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The Dutch Resistance Museum takes you back to the forties and the time of the Nazi German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. Would you cooperate, join the Nazi’s or resist?
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- Step back in time to Amsterdam in the 1940s
- See, hear, and read stories about life during World War II
- Experience how the war affected the Netherlands
Children
Child tickets for 7-16 year olds
Free entry for 0-6 year olds when accompanied by a paying adult
Opening hours
Monday - Friday: 10.00 - 17.00
Saturday - Sunday: 11.00 - 17.00
Languages
The free audio tour is available in English, Dutch, and Dutch Sign Language
Ticket information
Ticket directly available on smartphone
Ticket is valid for one year, ticket cannot be cancelled
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair friendly
- With audio description
- Free access to bathroom
Dutch Resistance Museum
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Public Transport
The nearest stops are Waterlooplein (metro 51, 53 & 54) and Artis (tram 14).
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The occupation and the resistance
The Dutch Resistance Museum is dedicated to the resistance movement in the Netherlands during World War II. Right after the Germans bombed Rotterdam in May 1940, the Dutch surrendered and Nazi’s took over the streets of the country. People were faced with a choice: do we cooperate and do exactly what the Germans say, do we join the Nazi’s and help them or do we join the resistance movement?
This question is explored in the museum. The Dutch Resistance Museum helps evoke the climate of the war years by showing the lives of people who made different choices, with a primary focus on the resistance. This often extremely dangerous choice made people very creative in thwarting the Nazis and helping Jews and other groups of people who were being hunted down.
Holland in World War II
The museum's permanent exhibition takes visitors back to the forties, the period of the German occupation during World War II. The halls and walls that make up the décor of the Dutch Resistance Museum are full of photos to help evoke the war years. Much of the collection consists of artefacts collected from the personal belongings of members of the resistance movement.
The exhibition covers all forms of resistance: strikes, forging of documents, helping people to go into hiding, underground newspapers, escape routes, armed resistance, and espionage. You can see strollers with guns hidden in them, forged ID cards, typewriters on which coded messages were typed and chessboards with hidden compartments.
As well as seeing the ins and outs of life in the resistance, you’ll also see what day to day life was like for people who choose to cooperate. What limitations did the occupation put on them and why did some of them decide to join the resistance after all? Another important part of the museum focuses on the Dutch colonial empire, the Dutch East Indies during the war. Where the population suffered terribly under the Japanese regime of terror.
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The exhibition is in both English and Dutch, making it accessible to most visitors. There is also a free audio tour which is offered in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Book your tickets to the Dutch Resistance Museum now and don’t miss out on this vital piece of Dutch history!
94 Reviews
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margotw511
Interesting insight into Dutch war experience
Excellent exhibition with a wealth of information from people involved in the resistance. Well worth a visit if you are interested in WW2 history. Good to get another country’s perspective of the war.
Mar 17, 202423031950
Resistance museum visit
A very clearly museum what people had done for other people during war II. Also we can see how important it’s we have freedom and it is very important we have respect for other people whatever they have an other coleus of relegion. My advise is : go to the museum !
Mar 15, 2024W9822NLjennyd
Interesting and moving
One of the most interesting museums I’ve visited, well laid out and good mix of film and displays. Extraordinary stories of bravery.
Mar 15, 2024leadbetterdavid
Great WW2 museum
Great museum about the German occupation and made very interesting with lots of personal accounts. I particularly liked that you could either read or listen to information as you walked around.
Mar 13, 2024kd1289
Very interesting museum taking you through WWII from the Dutch lens
Very interesting museum taking you through WWII from the Dutch lens. Interesting mix of media - video introduces each period of the war, supplemented with exhibits and personal stories. Would definitely recommend
Mar 6, 2024217pelind
Highly recommended!
Great place for World War ll history! You should definitely visit the museum if you are interested in war and history. Highly recommended!
Mar 1, 2024Tabatha1998
Incredibly well done
The museum is not overly large, but makes a huge impact. So much history, very well explained, without labouring points. A great testament to the resilience of human nature.
Feb 27, 2024Q6559MUmartino
A must see for anyone with an interest in WW2 history
Great way to see how the Dutch people survived during the occupation in WW2 and the risks people took to do the right thing. A good layout and exhibitions that highlight what led to the situation the people of Amsterdam found themselves in and the collective/individual actions that were taken in the face of an aggressive and brutal regime. Would highly recommend to anyone with an interest in WW2 history
Feb 25, 2024Hekie5
The best museum you can visit with your kids!
With our kids (ages 12 and 14 years old) did the Junior tour. After 2,5 hours (excluding the coffee break at the restaurant next door) the kids were still busy and enthousiastic to experience all the museum had to offer. Preferably we needed half an hour extra to finish the junior tour. We consider to come back to finish the junior tour and to do the adult one as well.
Feb 25, 2024scottwM745YZ
Informative, moving and honest.
Brilliant museum. Informative, moving and excellently put together. While the museum celebrates the Dutch heroes of the time as well as castigating the true villains, the overall tone is one of brutal honesty that makes you question what you would have actually done faced with the choices occupied civilians had, rather than what you like to imagine you would have done. Anybody with an interest in this part of history should go.
Feb 23, 2024
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