Rijksmuseum

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This is the number one museum in the city. Located in a majestic 1885 building designed by Pierre Cuypers who also designed the Stadsschouwburg and the Central Station.

Why is the Rijksmuseum the number one museum in Amsterdam (in the Netherlands)? For one, this is where Rembrandts most famous work, the Nightwatch, is displayed along with a lot of other Rembrandt pictures. But the other 17th masters are also present. Vermeers milkmaid can be found here along with pictures by Jan Steen, Frans Hals and Breughel.

Van Gogh? No, although the museum has a couple of van Goghs in more..

Anne Frank House

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During the height of Nazi Occupation in Amsterdam, the Frank family made a bold decision not to flee the city, but instead to hide away in the secret annex of a building owned by the company of Otto Frank. Behind a movable bookcase lay a hidden stairway that led to the secret rooms where the Frank Family and others would remain for nearly 3 years. The time in captivity inspired the youngest daughter, Anne, to write her remarkable diary which is now read all over the world.

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The Anne Frank Museum is one of the few more..

Vodka Museum Amsterdam

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Experience a spectacular adventure in history: see, hear and experience the glamorous World of Vodka. Visit the first and only Museum of Vodka in Europe: “VodkaMuseum Amsterdam”! It is an adventure that takes you back in time from the origins of Vodka to the world of cocktails and bartending today.  In the oldest building of Damrak (central tourist street of Amsterdam), you can receive a short guided tour through the 3-story museum!  Here you will enjoy a collection of up to 500 various Vodkas and watch a VodkaMovie in the relaxing VodkaMuseum Lounge!  more..

Maritime Museum

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On the Kattenburgplein (east from the central station, visible over the water). Entry fee is 7.50 Eur, the Museum is open tues-sun 10 am-5 pm all year round, from June to September also on Mondays. Gives good insight into the Maritime history of the Netherlands.

Before a ship was built a model was made.  There are a large number of these beautiful models in the Museum. 

Van Gogh Museum

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This is one the most popular museums in Amsterdam and not for nothing. It really is a nice museum. The paintings tell the story of Van Goghs tragic life, from his start in the Netherlands to his brilliant time in France.

The Van Gogh Museum first opened its doors in 1973. The building, designed by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld, houses the world's largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh: some 200 paintings, 500 drawings and 700 letters, as well as the artist's own collection of Japanese prints.

The collection originally belonged to Theo van Gogh (1857-1891), more..

Jewish Historical

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Open daily 11am-5 pm, closed on Yom Kippur. The Jewish Historical musuem is located near the Waterlooplein and offers a good introduction into the history of Jews in the Netherlands. Housed in an old synagogue. In this old synagoge, the last peace of the railway track to the Westerbork concentration camp is still embedded in the street.

Amsterdams Historisch Museum

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Situated in a former monastary this museum tells the story of the city of Amsterdam. You will be fascinated by the interactive tools and all the daily stuff of Amsterdam people of the last centuries. Discover how they build ships or how flats looked like 200 or 300 years ago. The museum has the only museumstreet in the world, which is made for people passing by during their shoppings: a street connecting the inner court of the museum with the court of the adjacent begijnhof. On the walls of this street there are 17th century paintings for witch you do not have to pay to see them. more..

Rembrandt House

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The 17th century house in which Rembrandt lived and worked from 1639 till 1658 is today still to be found in the Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam. The house in which his son titus was born and his wife Saskia prematurely died is also the place where he painted and made his prints. In 1911 Rembrandt's house became a museum and it now owns and houses almost all of Rembrandt's etchings ( 250 in total). It is unique to see these exhibited in the very same surroundings in which they where created. Also to be found in the museum are a small number of his drawings as well as paintings by more..

Nemo

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Renzo Piano built this great green building right on the entrance of the IJ-tunnel (near the Central Station) to house a museum for technology. Most people see just the bow-like form of the building, but is can also be conceived as a theater. The city side of the building is one giant staircase which is wheel chair accessible. On a sunny day this is the perfect place for a picknick.

Open every day from 10am to 5pm. Closed on Monday (except during national school holidays), on Christmas day, on 1st January and on Queen's day (30th April)

Tickets: 11 euro. Children below 4 more..

Allard Pierson Museum

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Good museum of Antiquities, collections of Egyptina, Etruskan, and Near Eastern artefacts. An important part of the collection was donated from the private collection of the Royal family. The museum is located in an old Bank Building dating from the mid 19th century.

It's a great museum if you happen to like plaster, there are few large statues, lots of small stuff and a great plaster collection from the 19th century. Admission is free if you have a students card.

Museum Amstelkring

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Also known as "Our Lord in the Attic" is set in a 17th-century merchant house. It contains a secret Catholic church on the top floor. The house has its original furnishings giving a good idea of what life at that time was like.

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

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In August 2010 the Stedelijk Museum opened its doors with a unique program in the restored, historical building called The Temporary Stedelijk. While work continues on the expansion of the museum, t he Stedelijk Museum continues its temporary program with Temporary Stedelijk 2, which opened March 2011 and which focuses on the renowned collection of modern and contemporary art and design.

 

The exhibition showcases the breadth of the museum’s collections, which include over more..

Madame Tussad Wax Museum

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This interesting and exciting place captures many different actors, presidents, genusis, and others in thier finest. In one walk through you notice familier faces that through the years you've staired in the eyes of and adored such as Albert Einstien, or Anne Frank.

Plus theres a part in which will scare the pants off anyone who walks in the door. I wouldn't want to give away any frightening secrets!

Ajax Museum

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This is a bit of a rip off. They display different things from the history of Ajax but you have to be a big fan to think it's worth any money and time. The stadium itself is quite nice though.

Visitor Comment: "The Stadium is impressive, but the museum is just for real fans. I thought it was a rip-off." - Sigourney

http://www.ajaxmuseum.nl

Hermitage Amsterdam

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As of february 2004 on Amsterdam has its own Hermitage:

The first phase of the Hermitage Amsterdam will open to the public on 28 February 2004. Small temporary exhibitions drawn from the rich collection of The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg will be presented in six rooms. Each exhibition will be on view for around 5 months. For the inaugural exhibition the finest Greek gold jewellery from the treasure rooms of the Hermitage will be coming to Amsterdam. This Greek gold was found during various expeditions to the Black Sea, where there were Greek colonies. This more..

Directstay

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Since 1985 when the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum opened in Amsterdam, well over a million interested visitors have viewed this permanent exhibition. Located at 148 Oudezijds Achterburgwal, in the heart of the Green Light District, the Hash Marihuana  Museum continues to inform and educate visitors from all around the world. Each year, some 80.000 people visit this exceptional centre for cannabis related culture and knowledge. The museum is completely dedicated to the cannabis plant and its many uses. The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum is unique in the world, and is a more..

Directstay

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The museum of bags and purses is a unique museum with a collection covering the Western bag that rangers from the Middle Ages (16th century) trough to the present. It is the only museum in the world that can boast so extensive and specialized a collection.

The collection:
The museum’s collection is very diverse, and consists of more than 3,500 bags, pouches, suitcases, purses and accessories. The bags in the collection give a fascinating picture of the great variety of function, form, kind martial and sorts of decoration used trough the centuries. more..

Amsterdam Tattoo Museum

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The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum will open it's doors fall 2011. The 1000m2 building will house an extensive permanent show on the history of tattooing of yesterday, today and tomorrow in all its aspects and forms. From the lowlands and to the hills and mountains to the sea, desert and jungle. Including Africa and the Americas. From Yukon to the Amazone. From Arctic to Antarctic. Japan, Pacific, Indonesia, the Golden Triangle, India. Enhancing all subjects like Prehistoric, Military, Gangs, Jail, Sailors, Hookers, Carnival, Mankind and more. Everything about famous tattooists from more..

Amsterdam Tattoo Museum

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The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum will open it's doors fall 2011. The 1000m2 building will house an extensive permanent show on the history of tattooing of yesterday, today and tomorrow in all its aspects and forms. From the lowlands and to the hills and mountains to the sea, desert and jungle. Including Africa and the Americas. From Yukon to the Amazone. From Arctic to Antarctic. Japan, Pacific, Indonesia, the Golden Triangle, India. Enhancing all subjects like Prehistoric, Military, Gangs, Jail, Sailors, Hookers, Carnival, Mankind and more. Everything about famous tattooists from more..