Established in Amsterdam in 1934, the Allard Pierson claims to hold one of the world's richest university collections of archaeological exhibits from ancient Egypt, Greece,...
Oude Turfmarkt 127Opera as you've never seen it before: put together puppets in velvet costumes, puppeteers and operas by Mozart or Offenbach, and you've got a show by the Amsterdam Marionetten...
Nieuwe Jonkerstraat 8A note to all those historical museums around the world that struggle to present their exhibits in an engaging fashion: head here to see how it's done. Amsterdam's Historical...
Kalverstraat 92While the Sexmuseum benefits from its Damrak location in terms of passing trade, the Erotic Museum is in the more appropriate location: slap bang in the Red Light District....
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 54Given the decriminalised nature of dope here, it figures that the city should have a museum entirely devoted to hash. It's just a pity that this ridiculously named operation,...
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 130The Amstelkring takes its name from the group of historians who succeeded in saving it from demolition in the late 1800s. Good job they did save it, too, for what remains is...
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40This enthusiastic museum has four floors of photos, paintings, songs and videos relating to the 'Orange Experience' (namely, the national football team).
Kalverstraat 236Rembrandt bought this house in 1639 for ƒ13,000 (around €6,000), a massive sum at the time. Indeed, the pressure of the mortgage payments eventually got to the free-spending...
Jodenbreestraat 4The Sexmuseum is one of two museums devoted to doing the dirty in Amsterdam, and a tawdry little operation it is too. The Damrak location, just by Centraal Station, is designed...
Damrak 18This new small museum is a bit of an oddity: a tribute to Russia's most legendary export. It covers the history, presents some advertising posters, features a shiny new bar and...
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