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Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam
Category: Science & History Museums - Amsterdam Attractions & Activities
Address: Oude Turfmarkt 127, Amsterdam 1012 CG
Affiliated with the University of Amsterdam, this museum offers a glimpse into the life and culture of the ancient world. From the Egyptian to the Roman period, and including the Greeks and the Etruscans, the institution puts forth exhibits featuring mummies, textiles, pottery, sculpture, domestic goods and decorative objects. The influence of...
Category: Science & History Museums - Amsterdam Attractions & Activities
Address: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 357, also Kalverstraat 92, Amsterdam 1012 RM
Via a host of artifacts and interactive exhibits, this terrific museum documents Amsterdam's growth and development from the medieval era to the present. Within the walls of the city's former orphanage, the museum delivers artwork, archaeology, porcelain, silver and illustrative models. Although the content may seem a bit staid at first glance,...
Category: Science & History Museums - Amsterdam Attractions & Activities
Address: Herengracht 366-368, Amsterdam 1016 CH
Seeking to expand the biblical knowledge of visitors and to illustrate the influence of the age-old text on the people of the Netherlands, this informative museum is a must for religious scholars and those who delight in their faith and in history. Set in two remarkable, 17th-century buildings, the museum helps flesh out the world of the Bible and...
Category: Science & History Museums - Amsterdam Attractions & Activities
Address: Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, Amsterdam 1011 PL
Although its mission is to document Jewish history, experience and culture, this museum is a worthwhile stop for all visitors. Originally opened in 1932, JHM closed during the German invasion of the 1940s, when the Nazis confiscated much of the collection. It reopened in 1955, bolstered by donated materials, and now occupies a complex of four...
NEMO Science and Technology Center
Category: Science & History Museums - Amsterdam Attractions & Activities
Address: Oosterdok 2, Amsterdam 1011 VX
Many folks mistake this innovative museum (designed by Renzo Piano in the shape of the bow of a ship) for a warehouse. Inside, however, it offers an excursion into the realms of science and technology, boasting interactive exhibits and displays on energy, the human body, creativity, engineering and genetics. As knowledge expands in the world, so...
Category: Science & History Museums - Amsterdam Attractions & Activities
Address: Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam 1092 CK
Remembering the Netherlands' colonial era, this museum captures elements of lands the country once occupied in the tropics and subtropics. Various exhibits recreate places in Africa, Indonesia, Latin America, the Philippines, India and the Caribbean, granting European residents a chance to take in the vibrant sights, sounds and products of the...
