H'ART Museum in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Museum HART

Formerly Hermitage

It used to be a satellite of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg in Russia. The museum cut ties with the Russian Hermitage Museum after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It then got renamed to H'ART Museum. And in 2023 they announced that they would be working with The Smithsonian Museum, The Centre Pompidou and the British Museum instead.

H'ART Museum tickets

The museum is divided into three parts and each has its own price. It is best to check the details on their website. But The price for the whole museum is €33.

Visit to this museum is for free with Amsterdam City Card. You also get public transport, museums and attractions and canal cruise. It is highly recommended for tourists.

H'ART Museum has an easy wheelchair access. Wheelchairs and walking frames are also available at the museum. Advance reservation recommended.

Museum building

The H'ART Museum of Amsterdam is located in an old, monumental building called Amstelhof which since its creation in 1683 until 2007 served as the house of care for the elderly. Since June 2009, the Amsterdam H'ART Museum one of the two largest museums in Amsterdam, along with Rijksmuseum. The Amstelhof building is located directly at the river Amstel, near the Magere Brug and has a large internal courtyard, very pleasant in summer.

Activities and facilities

Most of the museum space serves for other activities as studies, concerts, activities for kids. The museum library is open on Wednesdays and during weekends. The museum has also a cafe-restaurant called Neva, where two-course lunch may be enjoyed. The restaurant is accessible without an entry ticket.

H'ART Museum opening hours

Daily 10am - 5pm

H'ART Museum Amsterdam is prepared to receive handicapped visitors.

How to get to H'ART Museum

walking: from the Waterlooplein walk along the Amstel River up the river for 200 meters on the left bank, H'ART Museum will be just behind the bridge (5 minutes)
by public transport: trams line 9 from the Central Station, and line 14 from the city - exit on the stop Waterlooplein; metro lines 51, 53 and 54 to the Waterlooplein station and walk as above
by car: park your car at the Stopera Parking garage on Waterlooplein 1, located under the huge, white Stopera building (the Muziektheater/Stadhuis) and walk as described above.

Address

H'ART Museum in Amsterdam
Amstel 51
1011 AB   Amsterdam
The Netherlands

H'ART Museum in Amsterdam on the map

 

Photo: wikimedia commons, author S Sepp, was cropped from original to 16:9.