English

Not all of our website pages have been translated into English yet.
The following information is currently available:

> Programme 2009-2010 in English (download here, pdf 459 Kb). 
For the most actual concert-information, please check the programme on our website (only available in Dutch).

> Visiting Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Access, Address, Ticket Sales / Box Office, Seating, Conference Facilities, Offices, Cafe Restaurant Star Ferry, Suggestions and Comments)

> Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ (history, mission, building and special features)

> Technical information (contact technical dept., plans building & auditoria, technical specifications) 

> Press release China Opera Weekend 13 + 14 February 2010. Please download here (pdf 22 Kb).


VISITING MUZIEKGEBOUW AAN 'T IJ

Access
The Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ is easily accessible and is situated close to the city centre
• by foot: 15 minutes from Central Station
• tram 25 and 26, stop Muziekgebouw / Bimhuis
• by car: 5 minutes from the A10 ring-road
• parking garage directly underneath the neighbouring Passenger Terminal Amsterdam with direct indoor access to Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ.
For further information about public transport, call 0900 - 9292 (€ 0.70 per minute) or visit: www.journeyplanner.9292.nl. For further information about parking and parking garages in Amsterdam, visit www.naaramsterdam.nl.

Address
Piet Heinkade 1
1019 BR Amsterdam
The Netherlands



Ticket Sales / Box Office
• For booking online please visit www.muziekgebouw.nl.
• For booking by telephone please dial 020 - 788 2000 (Mon - Sat: 12.00 - 19.00)
• Our box office is located at Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam. Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 12.00 - 19.00 and up to the start of the concert on concert days. On Sundays and public holidays the box office opens an hour and a half before the start of the concert.

Seating
The Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ has excellent acoustics and sightlines which means that there is no ranking in the seating arrangement of the auditorium. Most of the season tickets will have a particular seat allocated to them. However, due to the flexible auditorium arrangement, some concerts will have no seat allocation.
> Seating Plan

Offices
Address
Piet Heinkade 1
Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Postal address
P.O. Box 1122
1000 BC Amsterdam

T +31(0)20 - 788 2010
F +31(0)20 - 788 2020
info[at]muziekgebouw.nl

Conference facilities
T +31(0)20 - 788 2023

Cafe Restaurant Star Ferry
T + 31 (0)20 - 788 20 90
www.starferry.nl

Suggestions and Comments
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ
P.O. Box 19159
1000 WC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
service[at]muziekgebouw.nl

 
GENERAL INFORMATION MUZIEKGEBOUW AAN 'T IJ

History and mission
The Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ opened its doors to the public in the spring of 2005. This spectacular building has become Amsterdam’s Concert Hall of the 21st Century, with an exciting, contemporary programme which continually forges links with other eras, styles, cultures and art forms. The Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ shows current musical developments in the form of special series, festivals, multimedia concerts and exhibitions.
 

Concert Hall of the 21st Century - Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ from Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ on Vimeo.

The building
The Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ serves as a cultural anchor - one of the links connecting the newly developed IJ banks with the old heart of the city. The striking building was designed by the Danish architects 3xN and has won various Dutch and international architectural prizes. An imposing glass facade marks out the spacious public hall, with a cafe-restaurant called the Star Ferry, offering visitors a fabulous view of the IJ. The Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ consists of a multifunctional state of the art chamber music hall, seating 725, several foyers for workshops and master classes, a smaller hall seating 100, and extensive conference and catering facilities.


 

Special features
• Unique location on a peninsula on the IJ river, Amsterdam city centre
• Magnificent view and atmosphere
• Multifunctional music hall
• Main concert hall with 725 seats or 1,500 standing places
• Variable natural acoustics and a flexible auditorium arrangement
• Small foyer hall, seating 100
• Foyer decks with views over the IJ
• Café restaurant with waterfront terrace
• Large public foyer with exhibition space
• Studio and rehearsal space
• Offices of various music organisations