Through the eyes of Eberhard van der Laan
With more than 80 photos and objects from the collection of the Amsterdam Museum and the City Archives, Van der Laan wanted to show how Amsterdammers in the past dealt with the challenges associated with rapid growth and economic prosperity. Van der Laan called it a ‘scale leap’. The growth of Amsterdam has always gone in leaps and bounds, never without growing pain, but with its favorite city as a result. He hoped to give an impetus to a good conversation about the future of the city, which has such a special history.