At a beautiful location in Amsterdam you will find Het Scheepvaartmuseum. Here you can discover everything about five centuries of maritime history and how strongly this is connected to the society of today and the future. Het Scheepvaartmuseum is a national museum in a world city and the museum shows how Dutch history is connected to water.
The National Maritime Museum
Opening hours
Monday
10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 17:00
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
Saturday
10:00 - 17:00
Sunday
10:00 - 17:00
Location
The National Maritime Museum, Kattenburgerplein 1, 1018 KK Amsterdam
Paintings, ship models and many more nautical items
Atmospheric object exhibitions such as the Republic at Sea and Cartography & Curiosities show the best of one of the largest maritime collections in the world.
The Maritime Museum houses one of the largest and most prominent maritime collections in the world and includes paintings, ship models, navigation instruments and nautical charts.
Also visit the Amsterdam, the VOC ship moored at the museum's jetty.
In addition to discovering 500 years of Dutch maritime history and the connection with the society of today and the future, the museum is aware that part of that maritime history is also colonial history. If you want to know more about the museum, the exhibitions go to the website for all information.
Accessibility
TheVOC ship Amsterdamat the jetty of the Maritime Museum is unfortunately only partially accessible for wheelchair users. The elevator on the jetty takes you to the Overflow deck of the ship. The hold and the upper deck are unfortunately not accessible with a wheelchair.
Would you still like to get an impression of these spaces? Then view the360° school poster online that Het Scheepvaartmuseum has made together with Schooltv.
Accessibility
General accessibility provisions and information
Present, available or allowed
Service dog allowed
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Provisions for people with reduced mobility
Present, available or allowed
Stairs with handrail
Lift
Passageways that are sufficiently wide
Accessible restroom
Mobile payment
Provisions for people who are blind or partially sighted
Present, available or allowed
Sensory experience
Accessible information
Provisions for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Present, available or allowed
Open captioning
Provisions for people who require low sensory environments
Present, available or allowed
Hidden disability Sunflower-keycord recognised here
Not present, not available or not allowed
Personal assistant
Guide lines
Hearing loop (t-coil or headphones)
Sign language interpretation provided
Closed captioning
Low stimulus hours
Audio description
Material in Braille
Explanation by The National Maritime Museum
For more information about accessibility go to the museum's website