Museums
The Royal Palace on Dam Square in Amsterdam is one of three palaces still in use by the Dutch royal family. It is used for state visits, award ceremonies and other official receptions. When the palace is not being used by the royal family, it is open to the public. Visitors can explore the magnificent interior and discover the rich history of the ...
After ten years of rebuilding, renovation and restoration, the Rijksmuseum has opened its doors again. For the first time in history the museum underwent a complete transformation of both its building and the presentation of its collection. For the very first time, visitors can follow a chronological journey through the collection, and experience the sense of beauty and time this ...
Anne Frank is one of Amsterdam’s most well known former residents. The Anne Frank House at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam is where she lived in hiding with her family for more than two years during World War II. Now converted into a museum it contains a sobering exhibition about the persecution of the Jews during the ...
The Stedelijk Museum is an international institution in Amsterdam dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design. The Museum aims to provide a home for art, artists and a broad range of publics, where artistic production is actively fostered, presented, protected, reconsidered and renewed. With a notable collection that’s comparable in style to The ...
The Hermitage Amsterdam is the Dutch branch of the world-famous Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Located on the banks of the Amstel River, the Hermitage Amsterdam is an exhibition space and cultural education centre with a focus on Russian history and culture. Collection Hermitage Amsterdam displays rotating selections of pieces from the ...
The Van Gogh Museum has the world’s largest collection of paintings, drawings, and letters by famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. This influential artist likely needs no introduction, as his extensive body of work is amongst some of the most well-known in the history of modern art. A trip to the Van Gogh Museum is an essential part of your experience in ...
Foam is the place, in the center of Amsterdam, for photography in all its facets: from documentary to fashion, from contemporary to historical. A museum with international allure. Exhibitions Foam organizes major exhibitions in which the work of (world) famous photographers is presented, but also those of young talent in smaller short-term exhibitions. There are ...
Children aged 6 to 12 years can playfully get to know the Jewish life and Jewish traditions in the JHM museum. The children's museum is located in the Jewish Historical Museum and consists of three floors decorated like a house of a Jewish family. The Jewish family Hollander lives in the house. Father, mother and three children each ...
Museum Geelvinck has a floor with an exuberant interior where styles from the 18th and the first half of the 19th century refers to the history of its residents. In conjunction with an extensive colorful garden and the former coach house is this a historic Amsterdam city palace. In the style rooms you can see how the rich of Amsterdam ...
The museum about a sensitive area of human sexuality is located in the busiest spot of Amsterdam, at the Damrak street, just in front of the Central Station, in the real middle of the traffic madness. Once you get inside, you realize that the Sex Museum tries to combine their rich collection of artifacts with the elements of the attraction park. Its full name is ...
Het Scheepvaartmuseum, the National Maritime Museum, shows how our culture has been shaped by the sea. Stimulating, interactive exhibitions allow visitors to explore 500 years of maritime history. Attractive object exhibitions show the best of our world famous collection. We have special exhibitions for children, including See you in the Golden Age and The tale of the whale. We even ...
Beautiful ritual objects, seventeenth-century prints and paintings and by a Unesco protected library. The Portuguese Synagogue houses one of the most special Jewish heritage collections in the world. From the end of the sixteenth century, Jews of Spanish and Portuguese origin (Sephardic Jews) came to the flourishing trade city of Amsterdam. Since the ...
EYE Film Museum in Amsterdam is open every day for anyone who loves film. Four screening rooms, a large space for changing exhibitions, the EYE Shop, a bar-restaurant and the permanent presentation in the Panorama helping the visitor early in the morning till late evening welcome. A building with cinematic views of the IJ. EYE has four comfortable screening rooms, ...
The Tropenmuseum is one of the Netherlands’ largest museums for anthropology and ethnography, located in the east of Amsterdam. It is renowned for its beautiful architecture and its spectacular collection of works of art, music, film and photography from all over the world. The Tropenmuseum is also famous for its fascinating ...
For nearly two centuries, the Cromhout family resided in four regal buildings on Amsterdam’s stylish Herengracht canal. Hundreds of years later, the buildings are still as impressive and distinguished as they were in the Golden Age. As you stroll through the various rooms, you will discover the story of seven generations of the Cromhout family, learning about their influence on ...
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