Amsterdam Tattoo Museum

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 today and yesterday. All sorts of drawings, flash, photographs, machines, paintings, carvings, tattooed human skin and so on. Furthermore in the museum there's a library and archive with a unique collection of books, magazines, correspondence, diaries, pocket books, etc. as well as a research centre and a permanent working place for some retired living tattoo legends and world famous tattoo artists. The extensive bookstore sells all what is for sale worldwide on tattooing, books, postcards, maps, posters, etc. You can relax in our cafe/bar with fine food en even finer drinks. Open Every day 10 am - 7 pm Entrance 10 euro (adults) Public Transport Tram 9, 14 from Central Station stop Plantage Badlaan (1 min. walk); tram 10 stop Alexanderplein (5 mins walk); subway stop Weesperplein (10 mins walk); bus 22, 42 & 43 stop Kadijksplein (10 mins walk) Car A10 Amsterdam, take the S112 (centrum), get on the Wibautstraat, after 1.7 km take a right on the Mauritskade (S100), take a left after 0.9 km at the Alexanderplein. After 400 m on your left there's the entrance. Parking on the street (paid parking) or at Artis Zoo.