National Holocaust Museum and Hollandsche Schouwburg: tickets, hours and visit

Updated on October 8, 2026

The Nationaal Holocaustmuseum, which opened in Amsterdam in March 2024, is the first museum in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the persecution and murder of Dutch Jews during the Second World War. It occupies a former teacher training college on the Plantage Middenlaan, opposite the Hollandsche Schouwburg, the former theatre where Jews were gathered before deportation. One ticket covers both sites. The museum is open every day from 10am to 5pm and is recommended for ages 10 and up. The ticket for the museum and the Hollandsche Schouwburg costs €20 (adult, online) and is part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter combined ticket.

Highlights

The permanent exhibition

It tells the story of the Netherlands during the Shoah through objects, documents and testimonies from Dutch Jewish families. The route shows how persecution took hold step by step, and also asks about the responsibility of the authorities and of the population.

The Hollandsche Schouwburg

From July 1942, Jews summoned for deportation were gathered in this theatre before being sent to the camps. It is now a national memorial, where a wall bears the names of the deported. The site is visited in silence; allow about half an hour.

The former teacher training college and the crèche

In the museum building, the director Henriëtte Pimentel helped hundreds of Jewish children escape deportation: they were taken from the crèche across the street to foster families. This story is one of the threads running through the visit.

Hours and prices

Every day 10am-5pm. Museum and Hollandsche Schouwburg: €20 (adult); students €10; ages 13-17 €8; ages 6-12 €6; free for under-6s and with the Museumkaart or the I amsterdam City Card. Combined ticket for the four sites of the Jewish Cultural Quarter: €30. Adding the Jewish Museum and the Portuguese Synagogue to this ticket costs €10 more.

Practical info

Tips

Buy your ticket online: it costs €2 less than at the desk. Allow about 1.5 hours for the museum, plus half an hour for the Hollandsche Schouwburg. The subject is hard: if you visit with children, respect the recommended age limit and prepare them before going in. Some Jewish holidays and King's Day may mean a closure, so check the calendar before you come. To place the visit in the history of the city, read our guide to World War II in Amsterdam.

How to get there

Plantage Middenlaan 27, 1018 DB Amsterdam (the Hollandsche Schouwburg is at no. 24, opposite). From Amsterdam Centraal: tram 14 along the Plantage Middenlaan, or metro 51, 53 or 54 to Waterlooplein and then a few minutes' walk.