The field trip kicks off the Museum Course, where Knowledge Integration students practise interdisciplinary collaboration and design by creating original, working museum exhibits. They’ve started by studying museums in Amsterdam, and they'll finish with an exhibition of their own work in March 2019.
Here are some photos from their trip!
Two students choose a cohort-created walking tour for their first day in Amsterdam.
The Tropenmuseum sports a logo for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, just like we see in our home in the Faculty of Environment.
The Ingang Museum is well-known for its -- what? "ingang" means "entrance?". It pays to know the language.
We're actually at the Museum Werf t'Kromhout, which houses a collection of volunteer-maintained steam- and diesel-engines manufactured by the Kromhout company.
Our hostel serves as a spot to socialize while planning or reviewing the day's activities.
A memorial at Muiderpoortstation remembers its sinister past in the deportation of citizens during the second world war. Museums are everywhere, for those who choose to look.
Artis (Zoo) is home to many exotic animals. While not strictly a "museum" per se, zoos do exhibit both essentialist (conservation, scholarship) and adaptive (outreach, teaching) elements.
Students engage in a game of chess at the hostel after (or in preparation for) a day of observation in museums.
A visit to Keukenhof has been a #kiAmsterdam field trip tradition. Acres and acres of tulips and other spring flowers.
Although a rainy day, 23 members of the cohort braved the weather to take in this verdant vista. And we were not alone; it's never been so crowded!
Cruquius Museum and its two sisters, a steampunk fantasy in real life, drained Haarlemmermeer.
Bring bread, meat, cheese, fruit and desserts, meet in Flevopark, and -- hey presto -- it's a pop-up potluck picnic!
A few of us took in a screening and discussion of the new film "Why We Cycle" at the University of Amsterdam.
One variety grafted to another, to take advantage of the best qualities of each. Foliage Integration at Hortus Botanicus in #kiAmsterdam.
Taking a break outside the hostel, enjoying "vegan junk food"!
