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De Appel arts centre is an international institution for contemporary art, fulfilling a key role in the arts in Amsterdam and The Netherlands. It served as a platform for the events in international modern art, but also as a research centre, publishing house, educational institution, an art library and an artistic archive.
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Rembrandtpark
1.01km from De Appel
A beautiful urban park named after the 17th-century painter Rembrandt. It has a surface area of 45 hectares which includes a petting zoo and playgrounds. In the park, 37 bird species including the common buzzard, 35 bee species including the orange-horned nomad bee, and 6 bat species including the pond bat have been observed.
Vondelpark
2.11km from De Appel
Vondelpark is the largest city park in Amsterdam, and certainly the most famous park in the Netherlands. The lush 45-hectare site includes a famous open-air theatre, numerous children’s playgrounds and several cafés and restaurants, making it a thriving hub of activity in any season. Every Friday there is the Fridaynightskate that starts in front of the Filmmuseum. The King's Day celebrations on 27 April in the Vondelpark focus specifically on children.
Museumplein
2.84km from De Appel
The Museumplein is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid borough in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The area was originally a wax candle factory and marshy meadows. Construction began following the completion of the Rijksmuseum in 1885, with a street plan based on the design of Pierre Cuypers, the museum's celebrated architect. The area was the location of the International Colonial and Export Exhibition in 1883.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
2.86km from De Appel
Stedelijk Museum is the museum of modern art in Amsterdam. It comprises modern and contemporary art and design from the early 20th century up to the 21st century. It features artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Karel Appel, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Marlene Dumas, Lucio Fontana, and Gilbert & George. It strives to be one of the most innovative and interesting museums of modern art in the entire world.
P.C. Hooftstraat
2.9km from De Appel
The P.C. Hooftstraat is a shopping street in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 1876 it was named after Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), a Dutch historian, poet and playwright. The street is located in the stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud-Zuid and runs from the Stadhouderskade to the Vondelpark. It is crossed by the Hobbemastraat and the Van Baerlestraat.
Van Gogh Museum
2.95km from De Appel
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh in the world. It contains the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. In 2017, the museum had 2.3 million visitors and was the most-visited museum in the Netherlands, and the 23rd-most-visited art museum in the world.
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