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Welcome to The Rembrandt House Museum
Museum Rembrandthuis is the only place in the world where you can experience how Rembrandt once lived. In the homely setting of the museum on the Jodenbreestraat, you will get to know the man behind his art. Be inspired by the man, the artist, his city and his time. You can’t get any closer to Rembrandt, than this.
On March 18th, 2023, the museum re-opened with 30% more Rembrandt. Five new museum spaces have been added, including an epilogue room, an etching attic and a third exhibition room. The new multimedia tour makes Rembrandt house and the seventeenth century really come to life. You’ll follow Rembrandt’s life story, from his arrival as an ambitious celebrity artist, to his forced departure due to an accumulation of debts. Furthermore, there are daily etching and painting demonstrations in the museum. In the exact place where Rembrandt created his masterpieces, in his studio, you’ll discover how he made his paint. In the new etching attic, you’ll learn more about Rembrandt’s etching techniques. It’s like looking over the artist’s shoulder.
Book your tickets online
- Order your ticket with a start time online. So you can be sure of a museum visit.
- Museumkaart holders, students and visitors with a Friends Lottery VIP card, Icom, Rembrandt card, CJP card or Stadspas are also advised to reserve a ticket with a time slot.
- Have your e-ticket (as a printout or on your smartphone or tablet) scanned at the museum entrance upon presentation of your valid pass.
- Friends of the museum and Rembrandt Huysgenoten have direct access to the museum upon presentation of their pass and do not need to reserve a timeslot ticket.
- Here you can make a group reservation for a school or regular group.
Book your tickets in advance
- The Rembrandt House Museum is re-opening on March 18th, 2023 with 30% more Rembrandt!
- You can already book your tickets online. From March 18th, 2023, you can also buy an entrance ticket at the museum.
- Purchased ticket cannot be refunded.
- You can always change your date of visit free of charge through our ticket support page.
Opening hours 2024
The museum is open daily from 10 a.m.
Exceptions: the museum is closed on Januari 1st, April 26th and December 25th.
24 December Closed from 5 p.m.
31 December Closed from 5 p.m.
Entrance fees 2024
Tickets can be rebooked free of charge through our ticket partner. For paid tickets, it is not possible to cancel. We therefore advise our visitors to carefully choose the date of their visit when purchasing tickets.
Adults: €19.50 (from 2025: €21.50)
Youth up to 25: €10 (from 2025: €15)
Students / CJP / ISIC Card: €10 (from 2025: €15)
Children aged 6 to 17: €6 (from 2025: €8)
Children under the age of 6: free
ICOM: free
Museum Card: free
I Amsterdam City Card: free
BGL VIP Card: free
Friends of the Museum: free
Rembrandtkaart (Vereniging Rembrandt): free
All prices include the museum’s multimedia tour. The multimedia tour is available in different languages: Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Brazilian Portugese, Russian, Spanish, Japanese. Mandarin Chinese, Hebrew, Modern Standard Arabic and Turkish.
We also have a multimedia tour especially for families with children. The new multimedia tour takes you on an adventure through The Rembrandt House Museum, together with Kwast.
Accessibility
The Rembrandt House Museum strives for maximum accessibility for all visitors. However, Rembrandt’s historic house has many narrow and steep stairs and no elevator.
The museum is partly accessible to visitors who use wheelchairs and/or have mobility impairments. There are several facilities in the museum for visitors who are visually and/or hearing impaired.
Strollers and buggies are not allowed. Strollers can be left in the cloakroom or a dedicated area at the entrance. Small children can be carried on the arm or on the stomach.
Elevator
The elevator provides access to the modern wing of the museum. This includes the entrance area, -1 museum shop, restrooms, checkroom, 1 exhibition gallery, 2 exhibition gallery, 3 exhibition gallery, 4 workshop space. Unfortunately, Rembrandt’s old home is not accessible by elevator. There are many steep stairs. Please consider this in planning your visit.
Assistance dogs
The museum is accessible to visitors with guide or assistance dogs. However, please note that the many stairs may not be suitable for every assistance dog. You may be asked for a valid certificate for the assistance dog.
Companion
Any accompanying person has free admission.
For visitors with hearing impairments, the text of the regular multimedia tour is available on paper.
Toilets
A gender-neutral restroom, women’s and men’s restrooms, and a wheelchair accessible restroom are available in the museum.
Contact
If you have any questions as you prepare for your visit please call 020 5200 400 and/or email museum@rembrandthuis.nl
We are constantly working to make the website as accessible as possible for all visitors. We are therefore open to all advice and comments. You can email this to: l.nederlof@rembrandthuis.nl
Directions
The museum is located in the center of Amsterdam, near the famous Waterlooplein and on a 15 minutes’ walk from Amsterdam’s Central Station.
Public transportation
Metro: every line from and to CS Amsterdam, Nieuwmarkt Station, Hoogstraat exit
Tram: line 14, Waterlooplein stop
Trein: Amsterdam Central Station (15 minutes’ walk or 2 minutes by subway)
Cultuur ferry: A ferry leaves every 30 minutes from Central Station
Car parks
The Warerlooplein, Muziektheater/Stadhuis or Valkenburgerstraat car parks are all situated near the museum (approximately 3 minutes’ walk from the museum)
General visitor terms and conditions
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Museum Rembrandthuis is de enige plek ter wereld waar je even ervaart hoe Rembrandt ooit leefde. In de huiselijke setting van het museum aan de Jodenbreestraat leer je de mens achter de kunst kennen. Raak geïnspireerd door zijn werk en de verhalen van zijn leven. In Museum Rembrandthuis kom je dichter bij Rembrandt.
Op 18 maart 2023 heropent het museum met 30% meer Rembrandt. Er worden vijf nieuwe museale ruimtes toegevoegd, waaronder een epiloogruimte, een etszolder en een derde tentoonstellingszaal. Dankzij de nieuwe multimediatour komen Rembrandts huis en de zeventiende eeuw echt tot leven. Je volgt het levensverhaal van Rembrandt, van zijn intrek in het pand als ambitieuze celebrity-kunstenaar, tot zijn noodgedwongen vertrek vanwege een opeenstapeling van schulden. Ook worden er straks weer dagelijks ets- en verfdemonstraties gegeven in het museum. Op de plek waar Rembrandt zijn meesterwerken maakt, in het atelier, zie je hoe de kunstenaar zijn verf maakte. Op de nieuwe etszolder ontdek je Rembrandts etstechnieken. Alsof je meekijkt over de schouder van de kunstenaar.