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The Garden
7 NEED TO KNOW
Laid out according
to a plan of the property MAP E5
from 1700, the peaceful, • Keizersgracht 672
sculptural garden ends • 020 624 5255 • www.
in the false Neo- museumvanloon.nl
Classical façade of the Open 10am–5pm daily
coach house (left). This • Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr,
original amalgamation 25 Dec
of canal house, coach
house and garden can Admission: €9;
be seen nowhere else. concessions €7
Guided tours on request.
The Family
8 • There is a small café
Portraits
Portraits of the family in the coach house that
serves coffee, tea and
(below) are displayed wonderful apple cake.
throughout the house.
• Serene and elegant,
the Museum Van Loon
makes a perfect visit for
adults, but not so well
suited to children. There
is no wheelchair access.
Museum Guide
Visitors are welcomed
as guests in a private
house and encouraged
to wander around freely.
Temporary exhibitions
The Painted
9 of modern art and
Room
sculpture are displayed
Painted wall hangings in the house, garden
such as the ones in this and the coach house.
room, featuring ruins, The museum also
Classical buildings and participates in the Open
human figures, were very Garden Days in June.
The Wedding
5 popular in the 1700s.
Portrait
The Romantic Double Portrait
Golden Age painter 0
Jan Molenaer’s first Painted by J F A Tischbein in 1791, this
major commission in intimate, relaxed por trait of these Van Loon ancest-
Amsterdam portrays ors is typical of the Age of Enlightenment, conveying
the whole family. It’s a love and happiness as well as duty.
second marriage: the
bride holds her stepson’s
hand in acceptance,
while the fallen chair
symbolizes the groom’s
deceased brother.
The Kitchen 6
Cosy and inviting,
the basement kitchen
has been restored
to look as it did
in a photograph
from 1900 (right).

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