.
The lawn was recently renewed with a new grass-field. They say the grass is so strong that it will easily hold all the upcoming events on the square with thousands of people. Under the elevated shaped triangle lawn, also called the donkey ear, there is a supermarket where you can buy some refreshments.
You can also go to the Cobra café close to the Rijksmuseum, where they serve some great sandwiches and they have a big busy terrace! In the summer you will find a big pond which turns into a cool ice rink in the winter, next to this cafe.
So combine some culture and relaxation at the museum square, since they are just minutes away from each other!
Museumplein | Art & culture, Relaxing, Theaters | Free
Museumplein
24 hours daily
Also used to be my favorite spot, until they put up that awful IAMSTERDAM sign at the end. The festivals here also ruin the grass so that at the moment some of it is dug up, its a shame how it has changed in the last five years. AND the new stedelijk hardly improves the view – a great shame and yet another cock-up by the gemeente.