Museum Ons'Lieve Heer Op Solder

"What looks like an ordinary canal house turns out to have an entire Catholic church stashed inside." Full review

"Originally known as the Museum Amstelkring, this place is a well-kept secret." Full review

"Though Amsterdam's been known as a tolerant city for many centuries, after the 1578 Protestant Alteratie (Changeover), Roman Catholics fell into disfavor." Full review

"The Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder (“Our Lord in the Attic”) museum commemorates a beautiful Catholic church that was built…in an attic." Full review

"This canal house looks like all the others, but it hides a secret: a concealed Catholic church, built in the 17th-century in Calvinist Amsterdam, when Catholics could not be open about their religion." Full review

"The faithful were forced to celebrate mass in private abodes, and places like these acquired the nickname "Our Lord in the Attic"." Full review

"Parts of this restored 17th-century canal house, with its black-and-white tiled floors, heavy furniture, and period kitchen, are like stepping into a painting by Vermeer." Full review