Description of the attraction
Amsterdam Museum is a museum that tells about the history of the capital of the Netherlands. Until 2011, it was called the Museum of the History of Amsterdam.
The museum was opened in 1926 and at first was located in the building of the former city Weighing Chamber. In 1975, the museum moved to another historic building - a former orphanage at the monastery of St. Lucien. The orphanage building was built in 1580 by the famous Dutch architect Hendrik de Keyser and his son Peter. The orphanage was housed in this building until 1960. Hundreds of children left without parents were able to get shelter, care and education here. Boys could study in city educational institutions and get some kind of profession, girls were trained in home economics in an orphanage. Now the museum has an interactive exposition for children, telling about the life of the orphanage in the 17th century.
The museum contains numerous exhibits that tell about the life and history of the city, about its past, present and future. In 2011, the museum had 70,000 items. These are paintings, models, archaeological finds, and photographs. Here you can find both simple things of everyday use and works of decorative and applied art - furniture, dishes, jewelry, figurines.
Many exhibits can be touched and tried in action, interactive tours are held. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum also hosts various exhibitions.
The City Guard Gallery, a covered street that is an art gallery, leads to the museum. It is one of the few free street galleries in the world where you can see paintings from 1530 to 2007.
