Museum Van Loon

Opened in 1973, the Museum Van Loon is named after the Van Loon family, members of the Amsterdam elite, who lived in the house beginning in the 19th century. The canalside palace was originally built in 1672 for the painter Ferdinand Bol, a pupil of Rembrandt. The interior has been renovated to resemble its 18th-century splendor, with wood panelling and stucco work. Individual rooms have been carefully preserved and meticulously decorated with portraits, landscapes and still lifes of the Dutch Golden Age, as well as with period furniture, porcelain and silver, to reflect the grandeur of the era’s wealthy merchant class. The museum hosts temporary exhibitions focused on the house, collection or history of the Van Loon family as a starting point, and welcomes visitors in its manicured garden.

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