This is Spiegelgracht, one of side-streets in the canal ring and the heart of Amsterdam’s art and antiques scene. Dozens of antique shops and galleries can be found in these streets. The antique dealers sell all kinds of curiosities, ranging from historic tiles of Delft Blue to nineteenth-century writing desks – if you like antiques, this is the place for you.

Spiegelstraat would never have become the centre of art and antiques without the Rijksmuseum close at hand, because in the early years, the museum bought many objects for its collection from the shops on this street: earthenware, furniture, jewellery, glasses and textiles, and it is no coincidence that the majority of the antique dealers in this district are specialised in these items.