Museum Vrolik

If you are in to medical macabre, then this is a must see. I’ve never experienced a museum like this—truly something to see if you have the tolerance. It’s small, but packed with a vast collection of categorized medical specimens. Getting to it is easy by train (then a short walk to the college). Only downside is that no photography is allowed…as an artist and parent of a tattoo artist, we were disappointed by the prohibition of photos. Added photos are from photography posted along the walls outside the museum.

After a nice stroll from the public transportation, I discovered the museum within a University Campus. The museum is full of medical anomalies and preserved specimens dating back to the 1800's. There was also animal skeletons. Specifically one of Napoleon's lion! It was a very fun afternoon. FYI the size of the museum is quite small but take your time viewing the specimens, the room then becomes very large.

Beautiful, obscure and interesting museum for anyone interested in the human body. A great collection of malformations and deformities but also fascinating visualisations of the healthy human body and the foetal development. Some of these done by staining specific tissue. Much information to read about everything, but if you have even more questions the employee is very nice, knowledgeable and helpful. A gem hidden in the outskirts of Amsterdam, but is definitely worth the trip! We rented bikes in central Amsterdam, but you can also take a direct metro. Can't recommend enough.

Such a unique place that has such rich history and education. If you are a medical student or have an anatomy exam coming up this place would definitely help you study for it. When speaking to the museum representative they mentioned that whatever is displayed is only 5% of what they have. They have years and years of research. You will be in here for hours just reading about every case study. Very intriguing and informative.

I was excited to visit this museum since I first heard of it. Specimens are fascinating and unique. They invoke a mix of emotions when you see them. But I would like to say that there should be small version of prospect/brochure that you can carry around with you so if you are interested more than just superficially you can easily see what each specimen represents. At the end of the visit you just return it at the front desk. Lovely ladies that work there found temporary solution for this yesterday but in a long term I think something should be changed. And it would be also useful to point out somewhere next to the price list on the page that it's a bit cold inside. All in all great museum. I am looking forward to read your book 📖

Great exhibition and collection with the most friendly reception giving information about the museum and the university. Learn to use the info sheets, they give great information about the items.

What a superb and sobering experience to see about the human body and how it can not form as expected. As we are not in the medical profession it was very interesting and I can definitely see how it would be of interest to doctors and medical students. I would give the museum around 2 hours at least to go round and look at the hundreds of exhibits. Well worth a trip down the Metro line and a 5 minute walk.

This museum is free but it’s part of a university. We went on a Tuesday. Don’t know if the school was closed that day but it was VERY HARD to get in the building. The only way in was far in the back and we followed a student inside because the door only opens with a scanned badge. IF you are able to get in the building to the museum, it’s a very interesting collection. It’s just a large room and you’re allowed to look around at your leisure. The school was very empty which explains why we had such a hard time getting inside but maybe we went on an ‘off’ day. No pictures are allowed FYI.

This place is fascinating! I definitely recommend taking the time and effort to come here if you're in the area. Bear in mind that it's located in the hospital and is a bit of a drive. Also: pay for parking upstairs. You must pre-pay before leaving the car park. I found out the hard way!