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NEMO Science MuseumvsHet Scheepvaartmuseum| The National Maritime Museum
Both are endorsed by professionals. On balance, Het Scheepvaartmuseum| The National Maritime Museum is the choice of most reviewers compared to NEMO Science Museum. Het Scheepvaartmuseum| The National Maritime Museum ranks #8 in Amsterdam with praise from 6 reviews such as Lonely Planet, Frommer's and Michelin Guide.
NEMO Science Museum
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Michelin Guide
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Oosterdok 2, 1011 VX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Perched atop the entrance to the IJ Tunnel is NEMO, the largest museum of science and technology in the Netherlands." Full review
Time Out "Nemo opened in 1998 and has gone from strength to strength as a truly kid-friendly science museum." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Resembling an enormous green hull facing the IJ river, Nemo is the work of Renzo Piano, architect of the Pompidou Centre in Paris." Full review
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Don't miss the fine views of the city from the roof.
Fodor's "Attractions range from giant "bubbles" on the ground floor to experiments in the Wonder Lab and interactive exhibitions like Teen Facts. Kids and adults love it." Full review
Frommer's "A fount of science and technology, NEMO is housed in a swooping modern building in the Eastern Dock, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano." Full review
The Wall Street Journal "Building bridges, blowing life-size bubbles and taking in the different floors with their instructive and fun exhibits...NEMO, an interactive science museum"
Het Scheepvaartmuseum| The National Maritime Museum Fodor's Lonely Planet Time Out Michelin Guide
The Telegraph Frommer's
Kattenburgerplein 1, 1018 KK Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fodor's "This impossible-to-overlook example of Dutch Classicism became the new home of the Maritime Museum in the 1970s." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"An immense 17th-century admiralty building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of maritime memorabilia." Full review
Time Out "If it’s nautical art that floats your boat, then the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum is a must." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Formerly the Admiralty's principal warehouse, this vast building, erected on 18,000 piles, has housed the Amsterdam Maritime Museum since 1973." Full review
The Telegraph "Five hundred years of maritime history is packed into the elegant Dutch classicist Admiralty Arsenal, built on the water in 1655 to stock and supply the vessels of the Golden Age." Full review
Frommer's "Housed in a mammoth, Venetian-style 17th-century arsenal, Amsterdam’s Maritime Museum is a gem of a museum whose displays showcase the importance of Amsterdam’s maritime history" Full review
