De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam Review

This is church for religion and more. You cant sleep

Beautiful Dutch Christian Protestant Gothic church of 1500 in Dam square in Amsterdam where once there was a dam in fact Dam means dam, rather than a spiritual building it is a space for coronations, royal weddings, exhibitions, organ concerts. Majestic interior with 3 beautiful naves the wooden ceilings and the large organ various chapels on the sides including that of the Eggert who had commissioned the church. Hours from 10 to 17. Cost: over 11 years 12.50 eu

We visited the church during the World Press Photo 2020. The exposition was really interesting and you can get the audio guide with the insights of some photographers directly from your phone.
Towards the end there are also some short documentaries focused on current social/environmental issues in different places of the world.

What a beautiful,old church this is.
Located right in the center of Amsterdam.

Awesome!!! must see for everyone whether you like it or not. 300 year long at one point a way of life.

Absolutely renew

Beautiful building and interior. Exhibition was a little over priced but good value with the iamsterdam card.

Nice exhibition with good directions concerning these new rules due to Covid. World Press Photo exhibition until November

The Great Suriname Exhibition until March 1 in the Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam. EVERY DUTCH, ANTILIAN, AFRICAN LIVE IN THE NETHERLANDS & SURINAMER SHOULD SEE THIS! The audiovisual presentations are beautiful and penetrating. The text on the cards is a deepening of that knowledge.
Pioneers of the Amazon, Sugar, coffee and cocoa: Suriname, On expedition: Maria Sibylla Merian, Trade, Maroons: against the stream, The power of Imagination, Soil treasures, Family stories, Welcome to Paramaribo are the chapters in a fascinating and colorful walk through time in the West. Our history of frog cheese from overseas history ends in a museum shop where even more depth (!) And fun, well-organized is offered. Satisfied and affected, we left the church on Dam Square. What a church is a wonderful medium to host exhibitions.
I am not going to subtitle all the photos I sent, but that golden gentleman is one of my heroes, namely Anton de Kom! I don't have Halsema / Pechtold syndrome, so I don't look away for abrasive and conflicting cultures and characters. Nor do I feel, as Syl Simons (BIJ1) wants to rub in, co-responsible for the slave trade. Yet, as the holocaust cannot be forgotten broadly, slavery, also outside of Amsterdam, should never be removed from our historical awareness! In fact, just like Leonard Balai suggests in the exhibition, it must nourish the protest against contemporary slavery!
More recently in history, Brunswijk is passing by in the Nieuwe Kerk, but De Grote Suriname Exhibition does not include the mythical spider Anansi and stalls (there was still room in the church) with deliciously scented food from Surinamese cuisine.
A Surinamese event without food is like a soccer field without goals, right ...? :-)

Impressive! Well-arranged route, free with BGL pass. Lockers available for the backpacks. Nice eatery at the neighbors.

They turned a beautiful Christian church into a Budda Exhibit?

Nice exhibition but too expensive. And I asked if there was something for children but I got a booklet for a half-baked quest. It is a shame that no more attention has been paid to this. For adults it is very interesting

World Press photos
heartbreaking,
painful events

Nice and educational exhibition about the slavery past in Suriname. Gives a good picture of how the course went. From Africa to Suriname, why the Chinese, Hindustani and Javanese have come to Suriname. Highly recommended.

When I went there it was free. I see that today you have to pay to see the interior.

Beautiful church. Pay attention to the floor tiles. They're grave stones.

A special exhibition Suriname. Great in design and excellent information about the history of the country. Well worth the visit.

Have my eyes watched. What a beautiful church. Worth a visit. Went for the buddha exhibition but was more impressed by the church

Beautiful historic church demonstrating some of the most beautiful architectural feats. You get to see the church and the exhibits within for the same ticket. Audio guides are available as well. This is truly an amazing site to see. The beauty is overwhelming at times and the architecture and what was accomplished centuries ago by men without modern tools is truly amazing. Make sure you swing in here for a brief go around when you are visiting.

Great combination of a historial site and ongoing problems in the world. Would reccomend to anyone interested in learning about things that happen all over the world without us always being aware.

If you are interested in the exhibition going on then it's great to see, otherwise the grandeur of the building is often lost due to it being used for setting up whatever exhibition is on. You can't get a great feel for the size of the church as there are often large walls set up for exhibitions

A nice place to visit. Not really sure why you have to pay, first church I have ever needed money to get in.

Today was the last day of the summer exhibition Back in Time. Nicely designed. Learned a lot about the history of the church and the special events that took place there. After the visit still enjoyed the sun on the museum terrace.

Nice building but had some boring exhibition happening on the day I went

World Press Photo Exhibition.
Was awesome and depressing at the same time.
Church is amazing on the inside, a mix of new and old building work.

I went to World Press Photo and it was very nice to see.

Also a very beautiful building.

In addition to appreciating the beauty of the place, most of the year there are important temporary photography exhibitions, such as World Press Photo, and art in general, which make the visit worthwhile.

Nice old church that is totally being rebuild for parties and what not, when you can try and see if you can visite it, it's worth it!

I am grateful for the opportunity to document Jospeh Sassoon Semah's exhibtion and performances at the Nieuwe Kerk in the year 2017.

The church itself is worth a visit, but wait until there is an exhibit; some of them have been quite excellent.

I liked looking at the building and the audio guide was well done. Art piece wasn't much. A little less than 10 Euro for 35 minutes worth of time.

Been to the large Suriname exhibition. For the price, EUR 18, you don't get much. That was disappointing. Nice set up with a nice audio tour. You are out after an hour. So for the money you might want to visit another museum where you can spend a whole day sweet.

It was a beautiful exhibition. Unfortunately poor information about access. Not known that you had to make a reservation. Everything was sold out. No access without an e-ticket even though I had a museum card. Fortunately I could still get a card through the website. Sad to see how we Dutch have exploited others. Only for the so-called prosperity. People sell like merchandise. Exploiting exploiting abuse. Who are we to judge others?

Very charming church! A little austere exterior facades but stained glass windows that are sumptuous especially at night with the lighting coming from inside; small stalls at the corners of the building, each more delicious than the next! Another building to discover while walking in AMSTERDAM

I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!

Very nice location, definitely recommended to do that once. There are regular exhibitions, now the large Suriname exhibition. Very interesting!

Great church with lots of history. We viewed the World Press Photo which was great!

19/2/2020 Impressive and beautiful thematic exhibition about the past and present of Suriname.
I found the downside of the still lying
on Feb. 15 Wreaths laid as a tribute and commemoration at the mausoleum of Michiel de Ruyter. This was very confronting with
and disrespectful to the subject of trade and slavery.

An historic decommissioned church, now an exhibition centre band also used for special occasions. Remarkable architecture. Worth a visit.

Very difficult to come in. Even without a wheelchair. With the exhibition about Suriname.

Was there for the "world press photo". The church itself is huge and very well maintained. Offeres a lot of space so it s perfect as art gallery. Well, not beautiful as Southern European chatolic churches but impressive anyway

The exhibition was set up in such a way that it had to be clear to everyone what role slavery has played in the history of Suriname as it is today.

Stunning Architecture. At the moment the have a life if Buddha exhibition! that was very well displayed.

Just next to the Royal place, and round the corner from Dr bijenkorp department stall. Damrak main street of Amsterdam and a 6 min walk from Centraal station

I visited The New Church while it was serving as the venue for the World Press Photo Exhibition. It fulfilled the purpose well. I can't really attest to anything outside of the exhibition area.

Beautiful building, always amazing exhibitions held!
Now on, we have a dream, just go!!

Beautiful church! At the moment there is an exhibition about Suriname ... well worth a visit

Nothing to see. Just a few frosted glass windows and a few wooden and stone decorations. All else is shameless hype.

Incredibly interesting exhibition currently on Suriname. 18 euros per person per ticket. Free postcode lottery with VIP card. Exhibition broadly set up. Clear information guide with free audio.
Wrangle that a lot is about slavery next to the tomb of the Ruyter

A huge church building, and at the same time fits perfectly with the surroundings

In general I like this venue, the boeddha expo was a bit too small for the entrance fee.

Amazing architecture. Royal church with great historical significance. Entry is free for Iamsterdam card holders.

It is a classic where the Dutch must have been at least once.

Too busy when we were ... Now I've seen the world photopress !! .. may also be better participated in the atmosphere thought it was very messy !!

Nice church, I was there with The World Press Photo

World Press Photo. Nice exhibition, good facilities, but reasonably busy.

Interesting architecture, occasionally houses very interesting exhibitions.

I'm not giving it 5 for two reasons. It was too expensive and the Buddha exhibition was peppered with random other installations. But you should go see the Nieuw Kerk if you're in Amsterdam. It's a haven in the city centre. Of course Amsterdam is so teeny weeny that pretty much everything is in the centre. Big fan.

World Press Photo: you get a time slot for entrance from 4 p.m., but an hour to view and read everything. Much too short. You have to warn visitors about that

During my visit there was an exhibition about Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, and the Mahatma Gandhi, and it was very well.

I don't like church, they make people blind and hungry

Beautiful church with interesting exhibitions. If you have to pay the full price (18 euros), I think that is a lot too much for what you get. In itself it was a nice exhibition (the Suriname exhibition), but I thought it was all not really exciting. I was through in an hour. There weren't many interesting objects. Then I'd rather go for the same price to the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh, where you can walk around for hours past masterpieces from bygone centuries, or the Tropenmuseum where the exhibition is much larger and where you can see nicer objects.

Nice church hosting the world press photo exibit. Awesome if you can catch both!

The Nieuwe Kerk is a 15th-century church in Amsterdam located on Dam Square, next to the Royal Palace. Formerly a Dutch Reformed Church parish, it now belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands

I've never been here and maybe it will stay that way. But nowadays you can also exert influence remotely. It is up to you what you do with it. I cannot do more than this at the moment ... you can partly solve the climate problem in this way

An absolute rip off! More criminal acts from the church.

Only can the church get away with charging for the toilet, over charging to see ONE piece of art (although Luca s work is brilliant) and offer no student discounts.