Museums along the Canal

Amsterdam enjoys one of the world's most significant preserved historic city centres. The Amsterdam cityscape is characterised by its canal-side dwellings, which today serve to house museums:

Amstelkring/Ons' Lieve heer op Solder (Amstelkring/Our Lord in the Attic)

Despite being small in size, this may well be one of Amsterdam's best loved museums. It is based in a 17th century dwelling, whose special feature is the church that is hidden in its attic. The museum is uniquely located at the heart of the red light district, at about 10 minutes' walking distance from the Ambassade Hotel.

www.museumamstelkring.nl  

Het Bijbels Museum (The Biblical Museum)

This museum lies at a stone's throw from the Ambassade Hotel, and is again based in canal-side buildings along the Herengracht. It is one of the Netherlands' oldest museums, showing archaeological finds, objects from ancient Egypt, centuries old models of the temples of Solomon and Herod, and religious items from Jewish and Christian traditions, enabling visitors to get to know biblical stories and learn about the impact they had on Dutch society.

www.bijbelsmuseum.nl  

Het Huis Marseille (The Marseille House)

Based in a 17th century building on the Keizersgracht, het Huis Marseille as a photography foundation stages three-monthly photographic exhibitions. Having served for years as a solicitors' office, the building was practically restored to its former glory at the end of the last century. Recently, het Huis Marseille also opened a splendid library for the display of photography publications.

www.huismarseille.nl