Restaurant and museum shop close from May 11 for renovations
New look for our restaurant and museum shop! Closed from May 11 due to renovations; check out our temporary alternatives for your favorite snacks and must-have souvenirs.
Maintenance East Indiaman
On Friday, April 26, the VOC ship will be closed to visitors all day due to maintenance on the power cables.
Temporary closure of the East Indiaman
During the recent maintenance in 2023 on the bow of the replica, conducted at the museum pier, wood pressure measurements were carried out. These measurements indicate that the bowsprit is in poor condition and therefore will be repaired at Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf. The work is expected to be completed within two weeks. We aim to have the ship back at our pier by March 21, 2024.
New ticket prices
Starting January 1, 2024, admission to The Maritime Museum is free for all children aged 12 and under. The museum aims to encourage young visitors and their companions to visit more easily and frequently
the national maritime museum wins VriendenLoterij Museum Prize
With unprecedented pride, The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam / Het Scheepvaartmuseum may now call itself the winner of the 2022 VriendenLoterij Museum Prize with the theme 'Best Neighbour'. What an honour and what a wonderful recognition for the museum.
New photography exhibition Humans at Sea
From 7 October 2022 until 2 July 2023, the National Maritime Museum and Dutch National Portrait Gallery present Humans at Sea, a photography exhibition about the broad, divergent maritime world in which amazing, stimulating and moving portraits and stories show how a life at sea can change people.
In Jakarta: exhibition I love Banda in Erasmus Huis
On 23 March, Erasmus Huis in Jakarta will open the exhibition I love Banda in collaboration with photographer Isabelle Boon and the National Maritime Museum. The exhibition was shown at the National Maritime Museum in 2021 and now has its premiere in Indonesia. The exhibition is on display at Erasmus Huis until 17 June, 2022.
The National Maritime Museum opens its doors on 1 June
On 6 May, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that museums can reopen on 1 June 2020. The National Maritime Museum is very pleased with this good news and will open its doors to the public on 1 June.
The National Maritime Museum is temporarily closed
Due to the updated regulations from the Dutch authorities (March 20th, 2020) in response to the current corona-crisis, we regret to inform you that The National Maritime Museum has decided to close until further notice.