De Nieuwe Kerk

Info Telefon: +31 (0)20-638 69 09
Besucher-Email: mail@nieuwekerk.nl
http://www.nieuwekerk.nl/...

National Foundation De Nieuwe Kerk

During exhibitions: daily from 10 am to 6 pm.

De Nieuwe Kerk is one of the most attended exhibition locations in the Netherlands. The major exhibitions held in the Nieuwe Kerk each winter are devoted to treasures from other countries and cultures. In the last few years, the exhibition policy has been expanded to include a ''world religion'' theme. Striking exhibitions like Islam, The Black Pharaohs, The Way to Heaven, and Mexico - journey to the land of the gods, were for many a first exciting glimpse into these religions and cultures. At other times throughout the year, the Nieuwe Kerk collaborates on exhibitions with other Dutch museums.
Many famous and less well-known figures from Dutch history are buried in the church in elaborately decorated tombs, among them Admiral Michiel de Ruyter. Also, since almost two centuries, the Nieuwe Kerk functions as the inaugural church for the Kings and Queens of the Netherlands.
 

The Rembrandt House Museum

Fax.: +31 (0)20 520 04 01

Info Telefon: +31 (0)20 520 04 00
Besucher-Email: museum@rembrandthuis.nl
http://www.rembrandthuis.nl/...

Daily 10.00-17.00h.

The house, which dates from 1606 and in which Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1658, exhibits 250 of the 300 etchings Rembrandt created. The rooms of the house show paintings by Rembrandt's contemporaries, his pupils and his teacher Pieter Lastman. The new wing of the museum houses a virtually complete overview of Rembrandt's graphic arts work. In addition to the permanent collection, the museum presents changing exhibitions which highlight, directly or indirectly, certain aspects of Rembrandt's work.
 

Jewish Historical Museum

Fax.: +31-(0)20- 5 310 311

Info Telefon: +31-(0)20- 5 310 310
Besucher-Email: info@jhm.nl
http://www.jhm.nl/...

Daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (also 25 and 26 December). 1 January 12 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur.

In 1987, this museum opened in the restored Ashkenazi Synagogue complex in the heart of what was once Amsterdam's thriving Jewish Quarter. Religion, culture and history of the Jews in the Netherlands dominate the museum's permanent collection of paintings, decorations, and ceremonial objects confiscated during World War II and restored in the postwar period. A museum route takes you to the various exhibitions that include Contemporary Jewish Identity, Jewish Religious Customs, Social-Economic History of the Jews in Holland, the Jewish Identity after the Holocaust, Torah and Tradition and Israel and Zionism.
Photography © Joods Historisch Museum.
 

Science Center NEMO

Tel.: +31 (0)20-531 32 33
Fax.: +31 (0)20-531 35 35

Info Telefon: +31 (0)20-531 32 33
Besucher-Email: info@e-NEMO.nl
http://www.e-nemo.nl...

NEMO is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 17.30. During school holidays and from May to August we are also open on Monday.
NEMO is closed on 25 December, 1 January and 26 April.

Discover the world for yourself: that’s NEMO’s philosophy. For every visitor, young or old, there are plenty of surprises in store, packed with fun and useful knowledge about science and technology. Marvel at the world around you, awaken your curiosity and develop your own ideas about how the world works.


 

The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum

Info Telefon: +31 (0)20-623 59 61
Besucher-Email: info@hashmuseum.com
http://www.hashmuseum.com/...

All week from 10.00 until 22.00 h.
This summer, the Museum will relocate to 130 Oudezijds Achterburgwal.

The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum offers extensive documentation and historical facts about the 8,000-year old history and the uses of cannabis and hemp, including the production of paper and textiles as well as about its medicinal, religious and cultural applications. Attention is also given to the importance of cannabis to the environment, agriculture and industry.
Picture © Willy de Bok (The Hemp Museum, 1993)
 

Allard Pierson Museum - Archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam

Fax.: +31 (0)20 52 52 561

Info Telefon: +31 (0)20 52 52 556
Besucher-Email: allard.pierson.museum@uva.nl
http://cf.uba.uva.nl/apm/...

Tuesday - Friday: 10.00 - 17.00 hrs.
Saturday - Sunday: 13.00 - 17.00 hrs.
Monday: Closed. The museum is also closed on the first of January, Easter Sunday, 30th of April (Queen's Day), Whit Sunday and Christmas Day.

The mission of the Allard Pierson Museum - as a University museum and in cooperation with the Department of Mediterranean Archaeology - is to make the Mediterranean Antiquity accessible for scholarly purposes as well as for a broad audience with special attention for youths. The ancient civilisations of ancient Egypt, the Near East, the Greek World, Etruria and the Roman Empire are revived in this museum. Art-objects and utensils, dating from 4000 B.C. till 500 A.D. give a impression of everyday-life, mythology and religion in Antiquity.
Photography © Allard Pierson Museum.
 

The Library of the University of Amsterdam Special Collections

Tel.: +31-(0)20-525 3377

Info Telefon: +31-(0)20-525 2266
Besucher-Email: specialcollections-uba@uva.nl
http://www.uba.uva.nl/special_collection...

The nature of the material in the Special Collections is such that it cannot be borrowed and can be consulted in specified reading rooms only on the presentation of a valid ID.
Artis: Wed-Fri 12.00-17.00h.

The University Library holds an extensive general collection in all subject fields, but its main focus is on the humanities. Furthermore, there are historical and contemporary collections managed by its Special Collections department. The Special Collections Department of the University Library administers early printed books, modern special editions, manuscripts, letters and archives, maps, atlases and globes and visual material such as prints posters and photographs. There are well-known and extensive collections in the field of the history of the book, Hebraica an Judaica (Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana), and Protestantism.
The collection of the Artis Library (founded in 1838) is of great importance for research in the field of zoology, such as: taxonomy, evolution, animal psychology, history, foundations and philosophy of biology. The original collection and its further extension was mainly the work of the first director of Artis, the Amsterdam bookseller, printer and publisher G.F. Westerman (1807-1890).
 

Museum Amstelkring ''Ons` Lieve Heer op Solder''

Fax.: +31 (0)20-638 18 22

Info Telefon: +31 (0)20-624 66 04
Besucher-Email: info@opsolder.nl
http://www.opsolder.nl/...

Monday to Saturday 10.00 - 17.00h. Sundays and public holidays 13.00 - 17.00h.
The museum is closed on 1 January and 30 April. On 31 December the museum closes at 04.00 pm.

Behind the characteristic facade of the house by the canal lies a largely original 17th-century home and a complete hidden church. This hidden church 'in the attic' was built during the Reformation, when Catholics were forbidden to hold public services. Today, the church and the house form the backdrop to a succession of exhibitions highlighting religion and contemporary art. The museum has a magnificent collection of paintings, sculpture and silver providing an overview of Catholic history in Amsterdam. In addition to the building and its permanent presentation, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions and regular activities for the public. After the Rijksmuseum it is the city's oldest museum.
The church is still being used for concerts, weddings and other private functions.
Photography © Museum Amstelkring.
 

The Royal Palace

Info Telefon: +31 (0)20-620 4060
Besucher-Email: info@dkh.nl
http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/...

The Royal Palace will be closed for renovations for more than two years from 8 September 2005. It will reopen in early 2008.
It then will open to the public on certain days during the year and by special arrangement for groups.

The buidling was first used as a palace for a few days in 1768, when Prince William V, stadholder of the Netherlands, and his wife, Wilhelmina of Prussia, were given a ceremonial welcome in Amsterdam. When King Louis Bonaparte, Emperor Napoleon’s brother came to Amsterdam in 1808, he had the 17th century city hall turned into a royal palace.
The large collection of Empire style furniture, various tapestries, chandeliers and clocks date from this period.
During the summer, you can visit the Citizens' Hall, the Burgomasters' Chambers, and the Council Room, as well as the Vierschaar, the marble Tribunal in which death sentences were pronounced during the 17th century.
The Royal Palace in Amsterdam is now used mainly for entertaining and official functions. Every year, it provides the setting for the presentation of the Erasmus Prize, the Silver Carnation, the Royal Awards for Painting and the Prince Claus Award.
The foundation that manages the palace opens it to the public when it is not in use by the Royal House. Every summer, an exhibition highlights one historical or artistic feature of the building. And, following the annual presentation of the Royal Awards for Painting in October, the prize-winning works of art are put on public display.
 

Madame Tussaud's Amsterdam

Tel.: +31 (0)20-523 06 23
Fax.: +31 (0)20 523 06 29

Info Telefon: +31 (0)20 522 10 10
http://www.madametussauds.nl/...

Daily from 10:00 am - 5.30 pm. Madame Tussauds Amsterdam is also open in the evenings until 12:00 midnight for special groups with a reservation.

Waxworks are live-sized images of real people and the state-of-the-art wax sculptures come to live when you join them on your tour. You can have your photograph taken with famous foreign personalities such as Oprah Winfrey and Marilyn Monroe. Besides the world's greatest celebrities and legends from this century, you will also meet people from Holland's Golden Age, such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Peter Stuyvesant and many more.