Photo: Olaf Kraak ANP
The king’s golden coach has arrived in Amsterdam for a special exhibition exploring years of controversy surrounding this gift from the city of Amsterdam to the Netherlands’ royal family.
The coach, which has undergone a five year restoration project and weighs 2,500 kilos, was lifted in to the central courtyard at the Amsterdam Museum on Wednesday night, where it will be kept in a glass case for some eight months.
The show, Golden Coach, will open at the Amsterdam Museum on June 18 and run until February 27 next year. It aims to introduce the audience to different perspectives on the ceremonial vehicle, from socialist views that it was a costly and unnecessary gift for queen Wilhelmina on her inauguration in 1898, to the stories behind its unique craftsmanship.