Discover the stories of Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium
The Amsterdam Olympic Stadium, built for the 1928 Summer Games – the only time the Olympics were held in the Netherlands – has long been a landmark of sporting and architectural history.
Now, visitors can experience its rich heritage in a brand-new way with the Imagineear multimedia tour, which combines storytelling, quizzes, video clips, and archival photographs to bring nearly a century of history to life.
The tour begins just outside the stadium walls, overlooking Stadionplein, before turning to the 46-meter-tall Marathon Tower, a striking symbol of modern Amsterdam in the 1920s. It was here that, for the first time, the Olympic flame burned continuously throughout the Games, a tradition that continues to this day.
Visitors learn about architect Jan Wils and his vision for the stadium, a design that blends harmoniously with its surroundings, as well as the story behind Amsterdam’s successful Olympic bid. As we walk inside the stadium grounds, the tour dives into the 1928 Games themselves, which drew nearly 670,000 paying spectators. These Games also marked a milestone in women’s participation in gymnastics and athletics, with 274 women competing from across the globe.
After the Olympics, the stadium quickly became a hub for Dutch sport. From 1930 to 1996, it served as Ajax football club’s main venue for many of their matches, it is where Johan Cruijff played some of his most memorable matches. That legacy remains alive today — the roofed interior sections of the stadium have since been converted into offices, one of which now houses the Johan Cruijff Foundation.
But the story doesn’t end there. Over the decades, the stadium has hosted countless sports and cultural events. Highlights include the start of the Tour de France in Amsterdam in 1954 (the first time it began outside of France), 77 international matches of the Dutch national football team, and concerts, like performances by Leonard Cohen. The tour also shares the complex and sometimes difficult chapters of the stadium’s past, including hidden spaces used by Dutch citizens avoiding forced labor during World War II and the commemoration of the four female Jewish gymnasts from 1928 who were tragically murdered during WW2. Today, the stadium continues to support athletes, including local clubs, the HERA women’s football team, and Olympic champions, while embracing sustainability and inclusivity.
As Rifka Boot, Communication Manager at the stadium, explains: “The multimedia tour offers a wonderful glimpse into the rich history of our stadium. With a touch of humor along the way, you’ll not only experience the highlights but also discover surprising facts and stories you probably didn’t know before.”
With the slogan “A Playground for Progress”, the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium continues to inspire visitors, blending sporting history and culture. Thanks to Imagineear’s multimedia tour, everyone can now step inside this living piece of history and experience its stories firsthand.
A new stadium tour at Anfield!
Continuing their long-term partnership with Imagineear, Liverpool Football Club has launched a new stadium Tour to tell the complete story of one of the most famous clubs in the world.
The self-guided and multimedia group-guided tours, delivered on Imagineear’s MPti™ handheld devices, are available in English, British Sign Language, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, Thai, Indonesian Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch.
The tour experience has been split into three distinct and fascinating sections. During the First Half, visitors learn about the greatest managers the club has ever had (including the ‘Normal One’ and only, Jurgen Klopp), the origins of Liverpool FC and the development of its famous Anfield home, exploring A History Like No Other.
At Half-Time, visitors hear from fans and watch some of the greatest moments in the club’s history. They’ll walk down the ‘European Boulevard’ and meet the Liverpool FC Women’s team, reliving some of Liverpool’s most famous Stories of Success.
And…in the Second Half of the experience, visitors go behind-the-scenes, Inside Anfield on matchday, paying a visit to the Dressing Rooms and the Players’ Tunnel, all before taking a seat in The Kop.
Narrated by actors and lifelong Liverpool fans, David Morrissey (BBC’s Sherwood) and Jackie Jones, the tour tells the incredible story of Liverpool Football Club, its fans, its history and the club it is today. Visitors listen to expert overviews, watch exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and highlights, including immersive 360 videos of Anfield on matchday, as the Liverpool FC players take to the pitch, and hear fans deliver a spine-tingling rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. Throughout the tour, visitors take on our interactive challenges and quizzes, and younger visitors have over 20 engaging, bite-size activities to complete in the ‘Kop Kids’ Corner’.
Developed in collaboration with the Stadium Tours & Experiences team at Liverpool Football Club, the newly released tour includes: new interview recordings with the Liverpool FC Women’s team and the Club Ambassador, Natasha Dowie, new immersive matchday videos, including newly recorded material with manager Arne Slot, and a re-designed look and feel reflecting the identity of Liverpool Football Club today.
This new tour is a more concise, emotive, and interactive experience bringing Anfield to life like never before, with something for every visitor at every turn.
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