Amsterdam National Holocaust Museum and Memorial Entry Ticket
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
The National Holocaust Museum tells the story of the Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews of the Netherlands. Before the Second World War, Jews and non-Jews lived side by side. They had the same rights. But during the war, the Nazis and their collaborators killed around six million Jews in Europe. That was the Holocaust or Shoah.
This is the first and only museum to relate the history of the persecution of the Jews of the entire Netherlands. Including the day-to-day life of Jews on the eve of the Second World War, the liberation as Jews experienced it, and how the Holocaust has been treated in our national culture of remembrance: all this is examined in the museum.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
National Holocaust Museum entry ticket
Audio Tour
Hollandsche Schouwburg National Holocaust Memorial entry ticket
Guided tour
Access to Jewish Museum and Portuguese Synagogue
What To Expect
Through this former teacher training school hundreds of Jewish children, who were held captive in the crèche next door, were smuggled to relatively safe places with the help of the resistance during the Second World War. At this historic site, in the National Holocaust Museum, the story of the Holocaust is told in changing exhibitions and events in an artistic form and based on personal accounts.
Hollandsche Schouwburg
During the Second World War, the occupying forces made Jews assemble in this former theatre. Tens of thousands of people were held here, not knowing what fate awaited them, until they were deported to concentration and extermination camps. The Hollandsche Schouwburg is now a memorial site with a wall of names commemorating the Jewish victims. It also holds an exhibition about the Holocaust in the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam National Holocaust Museum and Memorial Entry Ticket
Reviews
22 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Very informative. Highly recommend 👌
muireanno130,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Viator website was not great to book experience with. Lady in jewish museum was super helpful. It turned out to be a combined ticket. The holocaust museum is excellent, very informative and really makes you think. Heartbreaking stories and pictures. could have spent longer there but were pushed for time.
Must see
Debthomas74,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This is one of the most emotional and informative holocaust museums I have ever been to. It has a Twin Towers feel to it in having real stories and if you get to the memorial it is very moving indeed. Tie this with a visit to Anne Frank and it’ll move you to pieces.
Well Done
Carlye O,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This museum treated this difficult topic with respect. It told the stories through pictures, letters, and other media. Using small hand-held recorders for each station, the messages came to life.
Museum telling an incredibly moving story of an unfolding tragedy
M Didius,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An excellent museum detailing the experiences of Jewish people in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation with a good mix of personal memoirs and the wider context. From the first restrictions through the tightening of controls to the mass round ups, deportations and killings - not forgetting the less than generous treatment of the returning survivors - this museum tells an incredibly moving story of an unfolding tragedy. The (free) audio guide is very good and a must for understanding what you are looking at. To do the museum justice give yourself an absolute minimum of 2 hours to take in all the individual stories.
Are we for or against Jews?
John M,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Very powerful presentation of what happened to the Jews in the Netherlands from 1940 to 1945. Gradual tightening of the screw after Nazi invasion. Some Dutch collaborated, others hid Jews or joined the Resistance. How would we react to antisemitism nowadays? Be indifferent?
Very Sad
Bryan M,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The entire experience is incredibly emotional. The unimaginable hardships faced by the Jews are truly staggering. No one should ever have endured what they did. As someone with Jewish heritage, it deeply resonated with me. I highly recommend that anyone visiting Amsterdam make the time to visit this place.
Fascinating insight into individual Jewish Amsterdam residents in the 40s.
Jet15321249703,
Sep 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a very interesting exhibition, showing the personal experiences of many of Amsterdams Jews, including children. They had many interesting books for sale but most were in Dutch. It was interesting that they had to have security guards and secure entrance procedures. An incitement of modern day antisemitism, perhaps.
Children of survivors
Malka F,
Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was very moving. As my husband and I are children of halocust survivors. All our parents were left orphans alone with most of their family killed. My mother in law survived auschwitz #A7446. She just passed away a few months ago at the age of 98. She lived to see 5 generations and over 200 descendants. A very special woman. My.mother was alone in a dp camp with a sister the only survivors of the war. I would love to see more pictures of the orthodox people. I was happy to see a quote of Eli Weisel my cousin. My father and Eli shared a grandfather.
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Sightseer21890746159,
Aug 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very Moving and sobering experience Excellent staffing and good security The staff were very professional courteous and helpful
Interesting.
Raquel V,
Jul 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very nice experience, the museum is very serious and silent, the audio guide system seems great but I do not understand how they do not have it in Spanish language. I traveled with my mother who does not speak English and could not use the audio guide, at least I could translate everything but it was not the idea. Everything else, we really liked the experience and the museum staff super nice.
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