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For schoolsThe Museum of the Canals for schools
The Museum of the Canals is for all ages. With our interactive multimedia exhibition, students experience 400 years of Amsterdam canal history in an accessible, spectacular way. And there is also plenty for your family to discover.
View our educational offerings and activities for families below.
Education
School visits for primary education, secondary education, and vocational training.
School visit
Dive into the Amsterdam canals! Visit our seventeenth-century canal house with your school class and go on a journey through 400 years of Amsterdam history. How did the canals originate and why are they so important to the city to this day? In our permanent exhibition 'The Amsterdam Canals', the story of the canals' creation is told in an accessible yet spectacular way.
Upon arrival, all students receive an audio guide to use during the exhibition. The audio guide is available in 9 different languages and a visit to the multimedia exhibition takes approximately 45 minutes. If necessary, we divide the group into smaller groups upon arrival, which can start the tour at 10-minute intervals. This ensures that everyone can experience the exhibition optimally.
This permanent multimedia exhibition is highly suitable for groups of all levels from primary school, grade 4 (group 6) and up.
Special offer
- Exclusively for school groups, it is also possible to schedule a visit on Monday mornings between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM, when the museum is closed to other visitors.
- We have a jetty in front of the entrance, so you can combine your museum visit with, for example, a Plastic Whale canal cruise and help make the canals a bit cleaner together.
Teaching materials (Only in Dutch)
The canals are not only full of history but also offer an interesting perspective on various current themes, such as climate and nature, the colonial past, urban expansion, and activism. The lessons consist of text, slides with images, short video clips, (quiz) questions, and interactive elements.
Our teaching materials are suitable for primary education (grades 5 and 6), secondary education, and vocational training (years 1 and 2) and can be found on the LessonUp platform. To the lessons.
Booking a school visit
For class supervisors, the museum visit is free (1 supervisor per 15 students).
Request a school visit by filling out the form below. We will then contact you regarding availability and costs.
Or send an email to mail@grachten.museum with the information mentioned above.
