Amsterdam

Students are studying in the main auditorium of Amsterdam's Concertgebouw while musicians perform classical music, in sessions organized by Entree, the youth association of the venue. The initiative aims to help students concentrate, reduce stress, and attract younger audiences to the Concertgebouw.

Amsterdam celebrated the 25th anniversary of the world's first gay marriages with three same-sex couples marrying at City Hall early Wednesday, conducted by Mayor Femke Halsema just after midnight.

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has confirmed a new Rembrandt painting, 'The Vision of Zacharias in the Temple,' after two years of review using modern analysis methods.