Of course it is not that far yet. If PSV loses Van Feyenoord on Sunday afternoon, a victory over NEC is enough for Ajax to secure the national title. Ajax now has a four -point lead over the Eindhoven players. Both teams still have to play three games. The match against NEC starts on Sunday just after Feyenoord-PSV.
The past hedges of Ajax almost always took place a day after securing the championship. If Ajax becomes champion next Sunday, a away game against FC Groningen will be played two days before the ceremony.
Build up for four days
In a letter to local residents, the municipality reports that the structure of the event needs approximately four days. The reduction and removal of the materials takes three days together. “We only work at night if there is no other way,” you can read in that letter. During the construction the event site, part of the Museumplein is closed with fences.
In the letter, local residents are also warned about the sound check, which will take place one day before the ceremony and lasts about an hour.
Neighborhood closed
To prevent nuisance, the Johannes Vermeerbuurt, the area between Hobbemastraat and Ruysdaelstraat, is closed in its entirety. Residents, students and employees who have to be in the area will have access based on an identity proof or address details.
The neighborhoods around the Museumplein are also less accessible for car traffic during the ceremony. “Residents, students and entrepreneurs who live or work within these deposits must keep in mind that they are temporarily more difficult to reach their home or workplace,” the municipality writes to residents.
There are then closures on the Lairessestraat, Van Baerlestraat, Gabriel Metsustraat and on the corner of the Van Baerlestraat and Paulus Potterstraat. The deposits are canceled shortly after the ceremony.
The Q-park garage under the square can also be reached from 10 a.m. can also be read in the letter. According to the municipality, driving is ‘as long as the situation permits’. Many other parking spaces in the neighborhood are temporarily lifted because they have to make room for the emergency and emergency services.
Mahler Festival
It is the first time since 2019 that Ajax would have a ceremony on Museumplein. Ajax became champion for the last time in 2022. Then a ceremony was canceled a few days in advance due to a lack of security guards. They are arranged this year. In addition to the security guards, police officers and Ajax stewards are also deployed.
Between 8 and 18 May there would actually be a festival tent on Museumplein where about 2,000 people would go to concerts from the Mahler Festival would look. Due to the possible ceremony, that tent has been moved to the Vondelpark.