Willet-Holthuysen Museum

"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

"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

"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

"The furniture and artefacts inside give an impression of the life led by merchants in the Dutch "Golden Age"." Full review

"The grandest and most glittering of Amsterdam’s canal-house museums was occupied by a succession of local notables, the last, Sandrina Holthuysen, dying alone, surrounded by cats in 1895." Full review

"This is a wonderful museum with a pristine interior...displays include an introduction to the aristocratic family who lived here, and a collection of painstakingly detailed silver figurines. " Full review

"This sumptuous residence, now part of the Amsterdams Historisch Museum, is named after the widow who bequeathed the property to the city in the late 19th century." Full review