,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(4.89127,52.370457)/4.895085766911507,52.368088616287245,13.768707425853988/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
Willet-Holthuysen Museum vs Amsterdam Museum
Both Willet-Holthuysen Museum and Amsterdam Museum are recommended by travel writers. Overall, Amsterdam Museum scores slightly higher than Willet-Holthuysen Museum. Amsterdam Museum comes in at #6 in Amsterdam with positive reviews from 8 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor's and Michelin Guide.
Willet-Holthuysen Museum
Fodor's
Time Out
Let's Go
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Show All Reviews
605 Herengracht, 1017 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"Here's a rare chance to experience what it was like to live in a gracious mansion on the Herengracht in the 18th century."
Full review
Time Out
"Built in the 1680s, this mansion was purchased in the 1850s by the Willet-Holthuysen family."
Full review
Let's Go
"The museum’s goal is to demonstrate what wealthy Dutch life was like in the 19th century as seen through the eyes of Abraham Willet and Louisa Willet-Holthuysen."
Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Originally built for the city's mayor around 1685, this grand canal house is still partly furnished in the style of the time, while other rooms date back to the 18th century."
Full review
Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The furniture and artefacts inside give an impression of the life led by merchants in the Dutch "Golden Age"."
Full review
i
Worth noting in the kitchen are tiles decorated with images of caged birds.
Amsterdam Museum
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Michelin Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Show All Reviews
Kalverstraat 92, 1012 PH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"Any city that began in the 13th century as a boggy swamp to become the trading powerhouse of the world in the 17th century has a fascinating story to tell, and this museum does it superbly."
Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"You won't find any dusty relics here – the city's history museum covers the early years well, but just as interesting are the exhibits on the past century."
Full review
Time Out
"A note to all those historical museums around the world that struggle to present their exhibits in an engaging fashion: head here to see how it's done."
Full review
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This modern museum uses paintings, objects, sculptures and documents to recapture the great events in Amsterdam's history."
Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"The Amsterdam Museum offers an urban history both informative and playful."
Full review
