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Willet-Holthuysen Museum vs Van Gogh Museum

Willet-Holthuysen Museum and Van Gogh Museum are both praised by professionals. Overall, Van Gogh Museum is preferred by most reviewers compared to Willet-Holthuysen Museum. Van Gogh Museum comes in at 98 with accolades from 13 sources such as Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.

Willet-Holthuysen Museum
Willet-Holthuysen Museum
8 / 10
605 Herengracht, 1017 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fodor's 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 Time Out
"Built in the 1680s, this mansion was purchased in the 1850s by the Willet-Holthuysen family." Full review
Let's Go 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 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 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
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Worth noting in the kitchen are tiles decorated with images of caged birds.
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Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum
9 / 10
Paulus Potterstraat 7, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This remarkable light-infused building ... venerates the short, certainly not sweet, but highly productive career of everyone's favorite tortured 19th-century artist." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The world's premier venue for works by tragically talented Van Gogh."
Frommer's Frommer's
"More than 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), along with nearly every sketch, print, etching, and piece of correspondence the artist ever produced." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Van Gogh Museum is one of Amsterdam’s must-sees." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Rent a bicycle and head to Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, home to the largest collection of work by the influential Dutch Impressionist." Full review
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