The Banksy Museum in Amsterdam is a private museum near the Westerpark, at Van Slingelandtplein 8, west of the city centre. It shows more than 160 works by the British street artist Banksy, including many life-size reconstructions of his murals, in settings that recall the street. A visit takes about an hour and a half. An adult ticket starts at €14.45 on the museum's website. It is not the same place as the Moco Museum on the Museumplein, which shows only a few Banksy works among other artists.
Highlights
The Westerpark
The museum sits away from the centre, next to the Westerpark, a large neighbourhood park with lawns, ponds and café terraces. You can combine the visit with a walk or a coffee break in the park.
A green neighbourhood
The Westerpark is a residential, leafy district, far from the queues at the big museums on the Museumplein and easy to reach by tram.
"Girl with Balloon", "Flower Thrower" and "Laugh Now"
Among Banksy's best-known works on show: the little girl with her red balloon, the flower thrower and the monkeys with placards.
Reconstructions of murals
Most pieces are life-size reconstructions of works seen on city walls, presented in a street-like setting.
The artist's themes
The route deals with consumerism, climate, social inequality and war, recurring subjects in Banksy's work.
Banksy Museum or Moco?
The Banksy Museum is devoted to a single artist, with more than 160 works; the Moco Museum, on the Museumplein, mixes a few Banksys with Warhol, Basquiat, Kusama and digital art. To see mostly Banksy, choose this one; for a panorama of contemporary art, pick the Moco.
Practical info
Tips
- Prices seen in October 2026 on the museum's website: adult from €14.45, youth from €11.45, senior from €10, child aged 7 to 12 from €7.45, free up to age 6; group rate from €12.45 per person and family rate from €10.45 per person. Prices vary by day and time slot, and some online ticket sellers show higher prices: compare before you buy. Book your ticket online, including through resellers such as GetYourGuide; last entry is 45 minutes before closing. The visit involves stairs: the museum is not wheelchair accessible, but visitors with reduced mobility get free access to the first floor, which makes up two thirds of the exhibition. An audio guide is sold on site in Dutch, English and French. Whether the Museumkaart is accepted has not been confirmed: check the museum's website.
How to get there
Van Slingelandtplein 8, 1051 DD Amsterdam, in the Westerpark district. Tram 5 or bus 21, stop Van Hallstraat. You can read about the park in our Westerpark page.
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