The Best Museums of Amsterdam You Must Have Seen

Amsterdam is world famous for its museums. From old masters and modern art to history and the cultural heritage of the Netherlands, Amsterdam has the highest density of museums in the world. Besides famous museums such as Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum, you will find more than 60 museums in the city, each with its own theme. From art to design, history, heritage and other interests. Discover the most special museums and their impressive collections and exhibitions.

Art lovers never run out of things to do in Amsterdam. With more than 60 museums and changing exhibitions, there is always an excuse to visit a museum. Absolute highlights include the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk, Amsterdam Museum, The Maritime Museum, The World Museum and The Rembrandt House. Smaller and more specialized museums such as Huis Marseille, FOAM, MOCO Museum, EYE Film Museum, Grachtenmuseum, STREET Museum and NXT Museum are also well worth a visit.

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The Rijksmuseum: Discover 800 years of Dutch art and history

The place for art by 17th-century Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals.

The Rijksmuseum is the largest museum in Amsterdam. Its collection offers an overview of Dutch art and history. From the Middle Ages to Mondrian. At the museum in the Museum Quarter in Zuid, you will find works by 17th-century Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals.

Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Municipal Museum

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After years of renovation with its share of setbacks and delays, the Stedelijk Museum is finally open to the general public again. The historic building has had a complete makeover inside and out, with the museum receiving a new main entrance at the rear, on Museumplein, in the form of a large, white wing. An eye-catcher also known in Amsterdam's vernacular as "the Bathtub,"...

Museumplein 10, Amsterdam

Van Gogh Museum

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The Van Gogh Museum is the epitome of high quality Dutch artistry. Perhaps not always understood in his time, but today Van Gogh is considered one of the most important artists of Dutch origin. A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience. Nowhere in the world is it possible to see so many paintings by Vincent van Gogh together. The Almond branches in bloom, the Sunflowers, Starry Night,...

Paulus Potterstraat 7, Amsterdam

The Rembrandt House: The house where Rembrandt lived and worked

The museum contains the largest collection of Rembrandt's magnificent paintings.

The Rembrandt House is where Rembrandt van Rijn created some of his most acclaimed masterpieces. Rembrandt lived and worked in the center of Amsterdam and is considered one of the most important Dutch masters of the seventeenth century.

Jodenbreestraat 4, Amsterdam

Jewish Museum highlights Jewish culture, religion and history

Photography, rituals and art in a house museum-like setting, plus a strong junior route.

Housed in four monumental synagogues, the Jewish Museum shows how Jewish life developed in the Netherlands from 1600 onward. You walk through rooms that are themselves history, while the presentations have a modern feel with film, 3D and personal stories.

Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, Amsterdam

The Maritime Museum brings maritime history to our time

Discover one of the largest and most distinguished maritime collections in the world.

At Het Scheepvaartmuseum you will discover 500 years of Dutch maritime history and experience how strongly it is connected to the society of today and the future.

Kattenburgerplein 1, Amsterdam

NEMO Science Museum: discover science and technology

Interactive discovery and wonder on the water in an iconic building

By the water, in a striking building that stimulates the curiosity of Amsterdam residents, science and play await anyone who dares to investigate.

Oosterdok 2, Amsterdam

The World Museum is a museum about world cultures

Discover that except for a few differences, everyone is all the same: Human.

At the World Museum, you'll take trips to exotic places without leaving Amsterdam. You will find the most beautiful stories and objects collected from all over the world.

Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam

Amsterdam Museum: Hidden art treasure in heart of city center

Experience and explore the past and present of our beautiful city

The Amsterdam Museum, as its name implies, is entirely focused on everything there is to know about our beautiful city. The museum manages a collection consisting of over 80,000 objects, half of which are preserved by the city itself and the other half are donations.

Kalverstraat 92, Amsterdam

Anne Frank House: Museum in memory of Anne Frank

Three canal houses with the Secret Annex as central element

Museum dedicated to Anne Frank and her period in hiding in the Secret Annex. It preserves original artifacts, the diary and exhibits about persecution.

Prinsengracht 263-267, Center

Nxt Museum: First museum in NL for new media art

Discover large-scale, digital art installations that expand your view

Nxt Museum, Holland's first museum for new media art merges art with technology with a focus on "what's next.

Asterweg 22, Amsterdam

MOCO Museum: Modern, Contemporary & Street Art Museum

On display works by Banksy, Kaws, Dali, Herring, Kusama, Warhol and Basquiat

The MOCO Museum is the place in Amsterdam where you will experience a wide range of modern, inspiring and contemporary art. The museum is an ode to the "rock stars of art. On the walls and in the garden of the museum you will find artworks by Banksy, Kaws, Dali, Haring, Koons, Arsham, Kusama, Warhol and Basquiat, among others.

Honthorststraat 20, Amsterdam

The World Museum is a museum about world cultures

Discover that except for a few differences, everyone is all the same: Human.

At the World Museum, you'll take trips to exotic places without leaving Amsterdam. You will find the most beautiful stories and objects collected from all over the world.

Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam

H'ART Museum: Art and stories from famous museums

H'ART is a cultural oasis - with a unique courtyard on the Amstel River

On the banks of the Amstel River stands one of the city's most impressive museum buildings: the H'ART Museum. Where for years the Hermitage Amsterdam was located, you walk into a museum with a renewed name, international programming and an open view of art and culture. The H'ART Museum positions itself as a dynamic meeting place for art lovers from Amsterdam and far beyond.

Amstel 51, Amsterdam

Experience 400 years of Amsterdam's history at the Grachtenmuseum

The ring of canals makes Amsterdam. This is where money has been made, art created and life celebrated for centuries.

The seventeenth-century canal belt has a magical effect on many people. If you want to really get to know Amsterdam and the history of the canals, visit the Grachtenmuseum Amsterdam and take an exciting journey through 400 years of Amsterdam's history.

Herengracht 386, Amsterdam

National Holocaust Museum tells story of persecution of Jews

Museum on the persecution of Jews with personal stories and educational programs

The National Holocaust Museum tells the story of the persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands with more than 2,500 authentic objects. The museum opens in a restored building and offers various exhibitions and educational programs.

Plantage Middenlaan 27, Center

Foam: Photography museum featuring international contemporary photography

Small museum, big names - plus room for new talent and fresh series.

Foam is the photography museum on Keizersgracht where you often see several exhibitions at once, from documentary to fashion and from new talent to big names. Ideal if you want to see a lot in one hour, and still walk out with a few images that stick.

Keizersgracht 609, Amsterdam

Huis Marseille: photography museum in two canal houses on Keizersgracht

A house museum where 17th-century details and changing photography enhance each other.

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Huis Marseille is not a "white box" museum. You walk through two 17th-century canal houses where rooms, stairs and ceilings play as much a role as the pictures on the wall. As a result, every exhibition here feels different: more intimate, quieter and much more like looking around a house that happens to bring in a top-notch collection.

Keizersgracht 401, Amsterdam

STREET: The world's largest street art museum in North

On the NDSM Wharf this fall you will find street art by the most famous artists

Soon Amsterdam will have the largest Street Art Museum in the world. In national monument the Lasloods on the NDSM-Werf in Amsterdam North, a museum with street art will be set up the size of over 7,000 m².

NDSM-Plein 28, Amsterdam

The Suriname Museum tells the complete story of Suriname

From the slavery past to the current Surinamese diaspora

At the end of November, the long-awaited Suriname Museum will open its doors in Amsterdam. Not just any museum, but a place that wants to tell the story of Suriname in all its facets - the painful as well as the powerful moments. From pre-colonial times to the contemporary connection between Suriname and the Netherlands, with attention to nature, art, migration and identity.

Zeeburgerdijk 21, Amsterdam

Resistance Museum Amsterdam: the Netherlands in WWII

Permanent exhibition on resistance and daily life in the Netherlands during WWII.

Discover the stories of the Dutch resistance at the Resistance Museum. Experience daily life during the German occupation through personal stories and historical objects.

Plantage Kerklaan 61, Amsterdam

EYE Film Museum: Film history and contemporary cinema

Film as an art form and cultural memory in a striking building on the IJ in Amsterdam North

Located on the IJ in Amsterdam-North, the EYE Film Museum has been the place to be for lovers of film history and contemporary cinema since 2012. With exhibitions, film screenings and education, the museum brings the rich heritage of Dutch and international films to life. The striking building houses an extensive collection and dynamic screening rooms.

IJpromenade 1, Amsterdam

Allard Pierson Museum: archaeological treasures and university history

Explore the rich collections of classical antiquity at the renovated museum on the Oude Turfmarkt

The Allard Pierson Museum, part of the University of Amsterdam, is a gathering place for archaeological finds from antiquity. Since 1934, the museum has opened its doors to visitors and scholars to view artifacts from Egypt, Greece and Rome, among others, in a monumental building that was recently renovated.

Oude Turfmarkt 127, Amsterdam

Groote Museum: Discover agreements man and nature

At the ARTIS-Great Museum, experience the connection all other life on earth

The Groote Museum is a unique addition to the city's cultural and scientific scene. Located next to the historic Artis Zoo, the Groote Museum offers visitors an in-depth look at the relationship between humans and nature.

Plantage Middenlaan 41, Amsterdam

Micropia: Interactive science museum focused on microbes

Unique in the city: a museum where you can actually see and study microbes

Micropia is the only museum in the world that focuses entirely on microbes. Part of Artis Zoo, the museum combines a real laboratory with interactive exhibits where you can see and experience microorganisms.

Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

House Willet-Holthuysen: historic canal house museum

An authentic canal house with Louis XVI ballroom and French garden.

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Huis Willet-Holthuysen is a monumental canal house with original furnishings and art collection. It depicts the life of a wealthy 19th-century Amsterdam family and has a French garden and changing exhibitions.

Herengracht 605, Center

Museum House Bartolotti: Best-preserved merchant's house

Discover the rich history of one of Amsterdam's most beautiful canal houses.

Museumhouse Bartolotti opens its doors as a museum in historic building on the Herengracht. Visitors will discover centuries-old merchant history and architecture here.

Herengracht 170, Amsterdam

Museum Villa at Westergas: Art that touches and invites

A new playground for interactive, sensory art experiences.

Art that doesn't wait for you to understand, but touches you right away? Museum Villa opens Sept. 13 at Westergas. Colorful, playful and accessible: here you are not forced to think, but invited to feel.

Haarlemmerweg 4, Amsterdam

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