Top Amsterdam Classes & Workshops

At a unique location right in the center of Amsterdam you can now paint your own Delft blue tile! Under the guidance of a professional painter you get to work with the ancient craft. During a short introduction you will learn about the history of Delft blue pottery. After that you get to work yourself! You can choose from one of the patterns, or create your own design!

Learn tips and trade secrets from a professional mixologist in this hour and a half Amsterdam Cocktail Workshop. We’ve all tried making our own cocktails, but after this session you will be hooked on mixology as you learn the does and dont's of making you.

Skip the tourist traps and learn traditional Dutch recipes at a private pancake-making class in the home of an Amsterdam native. Experience the city like a local as you visit an organic grocery store with your host to pick up ingredients, then get hands-on practice mixing, cooking, and flipping the Dutch delicacy, before sitting down together to enjoy your included pancake lunch.

Take a break from the capital’s busy tourist attractions and immerse yourself in Amsterdam’s artistic culture at a nude painting workshop. Avoid hidden costs with all materials and model time included in the price, allowing you to freely try your hand at figure illustration in private settings. Benefit from the guidance of an experienced instructor as you imitate the Old Masters or practise your own personal style.

Your best hour in Amsterdam! Feel, taste, smell and discover which secrets hide behind the best cocktail. During this interactive cocktail and genever experience in The House of Bols you will find out everything there is to know about how genever conquered the world during the Golden Age.

Not only will you develop your photography skills under the guidance of a highly experienced professional photographer, but we'll also be photographing some unique and very historic locations around Amsterdam. These personally selected locations are the types of places only a local photographer could know. There is no better way to photography this beautiful city than with some one how knows it best!

Cooking class 'Stroopwafel' and a small beer tasting. Even something simple as making a Stroopwafel have some hidden tricks. For example: fresh vanilla and using dark brown local beer. Don't worry, we will teach you! Instead of using milk, we use a Dutch ‘Dark-brow’ Dubbel beer, to give it even more flavour. (search more at: stroopwaffle.org) Fun fact Did you know The Dutch have a rich tradition of drinking beer, around 1700 it was considered healthier (and safer) to drink beer instead then water? While the dough is rising, we’ll present you a small beer tasting where we will teach you more about Dutch Double beer.

Don’t miss out on Amsterdam's history and culture just because you can’t get on a plane. This Withlocals Amsterdam virtual experience is led live by a local, and you can enjoy it without even opening your front door. You’ll meet virtually with your guide who’ll tell you tales of the city’s past and present to help you get acquainted with Amsterdam and Dutch culture.

Great opportunity to meet with like minded travelers, share some similar interests, culture, make friends and to practice your salsa moves. We will take you to the most popular salsa venue in town.

This experience is perfect for begginners in photography who want to improve their photography skills & creativity and of course who want explore and know curiosities about Amsterdam. You'll learn also how to get an idea of what to shoot fast, how to choose the right angles, set a perfect composition and play with lights and shadows like a professional photographer. At the end of the experience I will show you my best mobile apps to use, camera lens, Lightroom & Photoshop tips!

Do something different while on vacation in Amsterdam by signing up for this fire-breathing workshop. Step outside the bounds of normal tourist activities and challenge yourself to try something new. Your safety and comfort are of utmost importance and you are supervised by an experienced fire-breathing performance artist. Leave the 1.5-hour workshop with stories and photos to share with your friends and family back home.

As the tour is private and can be customised, there is no set itinerary. If you like we can hit the major highlights of Amsterdam from my favourite vantage points (this speeds up discovering the best places). Or we can focus more on the hidden parts of this fabulous city. Or a combination of the two...!

We'll meet at Damrak.Then we will get to some hidden streets close to the Red Ligh District, and will snap photos with neon lights background, alleys, underground spots, indoor places etc. We'll take photos around amsterdam hearth amazing spots for create your creative pictures! If you're a photographer I can also offer you a night Workshop Experience in Amsterdam, just send me a message!

Shimmy and shake your way to self-expression during a belly dancing class in Amsterdam. Learn how to move your hips and hands just like a pro and isolate core muscles for a fun and entertaining workout. Sip a glass of sparkling Prosecco to bubble away your inhibitions, and slip on a jingling coin belt to add an authentic audible element to this ancient art form.

This is fun for all ages and a great experience to do the workshop in a real cheese and clog farm. You're free to make use of your own creativity and create something that's truly yours. At the end you will be able to take your newly painted creation back home with you.

Explore the Amsterdam of hippies and coffeeshops and bust the myths together with our local host Otto! He will tell you the stories behind the hippies and teach how coffeeshops in the Netherlands work. Talk to the most Dutch Dutchman you will meet and ask him anything you want! Is there anything specific you are interested in, want to know more about a certain subject or simply talk about why Otto has 5 bikes? Let him know and he will personalise this experience especially for you!

You will be accompanied and guided through the wooden shoe making by a professional and experienced clog maker. He has been in the business for a long time and will teach you all sorts of tips and tricks about the trade of wooden shoe making.

In this 3-hour Indonesian cooking workshop you will learn about Dutch-Indonesian history and the major influence that Indonesian cuisine has had on Dutch food culture. After learning about key ingredients you'll be provided a personalized menu based on your dietary preferences. Next is to cook these dishes yourself while getting step-by-step instructions and tips & tricks from David. Last but not least, dinner will be served so prepare yourself for a mouthwatering experience! * Groups up to 15 people possible at another location in the center of Amsterdam - corona proof of course - contact me for a personalized offer *

NEW Virtual Visit. Because of the Corona shutdown, I now offer a digital museum visit, using Zoom combined with my image bank. Call me for a live virtual Zoom class visit appointment! Digital conversation. A happy client wrote: „Dear Drs. Kaldenbach, I want to thank you for including me “for two minutes” today during your tour session. It was very nice of you to perceive my interest in knowing more about The Goldfinch painting. The information was extremely interesting to me. I have been to a few museums during my visit to Amsterdam and paid for tour guide’s services. However, I learned more from you in those two minutes than an hour with others. Your kindness to include me was appreciated and want you to know your knowledge about art is inspiring. My best, Jil Jensen.” During the first minutes of contact you can choose between these PowerPoint presentations: 1. Early Vincent van Gogh. 2. Vincent and Gauguin in Arles 3. Later Gauguin in the Tropics

This unique distilling class lets you make your own botanical rum while being in a state of the art distillery in Amsterdam.

NEW Virtual Visit. Because of the Corona shutdown, I now offer a digital museum visit, using Zoom combined with my image bank. Call me for a live virtual Zoom class visit appointment! Digital conversation. A happy client wrote: „Dear Drs. Kaldenbach, I want to thank you for including me “for two minutes” today during your tour session. It was very nice of you to perceive my interest in knowing more about The Goldfinch painting. The information was extremely interesting to me. I have been to a few museums during my visit to Amsterdam and paid for tour guide’s services. However, I learned more from you in those two minutes than an hour with others. Your kindness to include me was appreciated and want you to know your knowledge about art is inspiring. My best, Jil Jensen.” During the first minutes of contact i will introduce Velasquez, court painter in Madrid.

With the help of our certified cheese maker, you will learn the old and the new ways of the old practice known as cheese making. You will learn the basics and will be able to enjoy your own self-made cheese at the end. You will be able to observe the entire process on your own.

Not only will you receiev amazing photos made by a highly experienced professional photographer, but you'll also be visiting some unique, historic and secret locations around Amsterdam. These hidden gems of Amsterdam have been hand-picked locations by David himself, they're the types of places only a local photographer knows. There's no better way to be photographed in this beautiful city than with someone who knows it well and understands how to shoot it in a unique way!

FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS AMSTERDAM HAS BEEN THE HOME TO REVOLUTIONARY LIFE ART WORKS.  DISCOVER WHY WITH OUR AMSTERDAM LIFE ART WORKSHOP? Discover how Amsterdam has contributed to the world of life art with our Amsterdam Life Art Workshop! THE AMSTERDAM LIFE ART WORKSHOP IS AN UNMISSABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ANY ONE INTERESTED IN ART, OR THE ARTISTIC HISTORY OF AMSTERDAM