Sophisticated and interesting Private Lectures

& Private Guided Rembrandt Art Tours for VIPs

by art historian Drs Kees Kaldenbach

Experience the famous Rembrandt paintings in Amsterdam, Holland in a new light! This is a fine way to celebrate Rembrandt's 400th birthday.

Imagine being the privileged guest of honour at the home of art historian Kees Kaldenbach. While sipping a fragrant cup of coffee or tea, you listen to a personalized (private or small-group) lecture and discussion on the astounding visual wonders that Rembrandt has bestowed upon us.

Afterwards, a short ride in my private car or by tram takes us to the nearby Rijksmuseum (additional entry fee). In the museum I will point out and explain the visual wonders of Rembrandt's technique; contents, brushstrokes, details, composition, colour.

You may also arrange this VIP treatment for business contacts or friends. This cultural organisation office will take care of a memorable experience. Lectures (in Dutch, English or German + translations into Japanese) are given in plain, accessible language. Thus you will be the beneficiary of tailor made scholar lectures* during your travels.

Click for Nederlands/Dutch.

Drs. Kees Kaldenbach will be your private "scholar-lecturer on culture tours".*

*Martha Gellhorn, Travels with Myself and another, page 182.

It is a rare and unique privilege that the Rijksmuseum has linked from the main Rijksmuseum site to my site. Start at www.rijksmuseum.nl and select Collection, after which you choose Digital Collaboration and the Digital Vermeer House.

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Total time of this art tour: about 2 1/2 hours

Lecture at home:1 hour.

Transport to museum: 1/2 hour

Museum: about 1 hour.

Price: E 45,- per person, including tax, excluding Museum entry.

This lecture is available at times which we mutually agree, 7 days a week. Bookings are required ahead of time.

Minimum: 3 persons. Smaller groups are negotiable.

Maximum: Groups will be limited to 8-10 persons. Prices are lower in larger groups.

If Drs. Kaldenbach is unavailable for any reason, a high-quality substitute will take his place!

Optional added items

Chauffeur driven sightseeing (perhaps for a visit on another day) is possible to these venues:

a) the Rembrandt House, Amsterdam, for an in-deph guided tour.

b) the Rembrandt City Walk

c) the Royal Collection The Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague, which houses several renowned Rembrandt paintings, including his 'Anatomical Lesson of Dr Tulp'. Vermeer paintings may also be discussed there. Clients are kindly requested to sign a legal waiver in case of transport in my private car. You will either be driven in the car of Mr. Kaldenbach, seating up to 3 to 4 passengers) or in a minibus (seating 4 up to 8 passengers). The minibus will probably be driven by Mr Hans Noltes of www.hollandexploringtours.nl / Hollandtherideway. Mr Noltes is both a geography teacher and a qualified taxi driver. During the ride he will be able to tell you fascinating details about landscape and human habitation.

d) After the summer of 2007 I may also take you to the fabulous privately owned Six Collection in Amsterdam. Up to that time the collection is not open due to rebuilding activities. The collection has been seen by very few visitors (there is a restricted entry only after obtaining formal permission passes). To the right hand top is a detail of the Portrait of Jan Six which will be housed in the private Six collection. In my experience it is one of the most stunning and outstanding works of art in the entire world.

About Art Historian Drs. Kees Kaldenbach.

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Drs. K. Kaldenbach has been featured in television and radio documentaries, including BBC 2 TV, Danish TV, NTV Japan and Radio Netherlands World Service. In July 2004 he was interviewed about Delft artists by Tetsuya Tsuruhara for the leading Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun. In 2004 and 2005 he acted in an advisory role to additional BBC2 teams. Kaldenbach has written extensively on Vermeer and 17th century Delft, on Van Gogh and on other art history topics. Drs. Kees Kaldenbach will be your private "scholar-lecturer on culture tours".

It is a rare and unique privilege that the Rijksmuseum has linked from the main Rijksmuseum site to this site. Start at www.rijksmuseum.nl and select Collection, after which you choose Digital Collaboration and the Digital Vermeer House.

Further information is available on his web site: www.johannesvermeer.info

Map of Haarlemmermeerstraat, Amsterdam. Please note this tricky situation: there is another street in town that sounds almost the same: Haarlemmerstraat. You need to go to my street, Haarlemmermeerstraat. Take tram 2 to Hoofddorpplein square or tram 1 to Suriname plein square.

Contact information:
Drs. Kees Kaldenbach , kalden@xs4all.nl

Haarlemmermeerstraat 83 hs

1058 JS Amsterdam

The Netherlands

telephone 020 - 669 8119

(from abroad NL +20 - 669 8119)

cell phone 06 - 2868 9775

(from abroad NL +6 - 2868 9775)

How to get there (after your booking confirmation!):

- by car: ring road exit S 106 towards the centre, then 1st to the right (paid parking)

- by trams 1 and 17; exit at Surinameplein

- by tram 2; exit Hoofddorpplein.

From the museum square it takes about a 10-minute tram ride.

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Menu of tours

Alkmaar tour.

Amsterdam tour.

Delft tour.

Haarlem tour.

Leiden tour.

Rotterdam tour.

Utrecht tour.

Vermeer lectures and tours English text.

Tours in Europe & USA. Rembrandt tours English text. Rembrandt tours Dutch text (Nederlands). Van Gogh Tours. Lectures and Tours with a Japanese translator. General Tour Guide. Read client testimonials. Consider Wheelchair assistance. Storm flood waterworks.

Photo by Dick Martin.

Links to other art historians

as tour guides around the world:

In Rome, Italy I recommend ms. Bianca Baracchi, immagini-parole@iol.it

In Florence, Italy I recommend ms. Mary Ellen Lawrence MaryEllen@ItalyandMore.com, web site www.ItalyandMore.com

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Drs. Kees Kaldenbach, art historian, kalden@xs4all.nl Haarlemmermeerstraat 83hs, 1058 JS Amsterdam (near Surinameplein, ring road exit s106, streetcar tram 1 and 17).

Telephone 020 669 8119; cell phone 06 - 2868 9775.

Open seven days a week.

Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) number of Johannesvermeer.info / Lichaam & Ziel [ Body & Soul] is 3419 6612.

E mail esponses and bookings to art historian Drs. Kees Kaldenbach.

This page forms part of the 2000+ item Vermeer web site at www.xs4all.nl/~kalden

Launched April 15, 2004. Updated Decemberl 30, 2005.

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