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Guided tour Oude kerk

Together with a tour guide, you walk through Amsterdam's oldest building. But who decides what you should have seen? You, we think. That's why you can choose your own type of tour. 

Series A: Highlights of the Oude Kerk

From the medieval stained-glass windows to the monumental organs and the many special gravestones; of Saskia van Uylenburgh and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, among others. Discover more than seven centuries of history in Amsterdam's oldest building. 

Series B: The latest art in Amsterdam's oldest building 
Ibrahim Mahama's Garden of Scars

The Oude Kerk has been a home for artists and musicians for centuries. Today, too, we are asking artists and musicians to create new work for the Oude Kerk.  
Currently on show is the monumental art installation, Garden of Scars by Ibrahim Mahama. He has become an internationally respected artist in recent years. He created a series of new works especially for the Oude Kerk. During the tour, find out more about the background of his work and the creative process.

Series C: Unique interplay between art and heritage.

In the Oude Kerk, past, present and future go hand in hand. Both up-and-coming talent and established artists create new work at the invitation of the Oude Kerk. Through their eyes, we constantly look at this place and the world around us in new ways. Discover the unique interplay between art and heritage in Amsterdam's oldest building. 

Costs: 90 euro's per tour, excluding entry fee. Maximum of 15 persons per guided tour.

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Tours are provided in English and Dutch



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