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Museum Het Rembrandthuis vs Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam

Both are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Rembrandt House ranks significantly higher than The Resistance Museum. Rembrandt House ranks #4 in Amsterdam with recommendations from 9 sources including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Time Out.

Museum Het Rembrandthuis
Museum Het Rembrandthuis
9 / 10
Jodenbreestraat 4, 1011 NK Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This is the house that Rembrandt bought, flush with success, for 13,000 guilders (a princely sum) in 1639, and where he lived and worked until 1656 when declared bankrupt." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"In this house (ca. 1606), you get a more intimate sense of Rembrandt -- it's a shrine to one of the greatest artists the world has ever known." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"You almost expect to find the master himself at the Museum het Rembrandthuis , where Rembrandt van Rijn ran the Netherlands’ largest painting studio." Full review
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Time Out Time Out
"When he was declared bankrupt, clerks inventoried the house room by room; it's these records that provided the renovators with clues as to what the house looked like in Rembrandt's time." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"No oil paintings on display—go to the Rijksmuseum if that's what you're after—but plenty of his groundbreaking etchings." Full review
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Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam
Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam
8 / 10
Plantage Kerklaan 61a, Amsterdam 1018 CX, The Netherlands
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Fodor's Fodor's
"From May 14, 1940, to May 5, 1945, the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany. This museum looks at the population's response: who resisted and how." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This museum shows, in no uncertain terms, how much courage it takes to actively resist an adversary so ruthless that you can't trust neighbours, friends or even family." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"The Verzetsmuseum is one of Amsterdam's most illuminating museums and quite possibly its most moving." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Has clever dioramas and interactive exhibits that neatly chart the absorbing story of the gradual rise of Dutch resistance to their Nazi occupiers from 1940 until the end of World War II." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Film clips, sound recordings, images and objects commemorating the Second World War." Full review
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