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Welcome to Utrecht

Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands.

Attractions

Utrecht city has an active cultural life. There are several theatres, the classical music centre Vredenburg, the rock club Tivoli, several cinemas including three arthouse cinemas. There are also many galleries selling art, and a fair number of museums (listed below). To involve a broad layer of the population into culture, Utrecht regularly organizes cultural Sundays, in which several organizations offer free admission around a changing theme. Utrecht also houses one of the landmarks of modern architecture, the 1924 Rietveld Schröder House, which is listed on UNESCO's world heritage sites.

Museums

  • Aboriginal Art Museum
  • Centraal Museum (arts and municipal history)
  • Museum Catharijneconvent (history of Christian culture and arts in the Netherlands)
  • Railroad Museum (history of Dutch railroad,)
  • University museum