Essential Hermitage Museum Amsterdam TipsThe Hermitage Museum Amsterdam exhibits a huge collection of nearly three million objects. 
The popularity of the museum can be well understood from a fact that there had been 9 successful expositions to the museum since February, 2004 with nearly 500,000 visitors. Location and other details The Amstelhof building will provide a bigger place for the exhibition for the art from Russia from June 2009. The galleries in this new place will be as much as ten times bigger than current exhibition area. The Neerlandia building will be modified into the house for Hermitage for children. The Hermitage Museum Amsterdam boast much more than a museum as it has features like study center, which is used by exhibition visitors and other interested people to get information about various topics. The building of Amstelhof is truly an example of monumental classic architecture in Amsterdam. Built in 1681-1683 for taking care of elders, this building is still used as nursing home. The beautiful site of the museum is bounded by the river Amstel, Nieuwe Herengracht, Weesperstraat and Nieuwe Keizersgracht.
Designed by the city architect Hans Petersom, the building has some unique features. The decorated door had steps in the middle of the facade to function aesthetically. It opened on to the middle of the dinning room or chapel. The brick surrounded kitchen, where food was prepared for nearly 700 residents has a deep fireplace and huge cooking pots. However, shortage of space demanded renovation. As a result, the building was almost stripped of completely from inside and refurbished. The renovations in the 19th and 20th century took away a lot of originality from the interior layout of Amstelhof. Important Facts The first and the second floors have three exhibition galleries with a total floor space of 500 square meters. The museum also boasts of an education workshop to provide introductions about the exhibitions. It can accommodate around 40 persons. The Hermitage Museum Amsterdam also has shops and cafe at the ground floor. The shops have a broad collection of literature, art cards gifts and other items.
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