Visitor information
Here you can find all information to visit the museum.
Opening hours
Select below the period in which you visit the museum.
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | Closed |
Wednesday | Closed |
Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Sunday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | Closed |
Wednesday | Closed |
Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Sunday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Monday | Closed |
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 |
Closed | Extra open |
January 1st (New Year’s Day) | Easter Monday |
January 9th – 26th 2023 (winterclosure) | Whit Monday |
April 27th (Kingsday) | April 3rd 2023 |
1st Saturday of August (Canal Parade) | |
December 25th and 26th | |
Entrance fee
Adults | € 5,00 |
Children 5 t/m 15 years | € 4,00 |
Children < 5 years | Free |
Groups of 10+ persons | € 4,00 |
Annual Museumcard |
€ 4,00 |
Iamsterdam City Card | Free |
Amsterdam Pass /Go City Pass | Free |
Tickets are only available on board.
Your visit will sustain the preservation of this maritime legacy. The museum is a private, independent initiative which operates entirely without subsidy.
Group visits
- Please register groups of 10+ persons via email: info@houseboatmuseum.nl.
- Please split up large groups into smaller groups of 10-15 persons, depending on the number of visitors already on board.
- Upon arrival the tour-guide/teacher should enter first to register and pay.
- Visiting time: 15-20 minutes depending on the interest of the group.
- On request we can provide teachers with suggestions for questions to be answered by the students/children during their visit.
- Discount for groups of 10 or more: € 4,00 (16 years and older) or € 3,00 (5- 15 years).
- Tourguide/leader has free entrance.
- Payment upon arrival: cash or by Debit- or Credit card.
- Please let us know if the group visit is cancelled or you are going to be more than one hour later.
Facilities
- Payment by cash or by Debit- or Credit card.
- Plenty headroom inside.
- Photography allowed onboard.
- Coffee / cappuccino / tea / soft drinks available.
- Museum shop with books about houseboats etc.

Location
The Houseboat Museum is moored in the Prinsengracht, just outside the Jordaan area. By foot it is only 5 minutes from Westermarkt (Anne Frank House).
Prinsengracht 296 K
1016 HW Amsterdam
+31 (0)20 42 70 750