Nederlands Architectuur Instituut

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  • Address
    Museumpark 25, Dijkzigt, 3015 CB
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  • Phone
    440 12 00
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  • Transport
    walking: 15min from Centraal Station
underground rail: Eendrachtsplein
tram: 4, 7
bus: 32
  • Tue-Sat 10:00 - 17:00 , Sun & public holidays 11:00 - 17:00

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Lonely Planet review

The Nederlands Architectuur Instituut, with one side surrounded by a moat and the other comprising a sweeping flow of brick along Rochussenstraat, offers an amazingly thorough overview of Dutch architecture. Exhibitions are revelatory, and a recent multimedia presentation devoted to utopian genius Hendrik Wijdeveld was mind-expanding. The NAI is a worthy monument in a city that celebrates built space like no other in the land.

Included in the admission price is a ticket to Huis Sonneveld (Jongkindstraat 25), designed by Brinkman and Van der Vlugt and an outstanding example of the Dutch New Building architectural strain (also known as Dutch functionalism). This 1933 villa has been lovingly restored, with furniture, wallpaper and fixtures present and correct - it's an astonishing experience, almost like virtual reality.