Was a first time visit to an Amsterdam "canal-house". The museum gives a sound/video overview of the history of the old city, from the 17th until the 21st century, all supported by scale-models of the canals and canal-houses. Its also possible to visit 3 rooms on the 'bel-etage'. Nice to have seen it once, however we were not excited. Tickets... More

I visited this new museum as I had read another Trip Advisor review. Having now been myself I can say that Rachel_B_Zurich’s review of July 2011 describes it perfectly. I also loved it. It was incredibly informative in a very unique way – with fascinating audio and visual displays, effectively using technology which I had never seen before to inform... More

We loved the museum. The way they displayed the information, the audio-visual elements and model-making were mind-blowing! The 3D model of the canal house with the holographic people inside from different eras was incredible. It sewed together so many pieces of Amsterdam's history and answered so many of the unusual questions I had been pondering on my visit to the... More