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Museums & culture· Museumplein
Rijksmuseum
The Dutch national museum, home to Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer's paintings in the Gallery of Honour. The passage running under the building doubles as a cycle path.
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Amsterdam museums
8 placesFreeUpdated November 5, 2026
The three Museumplein museums, the Anne Frank House, Rembrandt's home, a church hidden in an attic, the Maritime Museum and the Royal Palace.
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Museums & culture· Museumplein
Van Gogh Museum
The world's largest Van Gogh collection, hung so you can follow his life from the dark early canvases to the sunflowers and the fields of Auvers.
Museums & culture· Museumplein
Stedelijk Museum
The city's museum of modern art and design, from Mondrian and Malevich to Warhol. Its white extension, nicknamed 'the bathtub', stands out across the square.
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Museums & culture· Canal Ring
Anne Frank House
The Prinsengracht house where Anne Frank and her family hid during the Nazi occupation. The visit takes you through the secret annex behind the revolving bookcase.
Museums & culture· Jewish Quarter
Rembrandt House Museum
The house where Rembrandt lived and painted for almost twenty years, furnished as in his day, with his studio and a large collection of his etchings.
Museums & culture· De Wallen
Our Lord in the Attic
A clandestine Catholic church hidden in the attic of a 17th-century canal house, from the years when Catholics could not worship in public.
Museums & culture· Oosterdok
National Maritime Museum
Dutch seafaring history in a former admiralty storehouse with a glass-roofed courtyard. Moored alongside is a full-size replica of an East India Company ship.
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Museums & culture· Dam Square
Royal Palace Amsterdam
Built in the 17th century as the city hall, it dominates Dam Square. Inside, the Citizens' Hall has maps of the world set into its marble floor.
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Before you go
How to see Amsterdam's museums
Museumplein in a day
The Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh and Stedelijk all sit around the same square. Book the Van Gogh first, as it sells no tickets at the door, and save the Stedelijk for the afternoon.
Anne Frank, weeks ahead
Tickets are released on Tuesdays at 10:00 for six weeks later, only at annefrank.org. If you miss out, keep checking the site, as places sometimes free up.
An old-town museum walk
Rembrandt's house, Our Lord in the Attic and the Royal Palace are all walkable from one another. The Maritime Museum lies east, a stroll from the station.
Check the Royal Palace
The palace closes on some days for royal events. Look at the calendar on its official website before you go.
Checked on November 4, 2026. Opening hours and tickets can change, so check each place’s website before you go.
