The Netherlands' first national Holocaust museum, in the former Hervormde Kweekschool in Amsterdam, part of the Joods Cultureel Kwartier.
November 14, 2025 – June 6, 2027
Twelve survivors from different European countries recount on film how differently persecution unfolded; thanks to interactive technology, two of them answer visitors' questions.
The Nationaal Holocaustmuseum was founded in 2016 as an institution of the Joods Cultureel Kwartier (Jewish Cultural Quarter) and initially showed provisional exhibitions in the former Hervormde Kweekschool, a Protestant teacher training college on Plantage Middenlaan. The building stands opposite the Hollandsche Schouwburg, which served as an assembly point for the deportation of Amsterdam's Jews during the German occupation.
During the war, a children's daycare center adjoined the Kweekschool, where Jewish children were held before being transported away. Its director, Henriëtte Pimentel, and helpers from the teacher training college smuggled hundreds of these children out through the garden and the school building and took them to hiding addresses. This resistance makes the site itself part of the exhibition.
From 2020, the building was closed for a comprehensive renovation, which took longer than planned. On March 10, 2024, King Willem-Alexander opened the renewed museum. The permanent exhibition "Nederland en de Sjoa" (The Netherlands and the Shoah) uses some 2,500 objects, photos, films, and audio recordings to trace how Jews in the Netherlands lived before, during, and after World War II, and how they were excluded, robbed, deported, and murdered.
Together with the Joods Museum, the Portuguese Synagogue, and the Hollandsche Schouwburg, the museum forms the Joods Cultureel Kwartier in Amsterdam's former Jewish quarter.
| Adults | €20 |
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| Reduced | €10Students with valid ID |
| Children & teens | €6free up to age 5 · Ages 6–12 €6, young people ages 13–17 €8; under 6 free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Companion receives free admission. |
| Students & apprentices | €10With valid student ID; with a CJP pass €9. |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Group booking requested for 10 or more people, at no extra charge (the ticket shop already states 8 people). |
| Combination ticket Joods Cultureel Kwartier (all four sites) | €30Joods Museum + junior, Portuguese Synagogue, Nationaal Holocaustmuseum, and Hollandsche Schouwburg. |
| Young people ages 13–17 | €8 |
| CJP pass | €9 |
Separate single ticket for the Nationaal Holocaustmuseum (valid for one day, includes the free Hollandsche Schouwburg); for €10 more, there is the combination ticket for all JCK sites. Free with the Museumkaart; likewise with the VriendenLoterij VIP-KAART and as a Friend of the Kwartier (according to the ticket overview, also with the Stadspas, AICA card, Amsterdam Pass, and others; show your card at the ticket desk, no online booking needed). Tickets at the ticket desk cost €2 more. Card/PIN payment only.
Elevators, adapted restrooms, and step-free passageways at least 80 cm wide. Loaner wheelchairs with advance reservation by email (dagcoordinatie@jck.nl). Assistance dogs with ID allowed. Companions free.
Only partly suitable for kidsRecommended for ages 10+
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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The Joods Cultureel Kwartier recommends visiting from age 10, because children of this age can put themselves in others' shoes and distinguish between past and present. Children's birthday parties are offered only at the Joods Museum junior.
Artis
Tram 14 from Centraal Station to the Artis stop; alternatively metro 51, 53, or 54 to Waterlooplein. From April to October (Thu–Sun), the hop-on hop-off ferry Cultuur Ferry also stops at the Joods Cultureel Kwartier.
No on-site parking at the museum.
No museum parking. Parking garages near the Joods Cultureel Kwartier: Markenhoven, ParkKing Waterlooplein, and Stadhuis/Muziektheater.
The free Hollandsche Schouwburg is directly opposite.
Get directionsCoats and bags must go in the coat check or a locker; only bags smaller than A5 may be taken inside. Kosher café in the nearby Joods Museum.
Up to 120 guests.
Auditorium of the Nationaal Holocaustmuseum for lectures, meetings, film screenings, and workshops (up to 120 people seated), from €1,250 per half day or €1,550 in the evening after 17:00.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (NL, EN, DE, HE) |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photos and videos for private use allowed, without flash, tripod, or selfie stick. |
| Good to know | Free audio tour (Dutch, English, German, Hebrew) at the service desk. Group tour "Jodenvervolging tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog" (Persecution of the Jews during World War II): 1 hour, €100 plus admission, Dutch/English, ages 12 and up; can be combined with the tour of the Hollandsche Schouwburg. The exhibition shows images of humiliated, abused, and killed victims. Length of visit at your own discretion. |
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