Amsterdam Museums Open During the Christmas and New Year Holidays

This list includes the many Amsterdam museums and attractions that remain open on the national holidays around Christmas and the New Year. Most are open on Christmas Eve (December 24), but likely close early. Check museum websites for details.

Amsterdam Museums / Attractions Open on Christmas Day (December 25)

• Museum Amstelkring (Our Lord in the Attic): 1 - 5 p.m.
• Anne Frank House: 12 noon - 5 p.m.
• Artis Zoo: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Bijbels Museum (Biblical Museum): 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• FOAM Photography Museum: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Jewish Historical Museum: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Madame Tussaud's: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Rembrandthuis: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Rijksmuseum: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Van Gogh Museum: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Amsterdam Museums / Attractions Open on 'Second' Christmas Day (December 26)

• Allard Pierson (Archaeology) Museum: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Amsterdam Historical Museum: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Museum Amstelkring (Our Lord in the Attic): 1 - 5 p.m.
• Anne Frank House: 12 noon - 7 p.m.
• Artis Zoo: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Bijbels Museum (Biblical Museum): 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• FOAM Photography Museum: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Hermitage Museum: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Huis Marseille (Photography): 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Jewish Historical Museum: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Madame Tussaud's: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Museum van Loon: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• NEMO Science Museum: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Nieuw Kerk: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Rembrandthuis: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Rijksmuseum: 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• Tassenmuseum (Museum of Bags and Purses): 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Theatermuseum: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Tropenmuseum: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Van Gogh Museum: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Verzetsmuseum (Dutch Resistance): 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Museum Willet-Holthuysen: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Note: All the museums and attractions listed as open on December 26 are also open on New Year's Eve, December 31. Check the museum websites for specific hours.

Amsterdam Museums / Attractions Open on New Year's Day (January 1)

• Anne Frank House: 12 noon - 7 p.m.
• Artis Zoo: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Jewish Historical Museum: 12 noon - 5 p.m.
• Madame Tussaud's: 12 noon - 5:30 p.m.