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• Great

  rickandchris,Jun 14, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Very informative about Amsterdam! The history of the formation is quite educational. Learned a lot of things to appreciate what it is today.

• Informative Small Museum

  BridgeMinder,May 31, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  The museum is informative and worth a visit. The museum has an unusual 3D presentation. The presentation is good, but not great. I likely a great deal about the history of the canals.

• It is very interesting,...

  Tammy A,Apr 20, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  It is very interesting, explaining the history of the development and the canals of Amsterdam. I highly recommend it.

• Hidden gem

  cydwood,Apr 18, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  A spur of the moment visit and was one of the best museums we have ever been to. Modern and well set out. 10/10

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Good overview of how Amsterdam was built

  Cathi J,Apr 14, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  The museum is interesting and informative of how the city of Amsterdam was made and built. It also gives a good overview of society life in the 18th and 19th century. It is a good tour and is nice that it does not sell out fast like so many museums in Amsterdam.

• Nice history

  HeenaK24,Apr 3, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Very nicely done, although it’s more of listening to a pre recorded version

• It's a must!

  E6405LIjuliab,Mar 27, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  What a little gem! We only went as we had time to kill and it's both very interesting and very well done - the audio guide and the models set up in each room are imaginative and engaging. Well done!

• Experience

  Kreintje,Feb 1, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  3.00

  You walk, in a group, from room to room. So looking at things at your own pace is not one of them. In the spaces, the history of Amsterdam, and in particular the creation of the canal belt, is depicted. Meanwhile, listen to the explanation on the audio device. It's all very fancy and hip, but also rather superficial. I thought it was more of an experience than a museum. The temporary exhibition "Amsterdam, almost demolished" on the bell - floor was small, but in itself nice. I think the price of 18.50 for a ticket is really too high. But fortunately, the museum annual pass is valid.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Show and tell

  dguest2016,Nov 24, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  3.00

  Described as a 'multimedia' tour, this is 45 minutes or so of presentations in a variety of inventive styles that explain the history of Amsterdam's canals and the growth of the city. At reception you are given an audio unit in the appropriate language and when a sufficient number of people has assembled you are ushered into the first of a series of connected, darkened rooms. My favourite was the council-chamber reconstruction of the city fathers' 17th century deliberations. You could also stand in the canal, as it were, and watch the buildings going up around you. The final room gave glimpses into the interiors, at historic intervals, of the building that houses the museum and into others along the main canal banks. The audio's lip-service to some contemporary concerns was mildly irritating for being incomplete. Amsterdam's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade was mentioned only briefly and I can recall no reference to the Dutch East India Company at all. On the other hand elements laid out hundreds of years ago - canalside trees, and the gardens of the houses of the wealthy - were cited in support of the city's green credentials. At €17.50 it's not spectacularly good value, but it's different and some aspects are very well done.

• Not worth the entry price.

  jeffrey o,Nov 10, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  2.00

  This was a very simplistic, almost childish exhibition. Models of Amsterdam that looked like they were made by high school students were illuminated with lights while we listen to an audio guide. There were two or three rooms with other scale models that were very poorly done. I would not do this activity again.

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