Scheepvaartmuseum

Visit the museum and board the Amsterdam

Address:

Kattenburgerplein 1 - Luchthaven Schiphol
1018 KK - Inner City East/Eastern Isles
NH

Nearest Bus or Train:

Central Station: tram 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 13, 16, 17, 20, 24 & 25

Open Hours:

10a-5p Tu-Su, mid June - mid Sept: 10a-5p M-Su

Thanks to its many rivers and location on the sea, the Netherlands became a nation of explorers, shipbuilders and merchants. Amsterdam emerged in the Golden Age as the world's trading centre. This museum is located in a stately building which dates from the 17th Century and was used as a storage depot for the navy. This part of Amsterdam was famous for its dozens of shipbuilding yards, including those of the navy and the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Go aboard the Dutch East Indian Amsterdam, step back into the 18th Century and sail to Batavia. Smell the spices, listen to old shanties and hear the roar of the cannons. You can see the exciting story of Dutch shipping and trade since the 16th Century in the Maritime Museum. Your voyage through the museum begins downstairs at the wonderful royal barge and leads to more than 25 rooms featuring paintings, navigation instruments and model ships including old sailing vessels, luxury passenger ships and container ships. You can also view scenes of sea battles and portraits of naval heroes, trace the routes to far-away places on authentic maps, peer through a periscope and visit a radar cabin.

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