Museums in Amsterdam

The Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands' national museum of art and history, housed in a grand 1885 building designed by Pierre Cuypers. Its collection spans 800 years of Dutch and European art, including Rembrandt's *The Night Watch* and Vermeer's *Milkmaid*.

The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh, with over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters. It is Amsterdam's most visited museum.

The Anne Frank House is the preserved canal house where Anne Frank and her family hid from Nazi persecution for over two years during World War II. The museum is dedicated to Anne's diary and the history of the Holocaust.

The Stedelijk Museum is Amsterdam's premier modern and contemporary art museum, with a collection spanning from 1870 to the present. It features works by Mondrian, Malevich, Warhol, and De Kooning.

NEMO is the largest science museum in the Netherlands, housed in a striking ship-shaped copper building designed by Renzo Piano. It offers five floors of hands-on exhibits aimed at making science and technology accessible.

The National Maritime Museum is housed in a 1656 admiralty warehouse on Amsterdam's eastern waterfront. It explores 500 years of Dutch maritime history with interactive exhibits and a full-scale replica of an 18th-century VOC ship.

The Amsterdam Museum tells the story of the city from its origins as a fishing village to the modern metropolis. Located on Amstel 51 since 2023, it uses multimedia and artifacts.

The Tropenmuseum explores cultures and societies around the world through immersive exhibitions. Part of the National Museum of World Cultures, it is housed in a grand colonial-era building in Oost.