Take a trip back in time to Holland's dark World War II days, during the Nazi occupation (1940-45). With authentic photographs, documents, weapons, communications equipment, spy gadgets, and other materials actually used by the Dutch Resistance, exhibits show the ingenuity—along with courage—the freedom-fighters brought to bear on German occupation forces. A pedal-powered printing press is a good example of items that evoke the period and bring it to life. The fate of Amsterdam's Jewish community, herded into a ghetto, then rounded up for deportation to concentration camps, has a prominent place, as do the actions of workers who in 1941 went on strike to protest the first deportation of 400 Jewish Amsterdammers. Yet the museum doesn't shrink from less palatable aspects of Holland's wartime record, like the actions of collaborators, including those who joined Dutch Nazi SS units. The Resistance Museum Junior (for children 8 and up) is found in a newer wing of the museum and focuses on the experience of Dutch children under Nazi occupation. The entrance is opposite the Artis Royal Zoo.
Amsterdam› Attraction
Verzetsmuseum (Dutch Resistance Museum)
Plantage Kerklaan 61
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Neighborhood
Plantage
Hours
Tues–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat–Sun 11am–5pm
Transportation
Tram 9 or 14 to Artis
Phone
020/620-2535
Prices
€11 adults, €6 ages 7–15
Web site
Verzetsmuseum (Dutch Resistance Museum)
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Plantage Kerklaan 61 AmsterdamNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.