Step through the softened stone archway and the first clue that this is no ordinary hotel appears immediately: Pillar, a sculptural light installation by Levi van Veluw, standing sentinel at the entrance. It’s the opening note of a 1,000-piece art collection curated by Kunstmest Consulting.
Levi van Veluw – Pillar, 2021 Rosewood Amsterdam © Levi van Veluw
Inside, the lobby unfolds like a contemporary take on the Rijksmuseum’s Gallery of Honour, culminating in a digital artwork co-curated with Amsterdam’s Nxt Museum. Traditionalists, fear not: there is plenty of tangible craft, from Frank Stella’s 1970s Polish Village wooden reliefs to Maarten Baas’s mischievous Grandmother Clock, a gently humorous nod to Dutch conceptualism.
Maarten Baas - The Grandfather clock Ex Libris hallway designed by Studio Piet Boon © Daniëlle Siobhán
The collection is organised into four themes. Re-Masters brings together modern Dutch talents including Viviane Sassen, Maaike Schoorel, Levi van Veluw and Berndnaut Smilde, each reinterpreting Golden Age sensibilities for the present day. Urban Art pulls Amsterdam’s street energy indoors with works by Frankey and Rutger de Vries, while Innovative Media uses digital canvases to spotlight next-generation artists. Next Generation Talent introduces unconventional voices shaping the city’s future.
Lobby Lounge showcasing digital screen programmed by NXT Museum © Daniel Samama, 2025 courtesy of Nxt Museum
Anton Corbijn – Candy Dulfer Advocatuur designed by Sagrada © Chantal Arnts
The Grand Library, once a courtroom, is now the hotel’s intellectual heart. Beneath soaring ceilings hangs a vast textile by Patience.studio, revealing the hidden sketch layers of Rembrandt’s Night Watch. Nearby, a fictional judge painted by Alex van Warmerdam gazes sternly across at a forceful portrait by Raquel van Haver. It is, like the building itself, a dialogue between past and present. Outside, Piet Oudolf’s garden, De Tuin, provides a softer form of artistry: a living canvas of native flora that shifts with the seasons.
Frederik Molenschot - S TATI CA © Maarten Willemstein for Studio Molen
Rosewood Amsterdam may offer Michelin-ready dining, a jenever distillery, and luxurious rooms, but this hotel offers more for the cultural sightseer. Art isn’t decoration here; it’s a gateway into the spirit and atmosphere of the Dutch capital.
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- Welcome amenity
- Daily breakfast for two
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