Het Grachtenhuis
In this museum, listen to the story of the Amsterdam canals and learn the city of then and now in an adventurous way.
The Amsterdam canals make the city. Money has been earned here for centuries, art is made, party celebrated, life lived. It is this story that is told in an adventurous way in the Canal House. In this DIY museum you start in the year 1600, you can see how Amsterdam flourishes and the canal belt grows. Furthermore, Het Grachtenhuis also shows why the canals are still so special today.
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| Monday | Closed | |
| Tuesday | 12:00–16:00 | |
| Wednesday | 12:00–16:00 | |
| Thursday | 12:00–16:00 | |
| Friday | 12:00–16:00 | |
| Saturday | 12:00–17:00 | |
| Sunday | 12:00–17:00 |
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