All photography museums to visit in North Holland

Capture the essence of photography at 14 museums in North Holland dedicated to this visual art form. These museums showcase historical and contemporary photographs, equipment, and techniques.

Are you a photography enthusiast? These are the best photography museums in North Holland:

  1. Frans Hals Museum (Groot Heiligland 62)1

    Frans Hals Museum (Groot Heiligland 62)

     Haarlem
    The Frans Hals Museum is Haarlem’s museum of fine art. Home to the world’s biggest collection of Frans Hals's paintings, alongside works by famous Haarlem artists such as Judith Leyster, Cornelis van Haarlem and Jacob van Ruisdael. And discover also the museum’s rich collection of art from the 1880s
  2. The National Maritime Museum2

    The National Maritime Museum

     Amsterdam
    The National Maritime Museum holds one of the world's largest and most notable maritime collections including paintings, ship models, navigation instruments and sea charts. Discover 500 years of Dutch maritime history and its strong link to society of today and tomorrow. Fun and educational for all
  3. Jewish Museum + junior3

    Jewish Museum + junior

     Amsterdam
    The Jewish Museum is housed in four synagogues. It is a modern museum about Judaism. Three exhibitions illustrate the culture and history of Jews in the Netherlands. The exhibitions consist of various utensils, paintings, drawings, films, photos and 3D presentations. Part of the museum is the Jewish
  4. Museum of the Mind | Dolhuys4

    Museum of the Mind | Dolhuys

     Haarlem
    Museum of the Mind has two locations; one in Haarlem and one in Amsterdam. In the museum in Haarlem you can discover more about your own mind and those of others in an interactive way. In Amsterdam you can see exhibitions with outsider art, in which artists show their imaginative inner world. In th
  5. Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam5

    Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam

     Amsterdam
    Do you want to discover contemporary photography? Or immerse yourself in the work of iconic photographers from the 20th century? Foam hosts up to four exhibitions at the same time that present a wide range of photography. Foam is located in a manor house along the beautiful canals, where the first
  6. Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography6

    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
  7. Butterfly garden Vlindorado7

    Butterfly garden Vlindorado

     Waarland
    🦋 What is Vlindertuin Vlindorado? Vlindertuin Vlindorado is one of the largest indoor butterfly gardens in Europe, located in a spacious greenhouse in Waarland, North Holland. Thanks to the tropical temperature and high humidity, you’ll feel like you're in a colorful rainforest, surrounded by exoti
  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 of the Mind | Outsider Art9

    Museum of the Mind | Outsider Art

     Amsterdam
    Museum of the Mind is fascinated by the work of art inside your head. Because nothing is as diverse, unique, powerful and yet so fragile as the human mind. Through its art and cultural programmes, the museum helps to bring mental health and neurodiversity into the open. Museum van de Geest | Outside
  10. Zijper Museum10

    Zijper Museum

     Schagerbrug
    The Zijper Museum is the very starting point where the history of polder the Zijpe comes alive. Visitors learn many remarkable facts about one of Hollands oldest polders in a modern, interactive manner. In the permanent exposition history is presented through objects, maps, movies and animations. Pa
  11. Project Space On The Inside11

    Project Space On The Inside

     Amsterdam
    ‘On The Inside’ is an independent and international platform for contemporary art situated within the cultural landscape of Amsterdam’s NDSM wharf, just 10 minutes from Central Station via the free ferry. It operates as a non-profit, artist-driven exhibition space. Housed in a converted warehouse wi
  12. Frans Hals Museum HAL (Grote Markt 16)12

    Frans Hals Museum HAL (Grote Markt 16)

     Haarlem
    The Frans Hals Museum is Haarlem’s museum of fine art. Home to the world’s biggest collection of Frans Hals's paintings, alongside works by famous Haarlem artists such as Judith Leyster, Cornelis van Haarlem and Jacob van Ruisdael. And discover also the museum’s rich collection of art from the 1880s
  13. Biblical Museum13

    Biblical Museum

     Amsterdam
    The Bijbels Museum makes temporary, travelling exhibitions which we present in collaboration with/at many different locations in The Netherlands, museums, churches or other public venues. All exhibitions have a connection to the Bible of biblical stories. Most of them reach out to other spiritual bo
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    Youseum Amsterdam

     Amsterdam
    Welcome to Youseum Amsterdam! Youseum is Amsterdam’s social media experience all about you and your world. It has become one of the most sought-after things to do in Amsterdam for visitors and locals alike. Pose, play, & explore along an hour-long tour through 30 eye-catching installations. At Yous