While designed to supplement a viewing of the PBS Masterpiece Classic The Diary of Anne Frank, this resource can also serve as an excellent informational text and activity source for your students on the historical context and timeline...

A virtual tour of Amsterdam's Anne Frank House permits viewers to not only visit the Secret Annex but to also view photos and videos, examine a timeline of events, and learn about the fate of Anne Frank and her family.

The stories of Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, and Ryan White illustrate the power of children to make a difference. The three lesson in this must-have resource are designed to inspire young people to make a difference in their world....

Students view Rembrandt's etching, View of Amsterdam. They compare commerce and trade of 17th-century Amsterdam to modern day. They create self-portraits of themselves as children with birthday gifts during the 17th century.

High schoolers are introduced to the process of etching during Rembrandt's time. Using a painting of Rembrandt, they answer questions related to it and how the painting makes them feel. They define and demonstrate perspectives and...

Before seeing this presentation, your class might not have a grasp of the contributions to art, science, and politics made by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries. Comprehensive and engaging, the many images and discussion points in...

Students explore ways to promote community pride by creating t-shirts.  For this community lesson, students utilize a digital camera to take photographs of their hometown and transfer them to a t-shirt.  Students complete a...

Students analyze the architecture of the Red and Blue House in The Netherlands. In this architecture analysis lesson, students analyze The Schroder House and complete discussion questions. Students also complete follow up activities,...

Students study themselves in a mirror paying close attention to every attribute on their face. In this self portrait lesson students create a self portrait the same way as Rembrandt has done many times. Students also ask themselves a...

A collection of aerial photographs of Amsterdam, Netherlands, some of which the user can navigate to get a 360 degree view of a particular area of the city.

The online home of the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery houses an impressive collection of masterpieces from the golden age of Dutch painting, among them Rembrandt's dramatic group portrait of Amsterdam surgeons. View "The Anatomy...

An image of "View of Amsterdam with Ships on the Ij", created by Ludolf Backhuysen in 1666 (Oil on canvas, 128 x 221 cm).

An image of "View of Amsterdam", created by Jacob Isaackszon Van Ruisdaelz (Oil on canvas, 52,5 x 43,5 cm).

An image of "Amsterdam: View of the Dam with the Town Hall", created by Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde in 1697 (Oil on canvas, 69 x 91 cm).

An image of "View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam", created by Jan Van Der Heyden during the 1670's (Oil on panel, 41 x 59 cm).

An image of "View of the Singel with the Munttoren in Amsterdam", created by Isaak Ouwater during the 1770's (Oil on canvas, 38 x 47 cm).

An image of "View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam", created by Jan Van Der Heyden, c. 1660 (Oil on oak, 91 x 114 cm).

An image of "View of the Herengracht, Amsterdam", created by Jan Van Der Heyden, c. 1670 (Oil on canvas).

Front facade of the Hermitage (Amsterdam)

Interior of the Oude Kerk (Amsterdam)

Spire of the Oude Kerk (Amsterdam)

Depiction of the painting "Italian Landscape" by Karel Dujardin. The page loads in Dutch, but there is an option to view the page in English.

An image of "View from the Mussel Pier in Amsterdam", created by Ludolf Backhuysen in 1673 (Oil on canvas).