Month: September 2016

Again we have a specialty beer festival in Amsterdam, the 2nd edition of BierWest at Rembrandtpark. On Saturday you can visit the Festival edition (18 years and older), on Sunday the Family edition (kids welcome as well). There will be artists, food (burgers, steaks, pizzas, oysters), games and of course many, many specialty beers from national and international breweries. Only in Amsterdam, we already have about 35 breweries! Specialty beers are a real trend in our city; people are willing to pay more for a beer, as long as it is a beer with a story. This is a good chance to taste a couple of beers that are brewed locally. More information and tickets: http://www.bierfestival.amsterdam/eng

From October 8th 2016 until February 26th 2017 you can see different kind of bags carried by royals at Hendrikje Museum of Bags. Royals used to wear different outfits for every occasion, always including a matching bag. Some of these bags became very popular, like Grace Kelly’s Kelly-bag (from the fashion house Hermès). The exhibition includes bags of Queen Elizabeth, Empress Sisi, Princess Grace and the Dutch royal family. Even our Queen Máxima contributed to the exhibition by selecting three bags of our former Queen Juliana. More information: http://tassenmuseum.nl/en/archief-tentoonstellingen/exhibition-royal-bags/