Van Abbemuseum
A museum of modern and contemporary art in Eindhoven, one of the first public museums for contemporary art in Europe. It was founded in the 1930s thanks to the cigar maker Henri van Abbe.
- Where
- Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 51.4347, 5.4819
Get the Van Abbemuseum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Van Abbemuseum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your North Brabant volume with your photos and a note.
Near Van Abbemuseum
Kamp Vught 30 km
The site of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp near 's-Hertogenbosch, which the Germans opened in 1943. Around 31,000 people were held here, and parts of the camp have been preserved as a national memorial and museum.
Efteling 38 km
A fantasy theme park in Kaatsheuvel in North Brabant, opened in 1952. Its rides and gardens are built around fairy tales and old European legends, and it is one of the oldest theme parks in Europe.
Grote Kerk Breda 52 km
A Reformed Protestant church, also called Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, and the most important monument of Breda. It is built in the Brabantine Gothic style, with a tower 97 metres tall and a plan in the shape of a Latin cross.
Breda Castle 52 km
A castle in the city of Breda, surrounded by water and a park. It was long a residence of the House of Orange Nassau and today houses the Royal Military Academy, so it is seen mostly from outside.
Loevestein Castle 53 km
A medieval castle in the municipality of Zaltbommel in Gelderland, at the meeting of the Maas and Waal rivers. It once served as a state prison, and the jurist Hugo de Groot escaped from it hidden in a chest in 1621.
De Biesbosch National Park 62 km
One of the largest national parks in the Netherlands and one of the last extensive areas of freshwater tidal wetland in northwestern Europe. A network of rivers and creeks winds between islands of willow and reed.
Doorwerth Castle 63 km
A medieval castle on the river Rhine near Arnhem. It is first recorded in the 13th century and was rebuilt several times. Today it houses a museum and overlooks the floodplain below.
Airborne Museum Hartenstein 66 km
A museum in Oosterbeek dedicated to the Battle of Arnhem, when Allied forces tried to form a bridgehead over the Rhine in September 1944. The building, Hartenstein, was the British headquarters during the battle.
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Questions
Where is Van Abbemuseum?
Van Abbemuseum is in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kamp Vught (30 km), Efteling (38 km), Grote Kerk Breda (52 km).
How do I get the Van Abbemuseum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Van Abbemuseum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your North Brabant volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Van Abbemuseum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your North Brabant volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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