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Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder

Image from Rebekka Mell
Image from Rebekka Mell
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Image from Rebekka Mell
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Hidden in the heart of Amsterdam's city centre is a small wonder: Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder. Visitors embark on a journey of discovery within a remarkably well-preserved 17th-century canal house. Narrow corridors and staircases lead to historically furnished living spaces, kitchens, and sleeping alcoves, culminating in what is, quite literally, the highlight of the museum: a complete church in the attic.

Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder

Location

Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 38, 1012 GE Amsterdam
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Exceptional climate of tolerance

The attic church was commissioned by the affluent Catholic merchant Jan Hartman and was put into use in 1663. During the time when Hartman and his family resided in the canal house, Amsterdam was under the rule of a Protestant city government. It was prohibited to practice the Catholic faith in public.

Former Catholic churches and monasteries were confiscated and repurposed for Protestant worship. Catholics had to seek alternatives and celebrate their mass in concealed home churches. This was tolerated by the city government! The Dutch Republic operated on the principle of freedom of conscience.

Behind closed doors, everyone was free to think and believe as they wished. This created an exceptionally tolerant climate for the time, allowing various religious communities to coexist in the city.

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
  • Accessible restroom

Provisions for people who are blind or partially sighted

Present, available or allowed

  • Guide lines
  • Sensory experience
  • Audio description

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
  • Hearing loop (t-coil or headphones)
  • Sign language interpretation provided
  • Closed captioning
  • Open captioning
  • Low stimulus hours
  • Accessible information
  • Material in Braille
  • Passageways that are sufficiently wide
  • Mobile payment

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