I was in the neighbourhood of Museumpark, in Rotterdam. Thought I pop by to the Erasmus MC to check out an art installation that I have been curious to witness in person. It is about a clock! Video: a five-second time-lapse recording which represents about a minute and a half…
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Eindhoven
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Silly Walks Tunnel
In the Dommel tunnel, between the TU and the Effenaar in Eindhoven, you can find the underpass decorated with street art depicting the ‘Silly Walk’. This refers to the crazy walks and bizarre movements that John Cleese made in his famous Monty Python sketch. The images of the Minister of…
Rotterdam
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Rigardus Rijnhout
An interesting sculpture of a very tall man placed in the neighbourhood park of the Oude Westen, in Rotterdam. It got me curious. This is Rigardus Rijnhout (Rotterdam, 21 April 1922 – Leiden, 13 April 1959). He was known as the Giant of Rotterdam due to his height of 2…
Amsterdam
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Rijksmuseum Schiphol
UPDATED 02/05/2025 – THIS EXHIBITION IS CLOSED! With hours to spend, I wandered around Schiphol Airport aimlessly … Then I remembered about a certain free museum at this airport. Rijksmuseum Schiphol đź“ŤHolland Boulevard, between Pier E and Pier F (after passport control). In 2002, Rijksmuseum became the first art museum…
Amsterdam
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Schiphol Clock by Maarten Baas
As I stepped out of the immigration checkpoint at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, I was greeted by this three-meter-high. A giant clock in real time featuring a man in blue overalls, redrawing the clock’s hands, from the inside of the clock face, with a roller and paint. Simply mesmerizing to watch!…