Museum Willet-Holthuysen
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Though it lacks the lived-in feel of the Museum Van Loon, this 17th-century canal house has its own special atmosphere. An air of stiff formality tinged with melancholy pervades its stately rooms: the Ballroom; the Blue Room, reserved for the men of the house, with painted ceiling by Jacob de Wit; the glittering Dining Room; and the delicate Garden Room, with views over the formal garden. The collections of its last owners, Sandrina Holthuysen and her husband, Abraham Willet, are displayed throughout – paintings, glass, ceramics, silver. The top floors are used for temporary exhibitions. It was the widowed Sandrina who left the house and its contents to the city. She died a lonely death in 1885.
Practical Information
Herengracht 605
020 523 1822 www.museumwilletholthuysen.nl Open 10am–5pm Mon–Fri, 11am–5pm Sat & Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 30 Apr, 25 Dec Admission charge
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