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Museumkaart - Dutch Museum Card Pass
The Museumkaart (museum card) is an annual discount card pass which gives free entry into over 400 museums in Netherlands including 32 museums in Amsterdam. The museumkaart costs €39.95 per year for adults and €22.45 for under 25s. The card will literally pay for itself after only a few visits so it's well worth the investment. |
The card can be purchased and activated at major museums. (It is also known as the museumjaarkaart or MJK).
You will be asked to fill out a form - this gives the Museumkaart organisation your details and insures the card in case of loss - however you are not obligated to fill in the form if you don't want. On the card is written the holder's name, gender and date of birth.
The following museums in Amsterdam allow free entry with the card:
Allard
Pierson Museum (Archaeology)
Amsterdams
Historisch Museum (Historic)
Bijbels Museum (Bible)
De Appel (Visual
Arts)
De Burcht (Trade Unions)
De Nieuwe
Kerk (Exhibitions in the New Church)
De Oude
Kerk (Old Church)
Filmmuseum (Cinematography)
FOAM
Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam (Photography)
Hermitage
Amsterdam
Huis Marseille
- Museum voor fotografie (Photography)
Joods
Historisch Museum (Jewish)
Max Euwe-Centrum (Chess)
Museum
Amstelkring Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
Museum
Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis
Museum Het
Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House)
Museum Het Schip/De Amsterdamse School
Museum
Van Loon (Private Family Collection & Garden)
Museum
Willet-Holthuysen (Art Collection / House & Gardens)
Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
Amsterdam (Maritime - under renovation)
Nederlands Uitvaart Museum (Funerals)
NEMO
Science Museum
Olympic
Experience (Sport)
Persmuseum (Press)
Rijksmuseum
(Old Masters Art)
Stedelijk Museum CS (Modern Art)
Theatermuseum, TIN (Theatre)
Tropenmuseum
(Culture / Environment)
Van Gogh Museum
Nederlands
Instituut voor Mediakunst Montevideo (Media Art Institute)
Diamant
Museum (Diamond)
Verzetsmuseum
Amsterdam (Dutch Resistance)
Note, you will have to pay entry into special exhibitions; the popular Anne Frank house is not on the list.
One of the advantages of having a museumkaart is the ability to jump the queues at busy museums like the Van Gogh. It is also great to have the flexibility to just pop into a museum for 30 minutes without feeling the pressure to see everything.
It is fantastic value to any residents, expats and even tourists who plan to make multiple visits to Netherlands over a 12 month period.