Museum Our Lord in the Attic
(Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder)
a hidden Catholic church tucked away in the attic of a 17th century merchant house.
Museum Our Lord in the Attic is Amsterdam's oldest museum bar one. And the most surprising bar one: a 17th-century town house with a church in the attic.
A secret church
During the Reformation, in 1661, a merchant Jan Hartman bought three adjacent buildings. He and his family lived on the ground floor on the canal-side house. The loft he converted into a church: a secret church, because at the time it was officially forbidden for Catholics to hold public services.An important feature of the church is the organ, opposite the altar. It was built by Hendrik Meyer in 1794 especially for the church and is still regularly played.
Delve through the narrow passageways, stairways and tiny nooks to uncover splendid works of art, ornate furniture and an atmosphere that will whisk you back in time.
How to get there?
By tram: 4, 9, 16, 24 or 25: stop Dam SquareBy metro: stop Nieuwmarkt
By car: nearest car park De Bijenkorf
Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40 (Old Centre, De Wallen)
Amsterdam
De Waag
mediaeval city gate where Rembrandt painted his Anatomical Lesson of Dr. Tulp
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40 (Old Centre, De Wallen)
Amsterdam
| Opening hours | |||
| Sun | 13:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Mon | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Tue | 10:00 | - | 18:00 |
| Wed | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Thu | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Fri | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Sat | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
Price
€7 (Adults)
€1 (5-18 years)
free (0-4 years)
official website
Museum Amstelkring
Nearby sights
De Waag
mediaeval city gate where Rembrandt painted his Anatomical Lesson of Dr. Tulp
Zuiderkerk
First protestant church of Amsterdam
Photo Tour
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