Allard Pierson Museum is the archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam. The ancient civilizations of ancient Egypt, the Near East, the Greek World, Etruria and the Roman Empire are revived in this museum. Art-objects and utensils, dating from 4000 B.C. till 500 A.D. give a good impression of everyday-life, mythology and religion in Antiquity.

Oude Turfmarkt 127

Amsterdam

PHONE(020) 5252556

Date/time : (Tue - Fri 10 AM - 5 PM, Sat & Sun from 1 PM - 5 PM) Price : Adults

E 5.--, children 4-16 E 2.50, under 4 free 

 

  

The Amsterdam historical museum is housed in magnificent buildings, once the city Orphanage. The museum offers a permanent exhibition telling the history of Amsterdam. There are countless fascinating details about this old city and it's people. The collection consists of paintings, prints, marquette's, objects and archaeological finds and shows how Amsterdam grew from a small medieval town to a world famous centre.

Kalverstraat 92 and Nwz Voorburgwal 357

Amsterdam

PHONE(020) 523 18 22

Mon-Fri 10.00 am - 5.00 pm.

Sat-Sun 11.00 am - 5.00 pm.

Closed on 1 January, 30 April and 25 December

A visit to the Van Gogh Museum

A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience. The museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world. It provides the opportunity to keep track of the artist's developments, or compare his paintings to works by other artists from the 19th century in the collection. The museum also holds an extensive offer of exhibitions on various subjects from 19th century art history.

The Van Gogh Museum is within easy reach of the Museumplein in Amsterdam, between the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum.The museum entrance is at the Paulus Potterstraat 7. It can be reached by tram numbers 2 and 5 from the Central Station and by tram numbers 3 and 12 (crossroad Paulus Potterstraat-Van Baerlestraat). The museum is also accessible for disabled visitors. All floors can be reached via lift; wheelchairs and pushchairs are available free of charge

Paulus Potterstraat 7

Amsterdam

PHONE (020)570 52 00

Museum: daily 10-18.00, Friday 10.00-22.00

Ticket office: daily 10-17.30, Friday to 21.30

Shop: daily 10-17.45, friday to 21.45

Restaurant: daily 10-17.30, Friday to 21.30, kitchen to 21.15

Library Museumplein 4: Mon to Fri 10-12.30 and 13.30-17.00

Closed 1 January

Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

With close on one million objects and Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is the largest museum of art and history in the Netherlands. It is perhaps best known for its collection of 17th-century Dutch masters, with twenty Rembrandts and many other highlights of the period, including works by Vermeer, Frans Hals and Jan Steen.

The Paintings department conserves a collection of Netherlandish painting from the 15th to the late 19th century, with emphasis on particular schools, themes and individual artists. This is accompanied by a collection of paintings by foreign masters. From Central Station: tram 2 or 5 (to Hobbemastraat)

Rijksmuseum The Masterpieces (Philips Wing Temporary entrance):

Jan Luijkenstraat 1

Amsterdam

PHONE (020)6747191

Opening hours

Daily from 9:00 to 18:00

Closed on 1 January 

Museum Amstelkring or "Our Lord in The Attic"

is one of the most cherished museums in Amsterdam. The special atmosphere in this canal house with its 17th century period rooms and church in the attic, surprises any visitor.

Amstelkring

Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40

1012 GE Amsterdam

Monday - Saturday 10.00 -17.00

Sunday and holidays 13.00 - 17.00

closed on January 1 and April 30

Rembrandt's own 17th century house has been restored to reflect his live and times. A new extension houses a superb collection of his prints and is the setting for special exhibitions.The house where Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1658 is a museum: Museum het Rembrandthuis or the Rembrandt House Museum. The building was constructed in 1606 and 1607 in what was then known as the Sint Anthonisbreestraat.

The museum is located in the center of Amsterdam, near the famous Waterlooplein and on a 5 minutes' walk from Amsterdam's Central Station.

The Rembrandt House Museum 

Jodenbreestraat 4 

1011 NK Amsterdam 

Monday - Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM

Sunday: 11 AM - 5 PM

Public holidays: 11 AM - 5 PM 

The museum is closed on New Year's Day.

All objects in this exhibition are taken form the enormous collection of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. All exhibition will be on view for around five-six months. In the early 1990s Professor Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg was considering the possibility of having satellites of the museum in the West. The Nieuwe Kerk and the Hermitage had already established a strong relationship through the organisation of major exhibitions, and Ernst Veen, director of the Nieuwe Kerk, suggested that Amsterdam would be the ideal location for a branch of the Russian museum, given the historical links between the two cities over the past 300 years.

Nieuwe Herengracht  14 

1018 DP Amsterdam 

PHONE (020) 530 87 51

Daily from 10 am to 5 pm

Closed on 30 april, 25 December and 1 January

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world. Today, there are more than 6,000 plants (>4,000 species) growing in the garden and greenhouses. The Hortus is located in the Plantage district on the edge of the hectic center of Amsterdam. Behind the 300-year-old gates, however, the bustle of the city seems to disappear.Originally, the Hortus was a medicinal herb garden, founded in 1638 by the Amsterdam City Council. At that time, herbs were of vital importance as the basis of medicines and the city had just experienced a plague epidemic.

Thanks to the ships of the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC), the Hortus expanded quickly in the 17th and 18th Centuries. The VOC ships brought not only herbs and spices, but also exotic ornamental plants. In fact, a few of the Hortus' 'crown jewels' date from that time, e.g. the 300-year-old Eastern Cape giant cycad.

Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

Plantage Middenlaan 2a

PHONE(020) 6259021

Open: Monday - Friday: 9.00 - 17.00 hours,

Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 11.00 - 17.00 hours.

Close: 1 January, 25 December, November - March: closed at 16.00 hours

The Plancius Building, in which the museum is located, was built in 1876 as the social club for a Jewish choir. Since 1999 it houses the Dutch Resistance Museum. Its permanent exposition shows Holland as it was shortly before, during and after the Second World War.It is the museum’s task to stimulate the visitors curiosity to learn about the most momentous period in the Dutch twentieth-century history. The museum tells the story of people who were confronted with dilemmas by the German occupation, and were forced to make choices. At various points, the visitors are themselves involved very directly in such dilemmas.

Plantage Kerklaan  61 

1018 CX Amsterdam 

PHONE (020)6202535

Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 17.00

Saturday Sunday Monday 12.00 - 17.00

Public Holidays 12.00 - 17.00

Every day throughout the year, except 1st January, April 30th and December 25th.

The Jewish Historical Museum collects objects and works of art associated with the religion, culture and history of the Jews in the Netherlands and its former colonies. These items are held by the museum and the Resource Centre.

The museum has over 11,000 works of art, ceremonial items and historical objects. Only five percent of these are on permanent display. The rest are stored in the depot and occasionally shown in exhibitions, or lent to other museums. The objects in this hidden collection can be viewed via the website. View and search the Museum collection.Apart from documentary information, which forms the majority of its holdings, the Resource Centre also has many historical documents and photos. This collection covers a wide range of subjects associated with Jewish history and culture in general, comprising over 43,000 books, brochures, documents, photos, audio and video material.

Nieuwe Amstelstraat  1 

1001 RE Amsterdam

PHONE (020)5310310

Daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (also 25 and 26 December)

1 January 12 a.m.-5 p.m.

Closed on Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur

The Stedelijk Museum opened its doors in 1895, the same year as the first Venice Biënnale. "It was a quiet, civilised museum for the Amsterdam bourgeoisie in a time when there was nothing as troublesome as modern art," wrote Director Rudi Fuchs in the Bulletin on the occasion of the Museum's 100th anniversary in 1995.

CoBrA and Expressionism, Malevich, Mondrian, Van Doesburg, Van der Leck and Rietveld. Moore, Saura, Van Velde, Visser, Tajiri and Zadkine. Dubuffet, Tinguely, Dibbets, Van Elk, Ryman and De Kooning Matisse, Newman and Rauschenberg, Paik, Viola, Nauman and many others. Stedelijk Museum has a very broad Internationally renowed collection of modern art and design.

Oosterdokskade  3-5 

1011 AD Amsterdam 

PHONE (020) 573 29 11

Open: daily from 10 am - 6 pm. Thu until 9 p.m. (Closed January 1). Please notice: December 5, 24 and 31 the museum closese at 5 pm

The Filmmuseum Amsterdam is the national centre for cinematography in the Netherlands. Located right in the Vondelpark.

Vondelpark  3 

1071 AA Amsterdam 

PHONE (020) 589 14 00

The history of energy production,elevators and household appliances , with sensational lightning effects. A part of the gigantic collection is displayed, part of its weird and strange collection is stored in a depot of 5 stories high.

Hoogte Kadijk  400 

1018 BW Amsterdam 

PHONE (020) 4221227

Daily from10.00 am till 16.00 pm