Het Scheepvaartmuseum| The National Maritime Museum

Top 1% of attractions in Amsterdam
8/10

6 expert reviews

“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.”

– The Telegraph

Fodor's Fodor's
"This impossible-to-overlook example of Dutch Classicism became the new home of the Maritime Museum in the 1970s." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"An immense 17th-century admiralty building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of maritime memorabilia." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"If it’s nautical art that floats your boat, then the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum is a must." Full review
Michelin Guide 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
Frommer's 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



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