All local museums to visit in Amsterdam

Discover the unique history and culture of Amsterdam at local museums. These 12 museums offer insights into the community's past, traditions, and notable events.

Are you interested in learning more about the local history of Amsterdam? These are the must-visit local museums:

  1. Houseboat Museum Amsterdam1

    Houseboat Museum Amsterdam

     Amsterdam
    At the Houseboat Museum, you get the chance to experience first-hand what it’s like to live in a houseboat on an Amsterdam canal. The museum is located in the “Hendrika Maria”, a former cargo ship built in 1914. The cargo hold is now a cosy living space featuring all the conveniences and a surprisin
  2. Amsterdam Museum2

    Amsterdam Museum

     Amsterdam
    The Amsterdam Museum presents exhibitions on a wide range of urban issues. We share knowledge, show art and heritage, and tell relevant stories - past, present and future. Historical and contemporary stories that make the city what it is, in all its forms. We do this at our museum locations in the h
  3. The Museum of the Canals3

    The Museum of the Canals

     Amsterdam
    Museum of the Canals is housed in a monumental seventeenth-century canal house. The museum illustrates the Amsterdam city expansion that was caused by the construction of canals. In addition to an interactive tour, there is a temporary exhibition in our period rooms.
  4. The Willet-Holthuysen House4

    The Willet-Holthuysen House

     Amsterdam
    The Willet-Holthuysen House is housed in a double mansion from 1687. In the 19th century it was the house of Abraham Willet and his wife Louisa Willet-Holthuysen. The museum consists of a dining room, a ballroom, a garden room and a corridor on the first floor that illustrate how wealthy people from
  5. Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography5

    Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography

     Amsterdam
    Amsterdam’s 1st Museum for Photography. Two monumental canal houses to feel at home. Exhibiting the artistic nature of photography, fourteen exhibition spaces, bookshop, library and garden. Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography is housed in a monumental canal house from 1665. It is the first muse
  6. Molen van Sloten - Kuiperijmuseum6

    Molen van Sloten - Kuiperijmuseum

     Amsterdam
    The Molen van Sloten – Kuiperijmuseum includes an original ‘poldermolen’ and a museum where visitors learn how barrels are made. The Molen van Sloten is a functioning ‘poldermolen’ and is the only mill in Amsterdam that is daily open to the public. It is a ‘stellingmolen’ with a backside that was re
  7. National Holocaust Museum7

    National Holocaust Museum

     Amsterdam
    Learn all about the Nazi persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands. The National Holocaust Museum tells the story of the Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews of the Netherlands. Before the Second World War, Jews and non-Jews lived side by side. They had the same rights. But during the war, the
  8. Amsterdam City Archive8

    Amsterdam City Archive

     Amsterdam
    The Amsterdam City Archive is the historical documentation centre of Amsterdam. It has a total of 35 kilometers of archives. The core of the archives are the archives of the city and the city’s government institutions, businesses and services. In addition to archives of the government, the Amsterdam
  9. Museum 't Kromhout9

    Museum 't Kromhout

     Amsterdam
    Museum 't Kromhout Kromhout is a ‘working museum’ that features a collection of engines that are manufactured by Firma Kromhout. All engines that are on display are still functional and will be demonstrated. The museum also features an original forge from the nineteenth century and a film room with
  10. Museum Amsterdam Noord10

    Museum Amsterdam Noord

     Amsterdam
    Museum Amsterdam Noord is located in the former Municipal Bathhouse of Vogeldorp, the first characteristic 'tuindorp' of Amsterdam. The museum illustrates the history of the north of Amsterdam.
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    Theepottenmuseum The TeaRat

     Amsterdam
    In a Victorian living room, host Martin Oudbier tells the story of the teapots that are exhibited in the museum.
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    Jordaanmuseum

     Amsterdam
    The Jordaanmuseum organizes exhibitions, walks and themed days.