Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum returns to form, with light and life

2013-05-05 05:30:00

AMSTERDAM — A scrum of international TV reporters, photographers and other media packed the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum on a recent spring morning, while producers negotiated with publicists for time to shoot spots in front of Rembrandt's...

Dutch get a new monarch: Willem-Alexander succeeds Beatrix

2013-04-30 03:39:00

LONDON -- With an exchange of smiles and the flourish of a pen, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated the throne and her son Willem-Alexander took her place Tuesday to become the country’s first king in more than a century. In a simple...

Queen Elizabeth: Should she stay or should she go?

2013-04-30 18:38:00

So here’s the real question about the Tuesday ceremony in Amsterdam in which Queen Beatrix abdicated and passed the robe (they don’t wear crowns) to her son, Willem-Alexander, who just turned 46: Did Britain's Prince Charles, who was in...

The starkly new face of the Netherlands' monarchy

2013-04-27 18:36:00

AMSTERDAM — Even by the unconventional standards of the Dutch, their new king is going to be a bit of a novelty. He has a license to fly commercial airliners. He's married to a South American, a lively Argentine who's more popular than he is. He...

Albrecht Dürer: Drawn to art at an early age

2013-03-31 07:00:00

WASHINGTON — It is rare for a museum to lend the heart of its most prized collection to another museum, but the Albertina in Vienna has done just that by shipping almost a hundred watercolors and drawings by Albrecht D�rer to the National Gallery of...

List of cruise lines and vessels

2013-01-27 00:00:00

Here's a list of many of the lines that carry passenger traffic, along with a list of their vessels. Ships that are to have maiden voyages this year also are listed; check with the cruise line, though, because dates can change. -------------------- FOR...

A moment with Mike Kelley at Stedelijk Museum

2012-12-25 06:30:00

AMSTERDAM — You could almost hear Mike Kelley laughing. As journalists entered the Stedelijk Museum's new so-called bathtub building to hear director Ann Goldstein introduce a retrospective of Kelley's work, they were greeted by the mellifluous...

For the record

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Mike Kelley: An article in the Dec. 26 Calendar section about the new retrospective of work by Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum said that the exhibition covered nearly 2,000 square feet on two floors of the museum's Benthem...

Steve Jobs' yacht stuck in payment feud with designer Philippe Starck

2012-12-21 10:55:00

Though the details are fuzzy, the mega-mega-mega yacht that was being built for Apple founder Steve Jobs is stuck in an Amsterdam port over a financial disagreement.� According to the Associated Press, the 256-foot super-duper yacht has not been allowed...

Needles found in sandwiches on Delta flights; FBI investigating

2012-07-17 10:18:00

Several passengers this weekend chomped into turkey sandwiches served on Delta Air Lines flights – and discovered sewing needles. The FBI has now launched a criminal investigation into the finds, which occurred on four Delta flights bound to the U....

Morey Amsterdam family estate sold

2012-06-21 00:00:00

The longtime Beverly Hills home of the Morey Amsterdam family has sold for $4.9 million. The 5,854-square-foot house, built in 1958, has walls of glass that open to the backyard, a living room with a fireplace and a step-down bar, a breakfast room, a den...

'Game of Thrones' star Carice van Houten on magic and Melisandre

2012-05-11 16:37:54

Amsterdam Castle has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and 36,000 square feet, built as a residential armory in 1894. The castle is listed at $895,000.

2013-05-12 17:52:00

People celebrate in Amsterdam's Dam Square after the investiture of Holland's new king.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 30: Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands (2nd-L), stands with her granddaughters Princess Catharina Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane during the inauguration ceremony of HM King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and HM Queen Maxima of the Netherlands at New

2013-04-30 00:00:00