Het Scheepvaartmuseum

Checked Sep 2026

Kattenburgerplein 1, 1018 KK Amsterdam, Nederland

Het Scheepvaartmuseum on the Kattenburgerplein covers five hundred years of Dutch maritime history, opens every day from 10:00 to 17:00, and is always free for children up to and including age four.

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About Het Scheepvaartmuseum

Everything comes to the surface at Het Scheepvaartmuseum, in the museum's own words: explore five hundred years of Dutch maritime history and its connection with the society of today and of the future, in one of the largest and most prominent maritime collections in the world.

The museum has its own families-and-children programme — including Familiewoensdag — alongside its exhibitions, the ships moored outside, a library, a cafe and a shop.

Museum and museum shop are open every day from 10:00 to 17:00, the library Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00. Admission is always free for children up to and including four years old.

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Kattenburgerplein 1, 1018 KK Amsterdam, Nederland

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