Amsterdam: Specialty Museum

Places and attractions in the Specialty museum category

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Museum of contemporary art and design The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is a beacon of modern and contemporary art nestled in the heart of the Netherlands' vibrant capital city. As one of Amsterdam's most prestigious institutions, it boasts a rich collection that spans over a century of artistic innovation...

Sexmuseum

The Sexmuseum Amsterdam, known as the "Venustempel," is a provocative and enlightening establishment located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This museum, dedicated to the theme of human sexuality, presents an extensive collection of erotic paintings...

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam is a renowned wax museum nestled in the heart of the Netherlands' vibrant capital city. As an iconic attraction, it offers visitors the unique opportunity to come face-to-face with lifelike replicas of celebrities, historical figures,...

Anne Frank House

WWII teenage diarist's house museum The Anne Frank House, a poignant museum nestled in the heart of Amsterdam, serves as a testament to the harrowing experiences of Jewish people during World War II. Situated along the Prinsengracht canal, this 17th-century canal house became a sanctuary for Anne Frank...

Huis Marseille

Nestled in the heart of Amsterdam, Huis Marseille stands as a beacon for photography enthusiasts and cultural connoisseurs alike. This museum, dedicated to the art of photography, is housed in a historic canal-side building that dates back to 1665.

Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder

17th-century house with a hidden church Nestled in the bustling heart of Amsterdam lies a hidden gem that transports visitors back to the 17th century: Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, or "Our Lord in the Attic." This clandestine church, concealed within a seemingly typical canal house, serves as a museum that...

Het Schip

Landmark building with an art museum Het Schip, a remarkable building in the Spaarndammerbuurt district of Amsterdam, is not only an architectural gem but also a museum dedicated to the Amsterdam School of architecture. This expressionist movement, which flourished in the early 20th century, is celebrated...

Amsterdam City Archives

The Amsterdam City Archives is a treasure trove of historical documentation, housed in the monumental De Bazel building, located in the heart of Amsterdam, Netherlands. This repository of knowledge is dedicated to preserving the memory of the city through a vast...

Bijbels Museum

Museum for the Bible and biblical studies Nestled in the heart of Amsterdam, the Bijbels Museum (Biblical Museum) offers an enlightening journey through the world of one of the most influential books in human history. Situated within the picturesque Cromhouthuis, a 17th-century canal house on Herengracht, the...

Hash

Nestled in the heart of Amsterdam, Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum is a unique cultural institution dedicated to the controversial and versatile plant, Cannabis sativa L. This museum showcases the historical and modern uses of cannabis in medicine, culture, and industry...

Torture Museum

The Torture Museum, Amsterdam is a small museum located in the heart of Amsterdam, near the flower market overlooking the Singel canal. Included in the list of the world's most unusual museums. It is a popular museum for tourists, The torture museum is one of the 50 museums in Amsterdam.

Micropia Museum

Micropia is a museum in Amsterdam based on the idea of distributing information about microbes, which are often associated with illness and disease despite their essential function in the daily functioning of human life.

Jewish Historical Museum

Local and colonial Jewish history displays The Joods Historisch Museum, part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter, is a museum in Amsterdam dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the Netherlands and worldwide. It is the only museum in the Netherlands dedicated to Jewish history.

EYE Film Institute Netherlands

Contemporary movie culture center Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands.

Press Museum

The Press Museum is a museum of journalistic heritage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that became part of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in 2017.

Yab Yum

Yab Yum was one of the best-known and most exclusive brothels in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Located in a 17th-century canal house on the Singel, it mostly catered to businessmen and foreign visitors. A second Yab Yum operated for a while in Rotterdam, but has since been closed.

Museum of Bags and Purses

Museum of bags and purses in old townhouse The Museum of Bags and Purses, was a museum devoted to the history of bags, purses, and their related accessories. Located in Amsterdam's historic central canal belt, the museum's collection included over 5,000 items dating back to the sixteenth-century.

Multatuli Museum

The Multatuli Museum is a 17th-century canal house in the Jordaan neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is dedicated to Eduard Douwes Dekker, whose pen name was Multatuli. Multatuli is best known for his 1860 novel Max Havelaar, inspired by time spent in Indonesia while serving in the Dutch civil service.

Agnietenkapel

The Agnietenkapel is a 15th-century Gothic chapel in Amsterdam. It is the birthplace of the University of Amsterdam and still in use for doctoral dissertations and other university ceremonies, as well as academic events such as lectures and symposiums. The building has held rijksmonument status since 1970.

Diamond Museum Amsterdam

The Diamond Museum Amsterdam is a museum located at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The museum was founded in 2007 by Ben Meier of Coster Diamonds.

Amsterdam Dungeon

The Amsterdam Dungeon, in the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands, follows a similar format to the London Dungeon, York Dungeon, Berlin Dungeon and Hamburg Dungeon which are owned and operated by UK-based Merlin Entertainments and attempts to show history through an interactive adventure.

Museum Jan

Museum Jan is a modern visual art museum in Amstelveen, near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It was established by 1991 by Jan van der Togt, an industrialist who was also the founder of the company Tomado who was a collector of contemporary art.

Museum of Prostitution - Red Light Secrets

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Amsterdam Centre for Architecture

Amsterdam Centre for Architecture is an organisation that was founded in 1986 that "concentrates its activities in Amsterdam and the surrounding area." Arcam focuses on architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture. Arcam is the oldest and largest of more than forty local Dutch architecture centers.

Museum tot zover

The Nederlands Uitvaart Museum Tot Zover is a museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands that displays the various funerary practices of the various cultures present in the Netherlands, with the view that these funerary practices provide a better understanding of these cultures.

Amsterdam Pipe Museum

The Amsterdam Pipe Museum is a museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, dedicated to smoking pipes, tobacco, and related paraphernalia. It holds the national reference collection in these areas.

Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen

Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis was situated from its opening 1991 till the end of 2015 in a canal-side mansion, the Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Electric Ladyland Museum

Electric Ladyland is a museum located in the Jordaan area of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is devoted to presenting art, minerals, and manufactured items that fluoresce under ultraviolet light. It opened on April 19, 1999 and was the first museum devoted to fluorescence.

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