Museums in Amsterdam
Opera, Concerts and Ballet:
The main theatres are the Muziektheater (Music Theatre) with the Het Nationale Ballet (National Ballet) and Nederlands Opera (Dutch Opera) as regular performers, the Stadsschouwburg and the Koninklijk Thater Carré. The Concertgebouw is the home of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Amsterdam has some fifty museums, the main ones are:
Allard Pierson Museum
Rich archeological collection of the University of Amsterdam. You can see exhibits from Egypt, ancient Greece, Roman times, Western Turkey, Iran and prehistoric finds from Europe.
Opening Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 - 17:00. Saturday - Sunday: 13:00 - 17:00
Address: Oude Turfmarkt 127 - 1012 CG
Phone: +31 (0) 20 525 2556
Website: Allard Pierson Museum
Amsterdam Historic Museum
Gives an overview of the history of Amsterdam from the thirtheenth century to the present using, among other things, archeological finds, models, silver and gold exhibits, glass, earthenware and porcelain. Also the only "museum street" in the world with a number of group portraits from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 - 17:00, Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 - 17:00. Closed on 1 January, 30 April and 25 December.
Address: Kalverstraat 92 / Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 357 - 1001 AC
Phone: +31 (0)20 5231822
Website: Amsterdam Historic Museum
Anne Frank House
A museum with a story: The Diary of Anne Frank, written in the years 1942-1944. Anne and her family hid from the German occupation forces until they were betrayed and deported. A number of exhibitions give an impression of the life of Anne Frank, in which the diary takes a central role. Temporary exhibitions demand consideration of racism, anti-semitism etc.
Opening Hours: daily from 9:00 to 19:00. From April 1st to September 1st: 9:00 to 21:00. On May 4th: 9:00 to 19:00. On January 1st and December 25th: 12:00 to 19:00. Closed on Yom Kippur.
Address: Prinsengracht 263
Phone: +31 (0)20 5567100
Website: Anne Frank House
Beurs van Berlage
The Beurs van Berlage is one of the world's most important architectural monuments. The interior is certainly worth seeing. In addition to the building itself, you'll find drawings and mock-ups of the building as well as documents about it and the stock trading that took place inside. You can also visit one of the exhibitions which are held in the Beurs.
Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00.
Address: Damrak 277 - 1012 ZJ
Phone: +31(0)20 5304141
Website: Beurs van Berlage
Biblical Museum
Archaeological finds, artefacts from ancient Egypt, centuries-old models of the temple of Solomon and Herod, religious objects from the Jewish and Christian traditions, and even certain fragrances help the visitor become acquainted with the stories and people of the Bible.
Opening Hours: Monday through Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00 Sundays and holidays from 13:00 to 17:00
Address: Herengracht 366-368 - 1001 AK
Phone: +31 (0)20 6242436
Website: Biblical Museum
City Archive
The city archive is for anyone with an interest in the history of their city, neighbourhood or family and for those who need the Archive in their studies for a thesis or publication. Regular special exhibitions.
Opening Hours: The study rooms: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 - 17:00. Major exhibitions: Monday to Sunday, 11:00 - 17:00. Refreshmentroom: daily 10:00 - 16:00
Address: Amsteldijk 67, 1074 HZ
Phone: +31 (0)20 5720202
Dutch Film Museum
The many facets of film history are presented in the two charming cinemas. One of the cinemas contains the art deco interior of the Amsterdam Cinema Parisien.
Opening Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 17.00, Saturday 11.00 - 17.00
Address: Vondelstraat 69-71
Phone: +31 (0)20 5891435
Van Gogh Museum
Houses the richest collection in the world of works by Vincent van Gogh. The collection comprises over 200 paintings, 500 sketches and 700 letters from the artist, as well as his collection of Japanese prints. There are also paintings by Gauguin, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec and other artists from Van Gogh's circle. The museum organises regular exhibitions highlighting new aspects of art at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century.
Opening Hours: daily 10:00 - 18.00
Address: Paulus Potterstraat, 7
Phone: +31 (0)20 5705252
Website: Van Gogh Museum
Jewish Historic Museum
Based in the three synagogues of the restored High German synagogue complex from the 17th and 18th century. Subjects: Jewish religion, zionism, persecution and survival, Jewish culture in the Netherlands and the socio-economic history of Jews in the Netherlands.
Opening Hours: daily 11:00 - 17:00
Address: Jonas Daniël Meijerplein 2-4 - 1001 RE
Phone: +31 (0)20 6254229
Website: Jewish Historic Museum
Madame Tussaud's
From Tina Turner to Vincent Van Gogh, Marilyn Monroe to the Dutch Royal Family, the world's greatest celebrities and legends invite you to join them on a spectacular journey through time and space!
Opening Hours: Daily (except April 30th) 10:00 - 18:30pm (Entrance closes at 17:30) July 15 - August 31 9:30 - 20:30 (Entrance closes at 7.30pm)
Address: Dam Square
Website: Madame Tussaud's Amsterdam
NEMO (former name: NewMetropolis)
National centre for science and technology. NewMetropolis wants to interest people of all ages in science, technology and industry. The building was designed by the Italian architect Renze Piano and has the contours of a ship.
Address: Oosterdok 2, 1011 VX
Phone: +31 ( 0)900 9191100
Website: NEMO (former name: NewMetropolis)
Rembrandt House
This house, which dates from 1606 and in which Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1660, exhibits 250 of the 300 etchings Rembrandt created. The museum also owns a number of sketches by Rembrandt and paintings by, among others, his teacher Pieter Lastman and some by Rembrandt's apprentices.
Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00 - Sunday: 13:00 - 17:00. Holidays: 13:00 - 17:00.
Address: Jodenbreestraat 4, 1011 NK
Phone: +31 (0)20 5200400
Website: Rembrandt House
Rijksmuseum
Largest collection of art in the Netherlands, the basis of which was laid at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The most visited section is the collection of Dutch old masters from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries, including works by Rembrandt (22), Vermeer, Frans Hals and Jan Steen. There is also a prints room with approximately 700,000 prints and drawings; sculptures, furniture, silver, glass, porcelain; a Dutch History section and an Asiatic Art section. The building was designed by P.H. Cuypers and opened in 1885.
Opening Hours: Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Closed on 1 January
Address: Stadhouderskade 42
Phone: +31 (0)20 6747047
Website: Rijksmuseum
Stedelijk Museum
Large collection of modern art: international painting and sculptures, graphics and drawings, applied art, industrial design, posters and photos. The majority of the collection consists of works after 1945. Major works include those by Malevich, Picasso, Mondriaan, De Kooning and Rietveld.
Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 - 17:00. Closed on January 1
Address: Paulus Potterstraat 13 - 1070 AB
Phone: +31 (0)20 5732911
Website: Stedelijk Museum
Amsterdam Institute of Fine Art
First art library in the Netherlands (1955) and now expanded into a professional organisation for art loans, sales, consultancy and mediation.
Website: Amsterdam Institute of Fine Art
Netherlands Maritime Museum
One of the largest maritime collections in the world: including some 500 authentic ships' models and dozens of charts, navigation instruments, weapons, flags and paintings, especially from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. At the museum quay is a replica of the VOC ship 'Amsterdam', an East Indiaman from the seventeenth century.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00. Also open on Mondays from mid-June to mid-September. Closed on New Year's Day and Queen's day (30 April).
Address: Kattenburgerplein 1 - 1018 KK
Phone: +31 (0)20 6325492
Website: Netherlands Maritime Museum
Netherlands Theatre Institute
Expositions on Theatre. Collection geared to Dutch theatre: theatre costumes, set models, prints, drawings, posters, photos and puppets. Based in a canalside house dating from 1638 with an interior (partly) in Louis XIV style.
Opening Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 11:00 - 17:00. Saturday and Sunday: 13:00 - 17:00.
Address: Herengracht 168 - 1016 BP
Phone: +31 (0)20 5513300
Website: Netherlands Theatre Institute
Tropics Museum
Gives an impression of the life and work of people in the (sub)tropics. The extensive collection of exhibits is displayed in surroundings which are as natural as possible. Other themes: music and theatre from the non-Western world and religions. Separate Children's museum.
Opening Hours:
Address: KIT Tropenmuseum Linnaeusstraat 2
Phone: +31(0)20 5688215
Website: Tropics Museum
