Photos: Paul Hermans, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Michielverbeek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Paul Hermans, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Michielverbeek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A monastery turned hotel and a museum's strange dome
Your local guide
Luuk Smits
View profile
Highlights
- A glass structure fitted inside a monastery
- The old stone walls left fully visible
- A museum's dome shaped like nothing else
- Two centuries, a short walk apart
- A quicker follow-up to the longer art walk
About this tour
This session looks at two very different ways of putting something new inside or next to something very old, a converted monastery and a purpose-built modern museum. You see a glass structure fitted carefully inside a medieval church and then a completely new building with a shape unlike anything else in the city. The two stops sit only a short walk apart but feel like different centuries.
We spend longer at the monastery since the interior needs more explaining, then move to the museum exterior for a quicker, more visual stop. I leave room for questions about either building at the end rather than only after each one.
It suits anyone interested in architecture and how a city handles its old buildings. Viewers who enjoyed my other art session tend to book this one as a shorter follow-up.
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
-
Welcome and sound check 5 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.
-
Kruisherenhotel 21 min
You see a fifteenth-century monastery church fitted with a glass mezzanine and lift built inside its old nave, and I explain how the design keeps the original stone walls fully visible.
-
Bonnefantenmuseum Exterior 21 min
The camera looks up at the museum's rocket-shaped dome, and I compare its bold modern shape directly with the monastery we just left.
-
Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Maastricht: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
-
A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Limburgse vlaai and Céramique, 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 Kruisherenhotel 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 film both buildings live from outside and just inside the entrance.
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.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Reviews appear here after travellers have completed this tour.
How reviews work
Only travellers who booked and paid through Locals Guide and whose tour took place can leave a review, within 60 days of the tour. Every review is marked "Verified booking". We check reviews before they appear and publish positive and negative ones alike; we remove only reviews that break our rules (insults, personal data, unrelated content). Guides cannot pay for, edit or hide reviews, and ratings are the plain average of all published reviews.
Next: Sat 14 Nov · 9 seats left From 22,00 €
Book