Plan your visit
The Grachtenmuseum is located at Herengracht 386 in Amsterdam.
Opening hours
The doors close at 4:30 PM.
Please note that on Saturday or Sunday afternoon the museum can be busy and there will be a queue.
Open: Monday December 26th 2022 , Monday April 10th 2023 (Easter) and Monday May 29th 2023 (Whit Monday)
Closed: December 25th (Christmas Day), January 1st and April 27th (King’s Day)
Ticket prices
Adult: € 16,50
Student/CJP: € 12,50
Children from 6 to 17 years: € 9,50
Children from 0 to 5 years: free
Museumkaart, Stadspas, iAmsterdam City Card, ICOM Card: free
- The free audio guide is available in Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.
- In the museum you can only pay with Pin.
- E-tickets do not entitle you to fast access and you still have to have your e-ticket scanned at the desk.
- The entire museum is wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator at the entrance and there is also an elevator in the museum. Our staff will be happy to help you. Click here for more information.
Group visit
Are you coming with a group of more than 10 people? Please let us know at: mail@grachten.museum
What does your visit look like?
Our permanent exhibition is a multimedia tour about the origin of the Amsterdam canal district. You will be guided through five rooms by an audio guide. This takes about 45 to 50 minutes. The audio guide is included in the ticket price and is available in nine different languages.
There stars a new tour every 10 minutes, each tour has place for 12 people. The start for the last tour is at 16:30.
After your visit to the permanent exhibition, there is much more to discover in the museum. Such as the temporary exhibition, our period rooms and the garden.
Museum shop
The museum has a small assortment of books, jewelry and gift items that can be purchased at the museum’s register.
Coffee/lunch
We don’t have a museum café, but I’m in the neighborhood there are many nice places where you can have lunch or a cup of coffee. For example Bar Vasari a few doors down.
Nearby
There are many other interesting institutions and museums to visit, such as Huis Marseille, Vrije Academie, Museumhuis Bartolotti, het Katten Kabinet or Museum van Loon.
Address
Herengracht 386, 1016 CJ Amsterdam
Contact
Elevator
The museum is wheelchair accessible and there is an elevator. Unfortunately we do not have wheelchairs to borrow. Most rooms are equipped with chairs, so you don’t have to stand too long.
Accessibility
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Metro: line 52, Rokin stop. From here it is a 9-minute walk to the museum.
Tram: Line 2, 11 & 12 Stop Koningsplein. From here it is a 4-minute walk to the museum.
CAR
Parking is limited around the museum, we recommend that you travel by public transport as much as possible. The nearest parking garages are parking garage Keizersgracht and parking garage Kalverstraat.
OPENING HOURS
Open from Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 17:00.
Closed: every Monday, December 25th, January 1st and April 27th.