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May 3, 2024
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The best museums in Amsterdam

Amsterdam It is a fascinating city in which you can mix tourism, culture, originality and going in an incredible way. Among the many things you can do in the Dutch capital is visiting museums, from classic museums with works of art to more original ones like the Sex Museum. There is a card, the ‘I Amsterdam‘, Which allows you free entry to 24 museums in the city, in addition to being able to use public transport also for free. The price ranges from € 33 to € 53 and is from 1 to 3 days, and can be purchased at any tourist office in the city.

As there are so many and many museums in amsterdam, I bring you the ones that are considered the 4 best and I give you their main data so that you can organize your cultural route. Take note:

– Rijksmuseum: A major renovation was completed in 2009, so it's spotless. There you can see great collections about the Golden Age and that include spectacular dolls houses and Delf porcelain, in addition to a few works by Vermeer, Hals and Rembrandt that are in the permanent Masterpieces collection and that has the best works of many of the best artists in history. This museum has a small selection of masterpieces at Schiphol Airport, which you will be able to see once you have passed through passport control. You have audio at your disposal in several languages to make the visit much more complete. It opens from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., except on Fridays until 10 p.m., and admission for adults is € 10.

– Van Gogh Museum: Here they expose many of the best-known works of the famous Dutch painter, such as 'The Sunflowers'. The museum is presented chronologically as far as his works are concerned, with which it can be seen how his mental health was deteriorating in how much it affected his works. There is also an extensive collection of other 19th century painters. It opens from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closing on Fridays at 10 p.m., and the price per adult is € 12.50. If you like painting, I totally recommend it since Van Gogh is one of the best painters in history.

– Anne Frank Huis: The house of the famous Anne Frank, where she hid with her family in a secret annex during the Second World War and that was also where Anne wrote her famous and moving diary. You can also see what life was like for the whole family, it is a very peculiar and recommendable museum. From March to September it is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., one more on Saturdays. In July and August until 10pm every day and the rest of the year the hours are from 9am to 7pm. The entrance costs € 7.50. It is one of the most visited museums with about a million visitors a year, so it is advisable to go in the evenings, which is when there are fewer people.

– Amstelkring museum: It is on the old canal and from the outside it seems to be one more house than there is in the area, but inside it is spectacular, being a beautiful church very complete with organ, altar and benches that was converted into an art gallery . Without a doubt very original, like the exhibitions there. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays and holidays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs € 7.