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Amsterdam Museum facts for kids

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Amsterdams Historisch Museum
The entrance to the museum

The Amsterdam Museum is a museum in Amsterdam. Before 2011 it was called the Amsterdams Historisch Museum. It is in the old orphanage between Kalverstraat and Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal.

History

Since 1975, the museum has been in a building that was first built in 1580 as Amsterdam's orphanage.

The museum has paintings and old photographs and a cafe.


Images for kids

  • Abraham de Vries - regents of the city orphanage in Amsterdam

    Regents of the old city orphanage, painting by Abraham de Vries can still be seen in the wall of the regent's room where it was installed in 1633 CE.

  • Amsterdam Museum

    One of the modern galleries in Amsterdam Museum.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Museo de Ámsterdam para niños

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