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5 History Museums in Plantage & the East That You Shouldn't Miss
This city, full of colorful homes, canals and bridges, is one of Europe's most picturesque capitals. Must-sees on any visitor's itinerary include the Anne Frank House, the Van Gogh Museum and the world's only floating flower market. Rent a bike and join thousands of locals navigating Amsterdam's labyrinthine streets, or just take in the sights on foot. For an unusual and memorable alternative to hotels, consider staying in a houseboat.
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1. Joods Historisch Museum
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4.5 based on 1,045 reviews
The Jewish Historical Museum is a modern museum of Jewish heritage housed in four monumental synagogues near Waterlooplein in the heart of Amsterdam. Three permanent exhibitions present the history and culture of the Jewish people in the Netherlands. In addition to the three permanent exhibitions, the museum always offers two great temporary exhibitions and the fun JHM Children's museum.
Reviewed By MissEmilyMc - London, United Kingdom
The Jewish Historical Museum has a main focus on Jewish history, religion and culture which is located in the Jewish Quarter. Throughout the museum there are a range of different objects relating to Jewish life - some being interactive such as being to click on an object through a screen to find out more information regarding it to objects that can be used in the home but also serve a religious purpose. There's a clear contrast as to how religion has changed but in many ways stayed the same. The next floor focuses on the links with Israel, which is mainly seen through the use of an audio guide (which is free as it comes included with the ticket). The next floor represents the history of Jews moving to Amsterdam and the effect that this had on their life throughout the ages - since they had fled from their homes due to anti-Jewish actions and persecutions (during the Middle Ages). The next part of the museum focuses on the history of the Jews from the 1900's to present day, much of which includes information in the form of interviews, films, photos and interviews to see life for Dutch Jews during the Second World War. This museum takes about an hour at least to get through with each object containing detailed information as well as the audio guide serving as a personal guide for when walking around the museum. The museum also features a Children's Museum in which contains a study room in which is used to show visually the different forms of Jewish life such as a Torah as well as a board with letters from a Hebrew book. If you have a big rucksack or a handbag you won't be allowed to bring this in - there are lockers available - but like anything is, this is at your own risk.
2. Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam
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4.5 based on 3,402 reviews
Rein Mulder auteur Fotograaf 1927-2007 liet boek na Amsterdamse jongen in oorlogstijd: zoon Rein Mulder jr gaf memoires bij uitgeverij, en werd pakkend boek Koninklijke brief gehad ligt ook in Verzetsmuseum met boek 2016 kwam boek pas uit. Boek in oorlogstijd literatuurplein op luister CD. Voor de rest Verzetsmuseum geweldig voor scholen, 70 miljoen doden door rassenhaat 1940-1945 dat maag nooit meer gebeuren 1940-1945
Reviewed By OldGuysStillTravel - Greater London, United Kingdom
We arrived rather late in the day with the museum closing within 75 minutes. The staff on entering were fantastic, probably the most genuinely enthusiastic welcome I have ever been greeted with in a museum. We were told that it would be difficult to see all the museum in the time we had before closing. They gave advice as to the bits to skip in order to take in the most important elements of the museum. The excellent audio guide is free making this museum great value with an entrance fee of €11. The museum gives a sobering insight into the Dutch resistance movement and Amsterdam life in general during WWII. Located close to Artis Zoo I would recommend doing both on the same day, leaving 2 hours to do this museum justice. On a final note I really would like to thank all on duty at the museum on the evening Dec 3rd - you were all fantastic.
3. Luther Museum
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
4. Hollandsche Schouwburg
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4.0 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By johnnywallman - Manchester, United Kingdom
Finding the National Holocaust Monument was a task to end all tasks. A note for fellow travellers: The monument is a structure but it is not in a park or by the side of the road, it is in a building, inside the National Holocaust Museum building itself. I must have looked on every piece of land, in every park before being directed to the museum. The building itself was once the Dutch Theatre built in 1892 in the Amsterdam Plantage district. In 1941 the Nazis changed the name to the Jewish Theatre, the only place Jewish musicians and artists could perform for a Jewish audience. From July 1942 until November 1943 the theatre was the site for the deportation of Jews from Holland to the Death Camps. In 1962 a monument was erected in memory of the victims of the Nazi regime. A wall of remembrance at the entrance is engraved with the names of 6700 of the 104,000 Jews murdered. I think what with the hard time I had finding the place, the dull weather and the dark characteristics of the monument itself situated in the enclosed courtyard, this was the most somber site I had visited in Amsterdam. Upstairs in the museum was a fascinating exhibit 'Voices of the past' where five different eye witnesses returned to the period. Here also the debate on whether to show those awful images of the Nazi regime with a 'guest book' for visitors to offer their opinions. Like myself most agreed that however horrific, they need to be shown, lest we forget.
5. National Holocaust Museum in development
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3.5 based on 138 reviews
Reviewed By G4531RNc
I thought this museum was incredible in how it focused on individual stories rather than on the war/holocaust itself. Normally, the voices and lives off each person gets lost in statistics and in the more general narrative of the tragedies that occurred, so this did huge justice to allowing individual lives to be known and voices heard, and had a very powerful way of showing the true impact on millions of people. Well worth a visit, but bring tissues.
