Amsterdam Sights

Unusual Museums in Amsterdam

Lesser-known and strange or unique museums not typically found in a travel guide and which are known only to a few.

Tassenmuseum Hendrikje Museum of Bags and Purses
Take a guided tour and you will be surprised by funny anecdotes and stories about the history of the bag, ranging from the Middle Ages to through to the present.

Museum Willet-Holthuysen

Museum Willet-Holthuijsen
A fully furnished patrician mansion at the Herengracht. Built around 1685 for Jacob Hop, mayor of Amsterdam.

Museum Our Lord in the Attic

Our Lord in the Attic Museum
A 17th-century town house with a hidden Catholic church in the attic, from the time that it was forbidden for catholics to practice their faith.

Houseboat Museum Houseboat Museum
Experience how exactly life is on board a houseboat in an Amsterdam canal. See how an authentic barge was converted to a comfortable houseboat, with authentic skipper's quarters with sleeping bunk, sizable livingroom, kitchen and bathroom.
Sex Museum Amsterdam Sexmuseum
The world's first and oldest sex museum, the "Venustempel", with an extensive collection of erotic pictures, paintings, objects, recordings, photographs and even attractions.

The Cat Cabinet

The Cat Cabinet
No actual cats, just art. Founded in commemoration of the red and frisky Tom Cat, John Pierpont Morgan, the life long companion and buddy of the museum's founder, Bob Meijer.

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