Even though the city is locked down, through this way it is still a little open. We still have to do without dancing at a concert in the Ziggo, without browsing through finds at the IJ-Hallen, and also without a visit to the artistic Moco. But the Amsterdammers are showing in the meantime that they are certainly not easily caught off guard.

Learning about the lives behind the stumbling stones scattered throughout Amsterdam, perhaps the smallest monuments of the Holocaust that say so much. Watching and listening to Girl with Balloon at the Moco Museum, because this is the art we need so badly right now. The detailed Almond Blossom by Vincent van Gogh, from the Van Gogh Museum. Seeing the IJ-Hallen in all its glory, without the flea market and its visitors. Making a cocktail that is bursting with the herbs of Amsterdam. Listening to the Ladies of Soul. Or watch one of the special editions of the city. You don’t have to miss Amsterdam.

As the initiators of Amsterdam Unlocked say themselves: “Amsterdam is closed. And that touches our hearts. With this online collection, we want to continue to inspire visitors by telling the stories that belong to this city. With this unique exhibition, we are reopening the city for visitors.”

So if you feel like visiting the city, you know where you need to be.