DK Travel : Amsterdam : Museums & Galleries

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Amsterdams Historisch Museum

First a convent, then the city orphanage, now a wonderful museum charting the history of Amsterdam and, in particular, its meteoric rise during the Golden Age (see Amsterdams Historisch Museum).
Anne Frankhuis

This world-famous yet movingly simple museum is dedicated to the young diarist who hid here from the Nazis with her family (see Anne Frankhuis).
Dutch Resistance Museum

The Dutch Resistance Museum tells the story of the Dutch people in Word War II
Escher in Het Paleis

Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is a worldfamous Dutch graphic artist, he worked mainly with woodcuts and lithographs. The museum documents the different works of Escher, the optical illusion drawings are incredible! well worth a visit and definatly not your normal gallery!
Film Museum

Situated in the fabulous Vondelpark, the Filmmuseum Amsterdam is the national centre for cinematography in the Netherlands. In its collection are over 35,000 film titles which, together, add up to more than 60,000,000 metres of film. The collection also comprises photos, posters, newspaper clippings, magazines and many other items relating to film history.

The international collection spans the complete history of cinematography from 1898 until today. In addition to this the collection is expanding with new film titles being added every year.

In the summer months there are often open air showings of classic films that are free to the general public. Furthermore there is also a very pleasant café called 'Vertigo' situated beneath the main building.
Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum

Seen through a cloud of incense, exhibits in this tiny but fascinating museum chart the history of hemp (marijuana) from its earliest use some 8,000 years ago to the 20th-century drug wars. Ashennep , it was used in Holland for making lace, linens, fishing nets and fabric for sails, and processed by special windmills calledhennepkloppers . There are displays about smuggling, an array of hookahs and reefers, and a “grow room” where plants are cultivated.
House of Bols Cocktail & Genever Experience

A visit to House of Bols, Cocktail & Genever Experience on the Museumplein square in Amsterdam, is a unique adventure and an unforgettable interactive experience of the glamorous world of cocktails and bartending. Visitors find out all about Lucas Bols – the oldest distilled spirit brand in the world, which has been made in Amsterdam since 1575. They also become acquainted with Bols Genever – the World’s Most Authentic Spirit, which dates back to 1820 and which has always been an essential ingredient in original classic cocktails that are now very much back in fashion.

House of Bols takes visitors on a spectacular journey that presents them with flavours, smells, sounds and images in the Hall of Taste, the Delft Blue Room, the World of Cocktails and the Genever Room. As the winner of the Dutch Design Award for the Best Exhibition & Experience, the House of Bols is living proof that heritage and history blend perfectly with innovation and contemporary design.
Museum Amstelkring

The 17th-century domestic interiors would be fascinating in themselves, but the astonishing thing about this historic canal house is the secret Catholic church hidden on its upper floors (see Museum Amstelkring).
Museum Het Rembrandthuis

Completely restored to look as it did in Rembrandt’s day, this handsome red-shuttered house was the artist’s home during his years of prosperity (1639–58). Entering the rooms is a little like stepping into a painting: they are typical Dutch interiors with black-and-white tiled floors, traditional box beds, and paintings by Rembrandt’s contemporaries. Perhaps the two most fascinating sights here are the recreation of his studio, and the room – in a new wing – devoted to his magical etchings, many of which show his compassion for the common people: quacksalver, pancake woman, beggars, street musicians. A video about the recent restoration work is shown in the basement (see Museum Het Rembrandthuis).
Museum Van Loon

Another canal-house-turned-museum, the Van Loon recreates high-society life in the 18th century.