The museum route of Amersfoort

We start at the place to be for lovers of modern and contemporary art: Kunsthal KAdE. You'll find constantly new international exhibitions that attract visitors from all over the country. Within the exhibitions, architecture, visual culture and design are featured alongside modern art.

And while you're there, take a walk a door down. Here you'll find Bibliotheek Eemland. This space is a fine piece of architecture in its own right. Both the museum and library are located in the Eemhuis, as are Scholen in de Kunst and Archief Eemland.

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On the way to the second stop, you'll pass one of the eye-catchers of Amersfoort: de Koppelpoort. From the wide pedestrian bridge you can perfectly take a snapshot with this fairy-tale city gate in the background.

After the modern architecture of the Eemhuis you seem to walk back in time. This is because Museum Flehite is housed in three late-medieval wall houses. Together, the Amersfoort wall houses form a circle of historic buildings along the canals. The wall houses were built on the site and with the material of the old city wall, which was demolished around 1380 to further expand the city.

So the history lesson begins outside and continues inside with art and objects from Amersfoort's history. There is a permanent collection about the war years in Amersfoort with photographs and diary fragments. There is also a model to admire that offers you a glimpse of the Amersfoort of the 17th century.

Need a break with a nice snack? Walk down the eponymous street Muurhuizen to see some more medieval buildings on your way to a good lunch. And you can get that at one of the cafes or restaurants at Hof.

Everyone instantly recognizes his iconic paintings with red, blue and yellow areas. But did you know that Piet Mondriaan was born in Amersfoort? In his birthplace you can get to know the person behind the world-famous painting.

The exhibition "The World of Piet Mondriaan" shows how Mondriaan's work changed over the years from realistic landscape art to the innovative abstract work. It also highlights other aspects of his life, such as his interests, spiritual formation and friends.

In the field of modern art museums Amersfoort has another gem: Musiom. This house for contemporary art is an ode to Dutch artists born in the 1950s. The selection is diverse: from painting to sculpture, from abstract to figurative work and with attention to different techniques and materials, you'll feast your eyes.

Besides pieces from the permanent collection, three times a year Musiom highlights a number of artists or a specific theme in their changing exhibition.

033rietveldpavilion, center for photography and visual culture, can be found at the Rietveldpavilion. Again a special, historic location. Rietveldpaviljoen De Zonnehof was built in honor of Amersfoort's 700th anniversary and was designed by none other than Rietveld. It opened in 1959, making it the first art hall in the Netherlands.

At 033rietveldpavilion you can feast your eyes all year round. In changing exhibitions photography melts together with the work of visual artists, writers, theatre creators and musicians.

Found a free day in your calendar for this museum marathon? The starting point is Kunsthal KAdE(Eemplein 77, 3812 EA Amersfoort). From there follow the route in Google Maps. You can open this on your phone by clicking 'more options' in the map below in the top left corner. Start the route and go! On foot it will take you half an hour, during which you can get some fresh air. In the museums, of course, you also walk a lot, so trek comfortable shoes :)