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Best museums in Amsterdam, ranked honestly

Ranked by Reality: whether each one delivers for people who went. The chips show if it lives up to its hype.

Rijksmuseum — photo by Howa Machi anaWorth itReality 84 +21Rijksmuseum★ 4.7Museum Quarter, Vondelpark & De Pijp · MuseumThe Dutch national museum: Rembrandt's Night Watch, Vermeers and 800 years of Dutch historyOur Lord in the Attic — photo by Flavio PimentelWorth itReality 80 +482Our Lord in the Attic★ 4.7Centrum & canal ring · Museum17th-century canal house hiding a full Catholic church in its top three floorsScheepvaartmuseum — photo by Ton HeijnenWorth itReality 75 +313Scheepvaartmuseum★ 4.5Plantage, East & Noord · MuseumMaritime museum in a 1656 naval storehouse with a boardable replica of the VOC ship AmsterdamResistance Museum — photo by Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam | Dutch Resistance MuseumWorth itReality 75 +494Resistance Museum★ 4.6Plantage, East & Noord · MuseumAbsorbing WWII museum on life, collaboration and resistance under Nazi occupationNEMO — photo by Ralph BeetzWorth itReality 70 +105NEMO★ 4.5Plantage, East & Noord · MuseumHands-on science centre in a ship-shaped Renzo Piano building, with a free public rooftopRembrandt House — photo by Bryan ChiangWorth it if…Reality 69 +236Rembrandt House★ 4.5Centrum & canal ring · MuseumRestored 17th-century home and studio where Rembrandt lived 1639–1658, with etchings and live demosStedelijk Museum — photo by EWorth it if…Reality 69 +247Stedelijk Museum★ 4.4Museum Quarter, Vondelpark & De Pijp · MuseumThe Netherlands' leading museum of modern and contemporary art and design, on MuseumpleinBODY WORLDS — photo by BODY WORLDS AmsterdamWorth it if…Reality 64 +168BODY WORLDS★ 4.5Centrum & canal ring · MuseumSix floors of real plastinated human bodies on Damrak, themed around health and happinessVan Gogh Museum — photo by AAKASH SHARMAWorth it if…Reality 64 −159Van Gogh Museum★ 4.6Museum Quarter, Vondelpark & De Pijp · MuseumWorld's largest Van Gogh collection — paintings, drawings and letters — on MuseumpleinEye Filmmuseum — photo by Hermann-Josef StelteWorth it if…Reality 60 +2110Eye Filmmuseum★ 4.4Plantage, East & Noord · MuseumStriking white waterfront film museum and cinema, a free ferry ride from CentraalH'ART Museum — photo by vacster123Skip itReality 44 +1011H'ART Museum★ 4.4Centrum & canal ring · MuseumBig Amstel-side exhibition venue showing loan shows from Pompidou, British Museum and othersMoco Museum — photo by Dante ChoiSkip itReality 39 −1112Moco Museum★ 4.2Museum Quarter, Vondelpark & De Pijp · MuseumPrivate museum in a Museumplein villa showing Banksy, pop art and immersive digital roomsSex Museum — photo by Sexmuseum AmsterdamSkip itReality 36 −113Sex Museum★ 4Centrum & canal ring · MuseumCheap, jokey museum of erotic art, old photos and animatronics on Damrak near Centraal

The numbers

#PlaceVerdictHypeRealityGapGoogle
1RijksmuseumWorth it8284+2 · Lives up to the hype★ 4.7 (116,535)
2Our Lord in the AtticWorth it3280+48 · Underrated★ 4.7 (4,607)
3ScheepvaartmuseumWorth it4475+31 · Underrated★ 4.5 (13,622)
4Resistance MuseumWorth it2675+49 · Underrated★ 4.6 (3,765)
5NEMOWorth it6070+10 · Underrated★ 4.5 (38,052)
6Rembrandt HouseWorth it if…4669+23 · Underrated★ 4.5 (15,457)
7Stedelijk MuseumWorth it if…4569+24 · Underrated★ 4.4 (15,728)
8BODY WORLDSWorth it if…4864+16 · Underrated★ 4.5 (17,435)
9Van Gogh MuseumWorth it if…7964−15 · Overhyped★ 4.6 (110,274)
10Eye FilmmuseumWorth it if…3960+21 · Underrated★ 4.4 (11,367)
11H'ART MuseumSkip it3444+10 · Lives up to the hype★ 4.4 (8,174)
12Moco MuseumSkip it5039−11 · Overhyped★ 4.2 (28,792)
13Sex MuseumSkip it3736−1 · Lives up to the hype★ 4 (16,658)