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Here are links to interesting museums the traveler may wish to visit in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Sex Museum
A collection of sex artifacts for the open minded in Amsterdam.
Ann Frank Museum Amsterdam
The house with the attic that held Ann Frank is a moving museum in the heart of Amsterdam. The Anne Frank House has been a museum since 1960. A visit should last about an hour. On June 12 2004, it will be 75 years ago that Anne Frank was born, and special exhibits are planned.
Hash Marihuana Hemp Museum
Small, cheap, and worth the look if you're in the area and interested in such things.
Hermitage Amsterdam Museum
The first phase of the Hermitage Amsterdam opened 28 February 2004. Small temporary exhibitions drawn from the rich collection of The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg will be presented in six rooms. Each exhibition will be on view for around 5 months.
NEMO - Amsterdam Science Museum
NEMO, the science and technology museum which opened in 1997, was built to resemble the a ship in the city of Amsterdam.
Resistance Museum: Amsterdam
A history of the Dutch Resistance during World War II through artifacts, documents and interactive displays.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Holding almost one million objects, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is the largest museum of art and history in the Netherlands. Best known for its collection of 17th-century Dutch masters, it also has art from the Middle Ages and from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as sculputre and applied art.
Scheepvaartmuseum: Netherlands Maritime Museum Amsterdam
The Netherlands Maritime Museum is housed in a 300 year old former Dutch Navy arsenal. Outside you can see a replica of the Dutch East India ship "Amsterdam."
The Rembrandt House
Come up and see Rembrandts etchings, over 250, in his Amsterdam house, which became a museum in 1911.
Van Gogh Museum: Amsterdam
The museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world. The Van Gogh Museum is within easy reach of the Museumplein in Amsterdam, between the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum.
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