Amsterdam Technology Museums
Most impressive among the Amsterdam museums focused on technology is NEMO. A scientific center whose ship-like building dominates the Amsterdam old harbor. It is visible from the Central Station. Children may play here with science experiments and explore various phenomena. Other technology museums are much smaller. These are mainly private collections presented to the public, usually as intitative of small groups of fanatics.
List of Amsterdam technology museums
Below you can find Amsterdam museums of the art category. Visit their individual pages to read more, see photos, view their location on a map and where possible even buy tickets online.
NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam
Oosterdok 2, 1011 VX Amsterdam
Right next the Central Station is the largest futuristic science center in the Netherlands, housed in a ship like building designed by Renzo Piano. Here you can be amazed by the world of science and technology. Contrary to other museums, here you must touch the collection and experiment with it.
EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam
Ijpromenade 1, 1031 KT Amsterdam
Since April of 2012 located in the new building on Amsterdam’s waterfront, this enormous museum of cinema called The EYE Film Institute offers a visitor several interesting exhibitions while its cinemas project classic films from morning until late hours at night. Intelligent multimedia art installations and a striking way of presentation make this film museum a real attraction.
Electric Tram Line Museum in Amsterdam
Amstelveenseweg 264, 1075 XV Amsterdam
One of the few museums on wheels in the world: visiting you make a ride because Electric Tram Line Museum operates historical trams on a separate tramway leading from Haarlemmermeerstation in South Amsterdam, through Amsterdamse Bos to Amstelveen. Some of the trains in the Museum's collection are from 1910, some younger, but they all are funny, slow and noisy. Great pleasure for kids. The line starts operating in spring after Eastern through summer until the end of October. Only on Sundays.
Het Schip - Museum of Amsterdam School of architecture
Spaarndammerplantsoen 140, 1013 XT Amsterdam
This is an excellent example of the Amsterdam School of Architecture from the beginning of the 20th century. “The ship” as the block is called, was designed by M. de Klerk, and it’s interior has now been carefully restored.
ARCAM - Amsterdam Centre for Architecture
Prins Hendrikkade 600, 1011 VX Amsterdam
The ARCAM foundation aims to show the public all aspects of Amsterdam’s architecture – future, present and historical. It is housed in a unique building designed by René van Zuuk. You can find there different exhibitions throughout the year, and once a month a distinguished architect is invited to talk about his or her work.
Computer Museum in Amsterdam
Science Park 105, 1098 XG Amsterdam
Just one exhibit room in the Since Park of the University of Amsterdam, where Mr. Edo H. Dooijers assembled several old and interesting computers from the beginning of the era and where upon appointment, he gives free guided tours for the visitors, also in English.
Museum Kromhout in Amsterdam
Hoogte Kadijk 147, 1018 BJ Amsterdam
Named after the owners of the famous Dutch shipyard and the producers of ship engines Museum Shipyard “’t Kromhout” is beautifully located at the waterfront, side be side with a working small shipyard. Consisting mainly of the collection of small ship engines produced by Kromhout, most of them hundred years old, nevertheless often maintained in a working condition, this museum will appeal to all people fascinated by shipbuilding, ship engines and industrial heritage in general.