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Unusual Museums

Amsterdam museums with a unique collection

Lesser-known and strange or unique museums not typically found in a travel guide and which are known only to a few.

the 10 best unusual museums in amsterdam

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Museum Vrolik

University of Amsterdam's anatomical and embryological museum with possibly the largest collection of human deformities in one place

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Moco Museum

Modern and contemporary art museum focusing on Street Art and underground artist Banksy

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Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder Museum Our Lord in the Attic

A 17th-century town house with a hidden Catholic church in the attic, from the time that it was forbidden for catholics to practice their faith.   Photo: Arjan Bronkhorst

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Madame Tussauds

Life-size wax replicas of famous celebrities, world leaders, musicians and sports personalities

Huis Willet-Holthuysen

Huis Willet-Holthuysen

A fully furnished patrician mansion at the Herengracht. Built around 1685 for Jacob Hop, mayor of Amsterdam

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Kattenkabinet   Cat Cabinet

No actual cats, just art. Founded in commemoration of the red and frisky Tom Cat, JP Morgan, the life long companion and buddy of the museum's founder, Bob Meijer.

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Amsterdam Pipe Museum

A fascinating story about the culture of pipe smoking and tobacco

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STRAAT Museum

One of the few museums dedicated specifically to street art and urban contemporary art

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Houseboat Museum 

See how an authentic barge was converted to a comfortable houseboat, with authentic skipper's quarters with sleeping bunk, sizable livingroom, kitchen and bathroom.

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Sexmuseum Amsterdam 

The world's first and oldest sex museum, the "Venustempel", with an extensive collection of erotic pictures, paintings, objects, recordings, photographs and even attractions

Fake museums

Be warned that not all attractions with the word 'museum' in the name are officially a museum. Amsterdam has many so called 'museums' that in fact are just shops or entertainment, where you pay entrance fee for.

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