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tury cargo ship. Given the Dutch seafaring heritage, this is an appropriately important and
impressive place.
Cost and Hours: €15 covers both museum and ship, both open daily 9:00-17:00,
bus #22 or #48 from Central Station to Kattenburgerplein 1, tel. 020/523-2222,
www.scheepvaartmuseum.nl .
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
The newest and most striking feature of the Amsterdam skyline is EYE, a film museum and
cinema housed in an übersleek modern building immediately across the water from Central
Station. Heralding the coming gentrification of the north side of the IJ, EYE (a play on “IJ”)
isacomplexofmuseumspacesandfourtheatersplayingmostlyartfilms(shownintheirori-
ginal language, with selections organized around various themes). Its many other offerings
includeamonthlyprogramofsilentfilmswithlivemusicalaccompaniment,specialexhibits
on film-related themes, a free permanent exhibit in the basement, a shop, and a trendy ter-
race café with great waterside seating. Helpful attendants at the reception desk can get you
oriented.
Cost and Hours: General entry is free, films cost €10, and exhibits cost around €10 (no
cash accepted, but standard US credit cards OK), exhibits open 11:00-18:00, cinemas open
daily at 10:00 until last screening (ticket office usually closes at 22:00 or 23:00), tel. 020/
589-1400, eyefilm.nl.
Getting There: From the docks behind Central Station, catch the free ferry (labeled
Buiksloterweg ) across the river and walk left to IJpromenade 1.
Southeast Amsterdam
To reach the following sights from the train station, take tram #9 or #14. All of these sights
(except the Tropical Museum) are close to one another and can easily be connected into an
interesting walk—or, better yet, a bike ride. Several of the sights in southeast Amsterdam
cluster near the large square, Waterlooplein, dominated by the modern opera house.
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