Museums in Amsterdam
Netherlands · 7 museums
Quick answer
World Museum Guide covers 7 museums in Amsterdam, Netherlands — led by Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House — with verified admission prices, opening hours, and highlights for each. See each guide for prices and free days.
Amsterdam's Museumplein groups the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk within walking distance. Anne Frank House and Rijksmuseum require advance booking — often weeks ahead in summer.
Suggested itinerary
Morning: Rijksmuseum (Night Watch + Golden Age). Afternoon: Van Gogh Museum. Evening: canal walk. Second day: Anne Frank House → Jordaan → Hermitage Amsterdam.
Best time to visit
April–May (tulip season) and September for weather and slightly shorter queues. Book Van Gogh and Anne Frank before flights.
Top museums in Amsterdam
- 1. Rijksmuseum · 2–3 hours
- 2. Van Gogh Museum · 2–3 hours
- 3. Anne Frank House · 1–1.5 hours
- 4. H'ART Museum Amsterdam · 2 hours
- 5. Rembrandt House Museum · 1–1.5 hours
Anne Frank House
Otto Frank, the only member of the Frank family to survive the Holocaust, opened the house as a museum in 1960. The original Secret Annex remains preserved behind the famous bookcase entrance.
⏱ 1–1.5 hours
H'ART Museum Amsterdam
Opened in 2009 as the Hermitage Amsterdam in a former seventeenth-century almshouse on the Amstel river, the museum was renamed H'ART in 2023 and now partners with the British Museum, the Centre Pompidou, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
⏱ 2 hours
Rembrandt House Museum
Rembrandt bought this Jodenbreestraat house in 1639. He went bankrupt in 1656 and the house was sold; it opened as a museum in 1911 and was painstakingly restored to its original state in 1999.
⏱ 1–1.5 hours
Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Concertgebouw.
⏱ 2–3 hours
Royal Palace Amsterdam
Built by Jacob van Campen between 1648 and 1665 as the Amsterdam city hall, the building was claimed by King Louis Bonaparte as a royal residence in 1808 and remains a working palace of the Dutch royal family today.
⏱ 1–1.5 hours
Stedelijk Museum
Founded in 1895, the Stedelijk holds one of the world's leading collections of modern and contemporary art, from Mondrian and Malevich to today's design and digital practice.
⏱ 2–3 hours
Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South. It opened on 2 June 1973, and its buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.
⏱ 2–3 hours
Planning Amsterdam museums
Is the I Amsterdam City Card worth it for museums?
Yes if visiting Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh, and canal cruise in 1–3 days — still requires separate timed Van Gogh reservation.