Photos: Michielverbeek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Paul Hermans, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Michielverbeek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Paul Hermans, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Art inside old churches, a live hour in Maastricht
Your local guide
Daan Peters
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Highlights
- A medieval church turned working bookshop
- A museum's rocket-shaped modern dome
- Why Aldo Rossi chose that unusual shape
- Working artists' studios behind the old walls
- Old buildings given a genuine second life
About this tour
This session looks at how old and new sit together in Maastricht's art scene, from a medieval church turned bookshop to a museum topped with a rocket-shaped dome, finishing in a quarter of working artists' studios. You see a very unusual reuse of a historic building, a piece of bold modern architecture, and then the working side of the local art world. Each stop is a different way this city treats art and old buildings together.
We walk at an easy pace between the three stops, spending longest at the bookshop since the interior rewards a slower look. I take French questions as comfortably as English or Dutch ones.
It suits anyone interested in architecture as much as painting or sculpture. Viewers who enjoy seeing how old buildings get a second life tend to like this one most.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 6 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Maastricht before heading out.
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Boekhandel Dominicanen 17 min
You see the inside of a thirteenth-century Dominican church now fitted with a tall steel bookcase structure, and I explain how the fittings were designed to sit inside the old building without touching its walls.
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Bonnefantenmuseum Exterior 17 min
The camera looks up at the museum's rocket-shaped dome, designed by the architect Aldo Rossi, and I explain why he chose that shape for a building about modern art.
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Jekerkwartier Studios 17 min
We walk into the quiet Jeker quarter where small ateliers sit behind the old city walls, and I point out studio windows where you can often see work in progress.
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Your questions 11 min
Time to ask anything about Maastricht: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 5 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Limburgse vlaai and Jekerkwartier, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Amsterdam time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Maastricht, showing you Boekhandel Dominicanen and Bonnefantenmuseum Exterior live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk between buildings live with my phone.
Times shown in Amsterdam time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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