Plan your visit at the Museum of the Canals
Het Grachtenmuseum bevindt zich op Herengracht 386 in Amsterdam.
Opening hours
The museum is open on Monday: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 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.
Opening hours holidays:
Open: Sunday April 20 and Monday april 21, 2025 (Easter), Sunday June 8 and Monday June 9, 2025 (Pentecost), Friday December 26, 2025 (Boxing Day)
We are closed on: December 25 (Christmas Day), January 1 and April 26, 2025 (King’s Day)
Ticket prices
Adult: € 17,50
Student/CJP: € 12,50
Children 6 up to 17 years: € 9,50
Children 0 up 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 via: mail@grachten.museum
Do you want to come with a group of more than 30 people? Then we also offer the possibility to visit the museum between 10:00 and 12:00 on Monday morning. Ask about the possibilities via: 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.
Every 10 minutes a tour starts and each tour has a maximun capacity of 12 people. The last tour starts at 16:30.
After your visit to the permanent exhibition, there is much more to discover in the museum. Such as the temporary exhibition and our period rooms.
Om met de Cultuur Ferry bij het Grachtenmuseum te komen, stap je uit bij Herengracht.
Cultuur Ferry
The Cultuur Ferry is a hop-on-hop-off boat that takes you to over 30 cultural hotspots in Amsterdam, including the National Holocaust Museum, Foam, and the Grachtenmuseum. You can hop on and off wherever you like along the route.
The ferry runs on Saturdays and Sundays in July and August (except on August 2, 23, and 24) and departs from Amsterdam Central Station at 10:00 and 12:00. You can follow the ferry live via the app!
A day ticket costs €19.50 for adults and includes guidance from a museum guide. Children under 4 travel for free, and there are discounts for older children, VriendenLoterij VIP card holders, and Amsterdam City Card holders.
For more information and tickets, click on the button below.
Guided tour in the Museum of the Canals
We regularly receive requests for guided tours. But because as a visitor you are also guided through our permanent exhibition by an audio guide, we do not offer guided tours in our museum.
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
Phone: +31 (0)20 42 11 656
Email: mail@grachten.museum
Accessibility
The museum is wheelchair accessible and there is an elevator. Most rooms are equipped with chairs, so you don’t have to stand too long.
How to reach us
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Metro: line 52, Rokin stop. From here it is a 9-minute walk to the museum.
Tram: Line 2 and 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.
