Boat trip

 Museum Het Schip organises boattrips through the old harbour and the new living areas of Amsterdam.  

Boat trip: Workers' Palaces and Sea Castles.

The characteristic barge De Tijd Zal Het Leren (Time will tell) will take us through the former docklands that made the Amsterdam harbor great. It was here that once upon a time the ‘Sea Castles' dropped anchor on the quays of Java Island and KNSM Island. Here we find residential areas with an interesting social history and characteristic architecture. In this area the great Harbour and Railroad Strike of 1903 started. It still remains the single largest strike ever in the Netherlands and it has laid the foundation for our labor movement.

It was also in this area that the Amsterdam housing associations, backed by the Housing Act, have made history. From 1901 on, many ways have been sought to contribute to the quality of life in the growing city of Amsterdam. Supported by socialist alderman Wibaut, instead of the slums and speculative housing, high quality and progressive housing schemes were realized.

We will also see investments in facilities for liveable areas, that often were supported by the housing associations, and where we'll pay attention to the changing of Amsterdam North. At the ‘Silodam', port activities made way for housing and so called ‘Broedplaatsen' (Incubators: buildings for artists studio's and other creative activities).

Taking us along the wharfs of the past, renovated warehouses, silo's and the ‘Houthaven' (Timber Docks), the boat will bring us to ‘Spaarndammerbuurt', hidden in-between the harbor and the railroad. This is where the boat trip will end with a guided tour along the 'Workers' Palaces' on Spaarndammerplantsoen, near museum Het Schip.

The boat trip takes 2h and after that a visit to the museum. Costs are €42.50,- pp. incl. entrance to the museum. Group discount possible. Prices incl. coffee and a traditional Dutch currant bun on board.

 

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