History
The history of professional musical training in Amsterdam is an eventful one in which buildings and other institutions for professional training played a major role.
A survey of the facts:
* 1884: the Amsterdamsch Conservatorium is founded
* 1888: the Concertgebouw building is completed
* 1920: establishment of a conservatory by a society called 'Muzieklyceum'
* 1931: the Bachzaal is completed
* 1976: Amsterdamsch Conservatorium, Muzieklyceum and Haarlems Muzieklyceum merge to form the Sweelinck Conservatorium
* 1985: the Sweelinck Conservatorium moves to the former savings bank building in the Van Baerlestraat
* 1994: Sweelinck Conservatorium and Hilversums Conservatorium merge to form the Conservatorium van Amsterdam
* 1998: the merger is finally completed, with all training programmes taking place in the Van Baerlestraat and the Nieuwe Vaart
* April 2008: the Conservatory moves to its new building at Oosterdokseiland in Amsterdam
