Museums in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Historical Museum
Kalverstraat 92
020-523 18 22
* Discover Amsterdam's history.  Includes archaeological finds and models.  One of the best pieces is Rembrandt's painting the "Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deyman."

Anne Frank House
Prisengracht 263
020- 556 71 00
Fax: 020-620 79 99
* Click  here  to learn more about Anne Frank, and the house.

Frans Hals Museum
Groot Heiligland 62
Haarlem
023-516 42 00
* 17th through 20th century portraits, still lifes, landscapes, modern art, etc...

Rembrandthuis
Jodenbreestraat 4-6
020-624 94 86
* This is the house in which the great painter Rembrandt lived and worked from 1639-1658.  There are paintings, drawings, etchings from Rembrandt, his students, and his master, Pieter Lastman.

Rijksmuseum
Stadhouderskade 42
020-673 21 21
* Includes 15th-19th century paintings from Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, and more. Also sculpture and arts such as, doll houses, furniture, weaponry, portraits, documents, and Asiatic arts.  Rembrandt's 'Nightwatch' is housed here.

Resistance/Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam
Lekstraat
020-644 97 97
* This is the museum of the Dutch resistance during World War II.

Sloten Mill
Akersluis 10
020-669 04 12
* The Sloten windmill dates back to 1847.  Get a guided tour of the mill, the historic tools, and machines.

Stedelijk Museum
Paulus Potterstraat 13
020-573 29 11
* Contemporary art museum- Paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphic designs.  There are frequently changing temporary exhibitions.  Some of the artists:  Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh, Appel, Newman, Marden, Judd, Warhol, and Dibbets.

Tropical Museum
Linnaeusstraat 2
020-568 82 15
* Life-size African market and Indian village.  It is displayed in an almost natural setting, and gives a fairly good picture of the culture of the people in the tropics.

Van Gogh Museum
Postbus 75366
1070 AJ Amsterdam
020-570 52 00
* The world's largest collection of works by Vincent Van Gogh is housed here.  There are over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters, as well as his collection of Japanese prints.   There are also works by artist from various other countries housed here(1840-1920); for example, monet, Pissarro, Gauguin, and Redon.

Other museums:

Allard Pierson Museum- Archaeology
Oude Turfmark 127

Dutch Film Museum
Vondelpark 3

Erotic Museum
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 54

Technology Museum
Tolstraat 129

Maritime Museum
Kattenburgerplein 1

Theatre Museum
Herengracht 168

Madame Tussaud
Dam 20