Hervormd Lyceum Zuid

April 19th -22nd 2016

Rouen/Amsterdam

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“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” Robert Louis Stevenson

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This logbook belongs to : Teachers :

“The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others”Vincent Van Gogh

Table of Contents

A map of the Netherlands p.4

A brief history of the Netherlands p.5

A brief history of Amsterdam p.7

Quiz on the Netherlands p.8

Programme p.10

Canal Tour p.11

Sightseeing Tour p.12

Anne Frank House p.13

Map of the Jewish emigration p.16

Map of the most important camps in the book p.17

Wednesday's visit of the city p.18

Classes at Hervormd Lyceum Zuid p.21

Visit of the Rijksmuseum p.22

Visit of the city with our Dutch friends p.24

Van Gogh museum p.25

Your host family p.27

My list of new words p.29

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Take all your notes in this logbook in order to write your own diary of your trip to Amsterdam when you come back to France.

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A brief history of The NetherlandsTHE ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL NETHERLANDS

Farming was introduced into the Netherlands about 4,500 BC. At first farmers made tools andweapons of stone. However after 1,900 BC they used bronze. About 750 BC the inhabitants of theNetherlands learned to use iron. In the 1st century BC the Romans conquered Belgium and thesouthern Netherlands. They built roads and towns. However they did not colonize the northern partof the Netherlands. Then in the late 4th century the Romans withdrew from the Netherlands as theirEmpire crumbled. Afterwards the Netherlands was left to Germanic peoples, Franks, Saxons andFrisians. However in the 8th century AD the Franks conquered the others and became masters of theregion. Meanwhile the area was converted to Christianity. In 768 Charlemagne became ruler of theFranks and he created a great empire in Europe. Under him the Netherlands was divided intocantons, each ruled by a count. However when Charlemagne died in 814 his empire was dividedinto three parts, roughly modern France, Germany and the region between the Netherlands was partof the Middle Empire. However in 925 it was absorbed into the German Empire.

During the 9th and 10th century the Netherlands suffered from Viking raids. During the MiddleAges town life and trade flourished in the Netherlands. In the 14th century Dutch towns enjoyedconsiderable freedom and in the 15th century the Dukes of Burgundy gradually took control of theregion.

THE NETHERLANDS 1500-1800

Eventually the Low Countries including the Netherlands became the possessions of the powerfulHabsburg family. In 1555 Phillip II of Spain became ruler of the region. Meanwhile theReformation was sweeping the Netherlands despite rigorous persecution. Calvinism, the teachingsof John Calvin became popular in the Dutch towns. In 1566 Calvinists destroyed religious art inmany churches in a movement called the Iconoclastic Fury. In 1567 King Phillip sent his servant theDuke of Alva with an army to suppress the Calvinists and impose his will on the Netherlands. Alvaset up the Council of Blood, which tried and condemned to death 12,000 people for taking part inthe riots of 1566. Then Prince William of Orange, known as William the Silent became thechampion of Dutch freedom. In 1572 William led pirates called the Sea Beggars against theSpanish. From the sea they sailed up rivers and captured Dutch towns. The Dutch flocked to jointhe rebellion. However the Spanish fought back and a terrible war ensued. In 1579 seven provincesof the Low Countries signed the Union of Utrecht. In 1581 they declared independence from Spain.In 1588 they formed the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. But the Spanish fought to holdonto the region and in 1584 William the Silent was assassinated. Yet the English sent help and Spainwas weakened by the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Phillip finally died in 1598. During the17th century the Netherlands became a prosperous trading nation helped by a 12 years truce withSpain from 1609 to 1621. The Dutch West India Company was formed in 1621 and in 1625 theDutch founded New York (later New Amsterdam). In 1652 they founded a colony in south Africa.Meanwhile Dutch sailors went on long voyages. In 1606 Willem Jansz discovered Australia and in1642 Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania. Meanwhile the Spanish finally recognized theindependence of the Netherlands in 1648. However trade rivalry with England led to three wars in1652-54, 1665-67 and 1672-74. Finally William of Orange, Stadholder (ruler) of the Netherlandsmade peace with England and married Princess Mary of England. In 1688 William became king ofEngland. In the late 17th century science, art and philosophy flourished in the Netherlands. Hollanddeclined in the 18th century even if it had become an economic and political power. The Dutchwere involved in the War of the Spanish Succession against the French. The long war left theNetherlands exhausted. Increasingly Britain and France dominated world trade.

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THE NETHERLANDS IN THE 19TH CENTURY

At the end of the 18th century Europe was thrown into turmoil by the French Revolution. In 1795the French invaded The Netherlands and founded the Batavian Republic. In 1806 Napoleon madehis brother Louis king of the Netherlands. However the brothers fell out and Louis was forced toabdicate in 1810. The Netherlands was then absorbed into the French Empire. However by 1813Napoleon was facing defeat and in that year William of Orange returned to the Netherlands. In 1814he was made King William I. In 1815 Belgium and The Netherlands were joined together as onecountry under King William I but the two countries were too different to be united. In 1830 theBelgians rebelled and in 1839 the great powers forced William I to give Belgium its independence.William I died in 1840 and in 1848 his son introduced a new liberal constitution. For the rest of the19th century the Netherlands was a prosperous and stable country. Yet everybody did not share theprosperity. Some industrial growth took place. (In 1839 a railway was opened from Haarlem toAmsterdam). However conditions in 19th century factories in the Netherlands were terrible.

THE NETHERLANDS IN THE 20TH CENTURY

During the First World War The Netherlands remained neutral but the German Kaiser fled to theNetherlands in 1918 and was granted asylum there. During the 1930s like the rest of the world theNetherlands suffered from the Depression and there was mass unemployment. Yet despite thedepression living standards rose during the 1920s and 1930s. When the Second World War beganDutch remained neutral but on 10 May the Germans invaded. On 14 May the Germans bombedRotterdam. The Netherlands was forced to surrender. However Queen Wilhemina escaped. DuringWorld War II the Netherlands suffered terribly. Thousands of Dutch men were deported to work inGermany and 23,000 people who resisted the Germans were shot. The worst suffering was duringthe Winter of Hunger in 1944-45 when the Germans looted the Netherlands of food, reducing thepeople to near starvation. Furthermore the Nazis murdered a huge number of Jews. In 1940 about140,000 Jews lived in The Netherlands but less than 25,000 survived. The Germans the Netherlandsrecovered from the war and a new welfare state was created. In 1949 the Dutch colony of Indonesiabecame independent. It was followed by Suriname in 1975. Meanwhile the Netherlands was afounder member of the EU in 1957. In 1999 the Netherlands joined the Euro.

THE NETHERLANDS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Like the rest of the world the Netherlands suffered in the recession of 2009 but it soon recovered. Today the Netherlands is a prosperous country. Flower growing is still an important industry. Today the population of The Netherlands is 16.8 million.

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A brief history of AmsterdamEarly Amsterdam

The city of Amsterdam began as a village on the River Amstel. However in the Middle Ages it grewrapidly as a centre of trade. In 1275 Floris V, Count of Holland gave the people of 'Amstelledamme'to transport their goods by water through his territory. In 1306 the bishop of Utrecht gaveAmsterdam certain rights and the little town grew rapidly. In 1323 Amsterdam was made a port forHamburg beer. Herring curing was invented in 1385. It meant the fish lasted longer and so theherring trade from Amsterdam boomed. However Amsterdam suffered a severe fire in 1421.Another disastrous fire took place in 1452. Fire was a constant hazard when buildings were made ofwood but after the second fire wood was banned as a building material. The Schreierstorn towerwas built in 1480. The Waag gatehouse was built in 1488.

In the 16th century Amsterdam continued its growth. Meanwhile the Protestant Reformation sweptacross the Netherlands despite persecution. In the 17th century Amsterdam boomed and three greatcanals were built around the city. Many immigrants came to Amsterdam and its population rose to200,000. The rise in the population of Amsterdam happened despite outbreaks of plague, whichkilled many people. The last outbreak was in 1663. Meanwhile the Athaneum Illustre opened in1632. it became Amsterdam University in 1977.

In the 18th century Amsterdam continued to be wealthy and it was also known for its tolerance.However in the early 19th century Amsterdam stagnated although a railway was built to Haarlem in1839. In the late 19th century Amsterdam began to revive. The Industrial Revolution began totransform the city. At first industrialisation caused many social problems and in 1886 twenty-sixpeople were killed in the Palingoproer Riots.

On the other hand new public buildings were erected. The Rijkmuseum opened in 1885 andCentraal Station was built in 1889. The Stedelijk Museum opened in 1895. Rembrandt HouseMuseum opened in 1911.

Modern AmsterdamThe Netherlands stayed neutral during the First World War but there were food shortages. As aresult there were riots in Amsterdam in 1917. After the war new housing developments were built inAmsterdam to replace slums. In 1928 the Olympics were held in Amsterdam. Then in the 1930swork began on creating a park called the Amsterdamse Bos. In 1939 the Dutch remained neutral butGermany invaded anyway in 1940. During the Second World War most of the Jews in Amsterdamwere deported. (Anne Frank House opened to the public in 1960). After the war Amsterdamflourished again. Then in the 1960s Amsterdam was a haven for hippies. In the late 20th centuryand early 21st century new museums opened in Amsterdam. The Van Gogh Museum opened in1973. The Joods Historisch Museum opened in 1987. Foam Photography Museum opened in 2001and Diamond Museum opened in 2007. Hermitage Amsterdam opened in 2009. Today Amsterdamhas a population of 820,000.

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Quiz on the NetherlandsTry to do the quiz all on your own and ask your Dutch host family when you need help.

1-What is the capital city of the Netherlands?

A-UtrechtB-RotterdamC-Amsterdam 2-What is the population of the Netherlands?A-16.8 millionB-15.8 millionC-14.8 million3-What is the national sport of the Netherlands?A-footballB-hurlingC-rugby4-What is the national emblem of the Netherlands ?

A-coalB-hoovesC-the harp

5-What are the colours of the Dutch flag? A-green, white, redB-blue, white, green C-red, white, blue

6-What colour shirt do the Dutch football team wear?A-green B-white

C-orange

7-Who is the Patron Saint of the Netherlands?

A-Saint Nicolas

B-Saint PatrickC-Saint George

8-The main river that flows through Amsterdam shares its name with a beer. What is it ?A-BudweiserB- HeinekenC- Amstel

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9-When an address ends with the word gracht it means the address sits on which of the following ?A-an alley B-a canal C- a square

10-What tops the spire of the Westerkerk church ?A-a rooster B- a crown C-a cross

11-What is the houseboat Poezenboot home to ?A-a high school B- stray cats C-a radio station

12-Rijtsttalel is served in what kind of restaurant ?A-Swedish B- Indian C-IndonesianWhy is this type of food so much served in The Netherlands ? …...........................................................................................................................................................

13-Many old houses in the Jordaan area of Amsterdam have stone tablets that displayed what information ? A-the occupant's religion B-the occupant's line of work C-that the house was free of the plague

14-What is the name of the Amsterdam's famous floating flower market? A-Bloemenmarkt B-Bloemengracht C-Tulipmarkt

15-The Royal Palace in the centre is located on what big square ?A-Rembrandtsplein B-Dam C-Leidseplein D-Munt

16-Which of these is one of the main tourist attractions in Amsterdam ?A-The Purple Light District B-The Green Light District C-The Red Light District17-When did The Olympic Games take place in Amsterdam?A-1924 B-1928 C-1932 D-193618-The highest building in Amsterdam is named after a famous Dutch painter. What is the name of this building ?A-Van Gogh Tower B-Rembrandt Tower C-Vermeer Tower D- Klashorst Tower19-What is the official nickname of Amsterdam shared by several other cities ?A- Coffeeshop City B- Best of Rest C- Venice of the North D- Greatest of the Little Big Towns20-Which of these sports is not native Dutch ?A-fierljeppen B-Maide Leisg C- korfball D- klootschieten 21-Which holiday takes place on 27 th April in Amsterdam?A-St.Nicholas. Day B-King's Day ( Koningsdag) C-Liberation Day

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My trip to Amsterdam April 19 th -22 nd 2016

Tuesday 19th

6.30 a.m Meeting at Place du Boulingrin7.00 a.m Departure to Amsterdam ( make sure you have a packed lunch and some drinks)

4.00 p.m Arrival at Amsterdam and Canal tour6.00 p.m Arrival at Hervormd Zuid high school. Drinks party with host families

Evening with host family

Wednesday 20th

Breakfast with host family ( don't forget your packed lunch ).8.15 a.m Gathering / departure to our sightseeing tour

12.00 p.m picnic12.30 Back to Amsterdam

3.45 p.m Anne Frank's House / Workshop and visit of the museum Visit of the city

6.30 p.m Gathering ( school) and departure to host family

Thursday 21st

Breakfast with host family.8.15 a.m Gathering (school )

8.30 a.m-11.30 a.m Classes with Dutch friends12.00 a.m Lunch ( free) in the school cafeteria

1.30 p.m visit of the Rijksmuseum ( guided tour)3.30 p.m Visit of the city with our friends

5.30 p.m Back to school /last dinner all together

Friday 22nd

Breakfast with host family ( don't forget your packed lunch)8.15 a.m Gathering (school)with luggage

10.00a.m-11.30 a.m Van Gogh museum audio-guides tour12.00 Picnic ( don't forget your packed lunch)

1.00 p.m Departure to France ( dinner in a motorway rest area restaurant)9.30 p.m Arrival at Place du Boulingrin

Tueday's Canal TourJot down all that you have learned about Amsterdam during the Tour in order to

write a detailed summary when you come back to France. Don't forget to take

pictures.

Key words :

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Wednesday morning's Sightseeing TourWrite down information about where you went (look at your map), what you saw and what you did during the tour. Get ready to write an entry about it. Take pictures !

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Wednesday AfternoonAnne Frank's House

You have read the Diary of a Young Girl and now you know a lot about Jewish people'shardship during World War ІІ. What's striking about the book is the fact that thereader knows the fate of all the characters who were Jews in hiding, which theauthor did not know. Anne Frank is both a witness and a victim and this makes hertestimony even more powerful.

Read the text below to know more about what happened to the eight people in hiding after their arrest :Hermann Van Pels In 1937 Hermann move to Amsterdam with his wife and son, because of the anti-Jewish regulations inGermany. He is hired by Otto Frank's company Pectacon as a specialist in herbs and spices. Hermannwith his wife occasionally visit the Franks on Saturdays for coffee. In 1942 Otto and Hermann decideto turn the annexe of the office building into a hiding place for both families. After their arrest, allhiders are taken at Camp Westerbork where men and women live apart. Hermann and his son Peterstay together and in the evening they are able to chat a bit with Auguste. On Saturday evening, 2September 1944, all eight are selected for transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The men are seperatedfrom women and Hermann will never see his wife again. He is put to work in Auschwitz 1 with Otto,Peter and Fritz Pfeffer. According to Otto, Hermann seriously injures his thumb a few weeks later.When a selection is made by the camp guards, the injured Hermann is chosen and led away along with agroup of other men. Otto and Peter watch him go. On an unknown day, probably in October orNovember 1944, Hermann Van Pels is killed. He is 46 years old.

Auguste Van PelsAfter her arrest and transport to Camp Westerbork, Auguste and the other female prisoners aremade to dismantle batteries, a filthy and dangerous job. Seated along tables as soon as five in themorning, the women break open the batteries in order to remove the carbon rods. Then they pick outthe sticky brown mass, which contains poisonous ammonium chloride. Finally all the components arecollected seperately for use in the war industry. In early September with 1, 019 prisoners, she takeswhat was proved to be the last transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau. In the chaos that ensues on the trainplatform at Auschwitz she is heartlessly seperated from her son and husband. She manages to make itthrough the first selection for the gas chambers. During the day she does hard labour and at night shesleeps with more than a thousand other women in a barracks originally meant for 52 horses. InOctober or November 1944, Auguste is put on a transport to Bergen-Belsen, probably along withMargot and Anne. She stays there for a few months. In February 1945 Auguste is deported to Raguhn,an outer camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp, and several weeks later to Theresienstadt. As aneyewitness later reports , Auguste is brutally murdered on that last transport : the Nazis throw herunder the train and she dies on the spot. She is 44 years old.

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Auguste, Hermann Van Pels and Victor Kugler

Peter Van Pels

Fritz PfefferFritz Pfeffer is a sport-loving dentist. He opens his own practice in Berlin in 1913. He spends hisfree time rowing and is a member of Berlin's Undine rowing society. During the First World War, hefights in th 116th infantry regiment agianst the French. In 1926 he marries Vera Henriette Bythinerand their son Werner is born. However the marriage fails and after their divorce in 1933, Fritz raisesWerner on his own. In around 1935 he meets his great love, the Catholic Charlotte Kaletta. Theycannot marry because the Nuremberg racial laws have banned mixed marriage. In 1938, with theNazy becoming more and more threatening, he decides to at least ensure the safety of his son. Hefinds Werner a place on a boat bound for England, where his brother Ernst will care for him. Fritzhimself cannot go along ; because of the huge flood of refugees England is taking only a limitednumber of Jews, mainly children.

Then Fritz and Charlotte flee to the Netherlands. Fritz tries to escape to Australia, Aruba or Chilewith Charlotte but Fritz's request is refused. In May 1940 Fritz meets Otto and he joins the group ofrefugees and friends who spend Saturday afternoons at the Franks with Charlotte. There he alsomeets Miep and Jan Gies and the Van Pels family. In Autumn of 1942, he asks Miep whether sheknows of a possible hiding place. 14

In Germany, Peter attends the Jewish school and he plays sports with a small group of friends. He has thick dark hair and beautiful blue eyes. He is quiet and shy. Because he attends a Jewish school, he sees his classes growing smaller and smaller as many families flee Germany. Peter is only 10 when his parents emigrate to Amsterdam. One week after the Franks move into the Secret Annexe, Peter arrives with his cat Mouschi. He is now 15 years old. He is the only one in the group with a room of his own, to which he often retreats. On 4 August 1944, Peter is sitting in the attic with Otto Frank going over an English lesson when the police bursts into the Secret Annexe. After the arrest, he is sent to Camp Westerbork and finally ends up in the men's barracks in Auschwitz 1, along with his father, Otto Frank and Fritz Pfeffer. He is put to work in the mail department. After a few weeks, Peter and Otto witness Peter's father being led away with a small group of men. In January 1945 the guards clear the camp to escape the approaching Russian army. Otto

Fritz Pfeffer and his son Werner. Werner survives the war and moves to the US, where he takes the name Peter Pepper.

Fritz and his girlfriend Charlotte Kaletta

implores Peter to hide, but he refuses. He is taken along on a brutal trek that ends at the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria and will later become known as one of the infamous death marches. At Mauthausen, he is put to work doing very heavy mining for the construction of an underground ball bearing factory. The prisoners are given no medical care whatsoever and live under barbarous conditions. Peter is finally put in the sick barracks of the main camp where he dies of exhaustion, probably in the second half of April 1945. He is 18 years old. Shorlty afterwards-on 5 May 1945- the camp is liberated.

Charlotte isn't Jewish and doesn't have to go into hiding. He arrives in the Secret Annexe on midNovember 1942. He is speechless with amazement because he thought the Franks had fled toSwitzerland. At 53, he is the oldest occupant and the only one without a family or loved one at hisside. Miep serves as the messenger between Fritz and his beloved, who write to each otherregularly. Fritz studies Spanish in the annexe, ever hopeful about breeding a horse farm withCharlotte in Chile. After the arrest, he is also transported via Camp Westerbork to Auschwitz 1,where he is forced to do hard labour. Road construction is one of his tasks. The prisoners areliterally worked to death for the benefit of the German war industry. In October 1944, he is includedin a transport of physicians and dentists being sent to the Neuengamme concentration camp nearHamburg. This movement of prisoners to other camps in Germany has to do with the Alliedadvance in late 1944, when the Nazis are feeling mounting pressure to erase all traces of theiratrocities. Fritz survives the transport but dies in Neuengamme on 20 December of illness,deprivation and exhaustion.

Edith FrankIn 1933, after Hitler comes to power, Edith, her husband and two daughters emigrate to theNetherlands. When Margot is called up for a "work camp" in Germany in July 1942, the familydecide to go into hiding one week earlier than planned. In the Annexe, Edith mainly does thecleaning and the washing-up while Auguste does the cooking. Edith also takes care of her familyand mends their clothing.

Margot and Anne FrankIn the Secret Annexe, Margot and Anne help with the washing-up and with meal preparations, such aspeeling potatoes. Like all the other occupants they read a great deal. Like Anne, Margot keeps a diary.Hers, however has never been found. After the arrest, Margot, Anne, their mother and Auguste VanPels are put in the same barracks with about three hundred other women. After an uninterruuptedjourney of three days and nights in a bolted cattle car with more than sixty people, a modicum offresh air and one bucket to serve as a toilet, they arrive in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Then they undergothe humiliation that turn themfrom human beings into numbers : they must take off their clothes, alltheir body hair is shaved off and a number is tattooed on their forearms. From early morning to lateat night they are made to lug stones or cut turf. In late October or early November, they areselected for transport to Bergen-Belsen. Saying good-bye to their mother, who is left behind, musthave been heartbreaking. It's another journey under wretched conditions. Bergen-Belsen is adisorganized hell : there's hardly any food and little room. The crematoria have broken down and thedead bodies are lying about everywhere. Margot and Anne end up in a makeshift tent camp. After afew days a storm causes their tent to collapse. They are moved to an overcrowded barracks. When atyphoid fever epidemic breaks out in the camp, Margot and Anne both succumb only a few weeksbefore the camp is liberated. Margot dies in March 1945 aged 19 and Anne soon dies, 15 years old withno one left, of disease, exhaustion and despair.

After their arrest, Edith Frank does the same task as Auguste Van Pels and she is also deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau with her two daughters. As the men and women are seperated, they will never see Otto again. The conditions in the camp are barbaric : the food is meagre and poor, the prisoners stand at roll-call for hours in the rain and cold, they are often, cruelly treated and the work is heavy. It's a well-organized hell. According to a witness, Edith and her daughters are inseparable. But when her daughters are selected for transport to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, she has to let them go. Edith is left alone. Underfed and exhausted, she dies on 6 January 1945 in the sick barracks.

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Now, get ready to attend the museum's workshop. It will be about The Franks, the Van Pels, Fritz Pfeffer but also the helpers and Resistance in Amsterdam.

Take notes about what the information given by your guide as well as your experiencein the museum ( feelings, striking details and documents...)

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Wednesday Afternoon's visit of the citySpot all the places (monuments, museums, markets, shopping streets, …) and jot downinformation about them. Get ready to write an entry and take pictures.

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Thursday morning's classesGet ready to write an entry about your experience at Hervormd Lyceum Zuid, takenotes and pictures.

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Thursday 's visit of the Rijksmuseum

What is peculiar about Rijksmuseum?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

When was that museum founded and what was its original name?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Under which circumstances was the Rijksmuseum built? (designer etc.)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the architectural style of the museum?___________________________________________________________

find information about the following paintings ( names, dates and painters)

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Choose your favourite painting from these seven masterpieces or select an otherpainting in the museum to create a “tableau vivant”. Write monologues, dialogues anduse props as well as costumes to perform the scene on stage. Some of you could asktheir drama teachers for good tips. Learn your texts by heart and rehearse alltogether. Your classmates and teachers will be in the audience! How about shootingyour performance...Be creative!! 23

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What is/are your favourite masterpiece(s) in the museum ? Get ready to write an entry about it.

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Thursday 's visit of the City and last dinnerGet ready to write an entry about your visit of Amsterdam with your Dutch friends,

take notes and pictures.

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Friday's Van Gogh museum audio tour

1. What nationality was Van Gogh ?Belgium. French. Dutch. Danish.

2. When was he born ?30 March 1843. 30 March 1853. 30 March 1863. 30March 1873.

3. What was his first job ?Assistant to a cleryman. Clerk to his father. Clerk in his uncle's art dealers in The

Hague. Clerk in his uncle's art dealers in London.4. What was the name of Vincent's favourite brother ?

Theo. Jakob. Cornelius. Cent.5. In which city was the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at which Van Gogh enrolled

in January 1886 ?Amsterdam. Rotterdam. Antwerp. The Hague.

6. Where did Vincent move to from Antwerp ?Paris. Arles. Vienna. Marseille.

7. Which schools of painting did Vincent encounter in Paris ?Expressionism and Symbolism. Surrealism and Fauvist. Abstract and Cubism.

Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism.

8. Prints from which country had a great influence on Van Gogh ?Korea. India. Japan. China.

9. What was the main influence of these prints ?Nothing discernable. Introduced Eastern themes into his work EncouragedVan Gogh to embrace the exotic. Encouraged Van Gogh to outline areas of pure, flat

colour.

10. Which contemporary artist did Van Gogh hero worship ?Millet. Gauguin. Monet. Seurat.

11. Which town of southern France did Van Gogh move to in February 1888 ?Arles. Toulouse. Marseille. Lourdes.

12. What was the name of the house he rented there ?The Orange House. The Red House. The blue House. The Yellow House.

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13. On 23 December 1888, Van Gogh had a breakdown. How did this manifest itself ?He cut off his left ear and gave it to Gauguin. He cut off the tip of his nose and gave

it to a prostitute. He cut off part of his left ear and gave it ti a prostitute.He started painting in bold colours.

14. When he went to the asylum at St Remy, was he... ?A voluntary patient. Committed by his doctor. Committed by Gauguin.

Committed by his brother.15. When did Van Gogh die ?

29 July 1860 . 29 July 1870. 29 July 1890. 29 July 1900.

16. How did he die ?Overdose of Anti-depressants. Gun wound to the stomach. Old age.

Drowning

17. How long after his death, did his brother Theo die ?Six days. Six weeks. Six months. Six years.

18. How many paintings did Van Gogh sell in his lifetime ?One. Five. Ten. We don't know for sure, there's evidence that it

wasn't just one.

19. When was the first major retrospective of Van Gogh's painting held, organizedby the Dutch Symbolist artists Jan Toorop and Roland Holst ?

1892. 1898. 1910. 1925.

20.Which of the follonwing flowers did Van Gogh paint regularly ?Geraniums. Roses. Waterlillies. Sunflowers.

The Museum When was it built and who designed it?

________________________________________________________________ Who was this man on the left (picture 1)?

________________________________________________________________ Find the name of the painting (picture 2) and write it down.

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Find the names of the paintings you can see in the museum (11 names):

A I T H E Y E L L O W H O U S EL M Y Z Y A F X D K G I V E T HE T A G S Y T I N R E T E T A NS J K O L Y N E R O W B R C R DA T Z M O O R D E B E H T Q R MR I J K I J H P S G W U H V Y UE H S U N F L O W E R S E R N AN S A B F L D V S E S I R I I LE F I G C X F U O N T P H Q G TS C V B E D H M E C V B O S H PX W Y L A R L E S I E N N E T JQ G R E F A C T H G I N E H T Z

Choose your favorite painting and take notes to write an entry in your dairy.

YOUR HOST FAMILYWhat is my Dutch friend's family like?

Names of Dutch friend's friends.

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Name the different members of your host family who are at home and pets if there are any.

How far is your Dutch friend's home from school? How do you go to school?

Different activities your friend usually plans for the weekend and after school.

Description of house ( or flat) and bedroom. How different is it from your house ( or flat)?

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What are the main differences between you and your host family?

Jobs of all the family members who work.

My list of new words(English and Dutch)

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In the street : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

At school: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....................................................................………………………………………………………….....……………………………………………………………….....……………………………………………………………….....……

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Sources : The Anne Frank House, Who was in and around the secret annexe, 2013The Verzetsmuseum, Persecution and resistance in Amsterdam, 2006http://www.annefrank.org/fr/Sitewide/Languages/English/http://www.localhistories.org/amsterdam.htmlhttp://www.localhistories.org/netherlands.htmlhttps://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en

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