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Photos: Unknown authorUnknown author, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Eric de Redelijkheid, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Henk Monster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
A museum, a designer and a small rabbit, live
Your local guide
Wouter Visser
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Highlights
- A museum built around local design
- A Rietveld chair explained up close
- A rabbit character with his own street crossing
- The illustrator behind a global children's character
- Old and new buildings sharing one courtyard
About this tour
This session looks at Utrecht through its most famous museum and one of its most famous illustrators, whose small rabbit character has its own crossing in the city. You see the museum building that holds his original drawings alongside Rietveld furniture, and then the actual street crossing designed in his honour nearby. It is a session about local design as much as fine art.
We spend the most time at the museum exterior and courtyard, since that is where the architecture itself does a lot of the talking, then walk a short distance to the crossing. I take questions in German as readily as English.
It suits families explaining a familiar character to children as much as design-minded adults. Viewers who grew up with the rabbit's books abroad are often surprised to learn where he came from.
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 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Utrecht before heading out.
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Centraal Museum Exterior 21 min
You see the museum building that holds the city's collection of local art, design and fashion, and I explain why a Gerrit Rietveld chair sits at the centre of its design collection.
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Nijntje Pleintje 21 min
The camera settles on a small pedestrian crossing designed after a famous local rabbit character, and I explain why the illustrator behind it is still one of the city's most celebrated residents.
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Museum Courtyard 21 min
We finish in the museum's courtyard, and I point out how the modern extension sits against the older buildings around it.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Utrecht: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Stroopwafel and Binnenstad, 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 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Utrecht, showing you Centraal Museum Exterior and Nijntje Pleintje 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 the museum exterior and a small square nearby.
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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