Amsterdam museums and galleries

Backyard hideaway of the diary writer. A narrow staircase leads to the most famous Achterhuis (backyard house) of the capital. The museum shows changing exhibitions on Nazi terror in the Netherlands an...

Masterpieces from Rembrandt to Vermeer. The Rijksmuseum contains the most comprehensive collection of art in the Netherlands. Insider tip: The garden of the Rijksmuseum, which was likewise designed by ...

The green shell-like building designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano is noticeable from afar. The Science and Technology Centre (former New Metropolis) has been accommodated here since 1997.

The development of Amsterdam from a village to a thriving city. The former orphanage is home to the most atmospheric and architecturally unconventional museum in Amsterdam. Insider tip: Visitors to the...

price level: budget , opening hours: Every day 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. , address: Oosterdokskade 5, 1011 AD Amsterdam

Jewish culture and religion in four former synagogues. Housed in the four former synagogues of the German Jews, the exhibits deal with Torah and tradition, with belief and politics and with expulsion a...

This museum has been closed for renovation since jan 2007 and will reopen in 2011. About 500 model ships, a great variety of nautical charts, instruments and weapons are exhibited here. The highlight is...

The place where the painter of the "Night Watch" lived. The painter moved into this house in 1639 together with his wife Saskia, but had to sell it again in 1660. The art of etching is demonstrated by ...

Multimedia contemporary art. Although De Appel is usually termed a gallery, it is in fact actually more of an exhibition room for contemporary art. Anything goes, from installations filling the room an...