Museum Het Schip

Thanks for the previous advice on the English speaking tour at 3pm. It did make all the difference. There will be a women in architecture opening in October 25 which will double the museum on offer. What is there already is well worth going to see. Just wish they included Charles Rennie Mackintosh as other influences. Gaudi and Wright are mentioned so why not CR?

In a city that has so many world class museums, this more off the beaten track is a gem!!! It was very well run, informative and the tour was excellent. I didn’t really know what to expect before going to it, but was really impressed by it and recommend. Check the website as they give English tours at fixed times

Great museum that blends architecture, design, and a social history of the city! The English tour at 3pm was especially worth it—you get to see a furnished example apartment and the old post office that was in the building. Our tour guide was really great!

Very cool, off the beaten track museum - but it's only worth going if you can get on a tour (included with entry, €16.50 adult / €8 student) because you can only go into the buildings with a guide. The English tour was only at 3pm so we planned our trip around that. The tour was informative, and visits the post office and the interior of one of the apartments, restored with 1920s furniture. The museum upstairs is interesting, with a historical timeline for the Amsterdam style, and examples of furniture and design. However, the audio section (and the video downstairs) are only in Dutch, without English transcripts. The museum is not worth the entry price for the exhibit alone; the tour is really the thing to go for. The temporary exhibit was closed when we went, but looked promising - it will be on women!

A fantastic small museum that explains the political economy of urban housing in Amsterdam in the early 20th century. How an idealistic bunch of architects and city planners created aesthetically beautiful low-income housing and public infrastructure. The “Amsterdamsche School” explained. This style characterizes many areas of Amsterdam today: from housing to bridges to post offices and, yes, urinals. It is an easy walk from Amsterdam CS.

Get the walking tour around the building! There is only one english speaking tour a day (3pm) The walking tour around the building is one of the best things you can do in Amsterdam The museum itself is small and fairly well curated. Quite interesting but probably only 4 stars. Easily 5 stars if you're doing the tour

We absolutely enjoyed our time here!! We had the short tour of the old post office and the surrounding of the museum. All the small details will blow you away! The guide was very professional and helpful! You can really see that he enjoys doing his job. We learned a lot of interesting facts about Amsterdamse School. After the tour we took our time going through the exhibitions and they were also amazing! Would love to comeback for a walking tour. Everyone should come here if they are interested in architecture!! 🧡

Fascinating museum in a beautiful set of buildings. An excellent tour runs in English at 3pm, or they'll give you a ln English-language 'reader' if you want to accompany one of the Dutch tours. Well worth it

The museum is about five minutes from the northern section of Westerpark. This is an architectural type of museum. The whole complex and neighborhood was very interesting historic Dutch architecture.