Since 1986 Jan Voss, Henriëtte van Egten and Rúna Thorkelsdóttir have persevered in maintaining the child-like essence of the bookstore while seeing through the intertwining of art related literature

Being present in the pre-internet era, there are items at the bookstore that you cannot find anywhere else. This cult has become part of the stores image and reputation

Friends Roy Rietstap and Joost Albronda founded Mendo in 2002 in the extended confines of a hotel – now it is also a publisher. Relocation in 2019, it persists in playing the role as a bookseller in the Amsterdam area

Glancing at the what seems to be an infinite abyss of books, one feels that Athenaeum Boekhandel holds every title ever published and can expand at will to host even more

Change doesn’t necessarily mean renouncing one’s roots. A former bank in central Amsterdam is now a hotel, art gallery, store and spa