Dutch Resistance Museum

I can't tell what input you are asking for from your post. But I think this museum is very worthwhile. It has recently been totally redone and tells the story of occupation from a variety of points of view of those who were there. Some have criticized it as "giving a pass" to those who collaborated, which made me initially hesitant. But I was very pleased with the presentation overall. There is much to see, and it can take a while depending on how many kiosks you read in full. It is a relatively short walk from the train station, but you would want to find a place to stow your luggage, for which I have no suggestions.

Are you asking is it worthwhile? Yes. Are you asking if you should see this or some other sights? That depends on your interests. Personally, i think this, the Anne Frank house and the Rijksmuseum are "must-sees" and I am less interested in the van Gogh museum. But that is just where my interests lie. Another small museum a little further from the train station, but which gives you a good history of Amsterdam is the Museum of the Canals.

It is very worthwhile to visit this museum when you’re in Amsterdam. You have very little time to visit it though. Can you arrive in Amsterdam any earlier?

Here's some info about luggage storage at Centraal and nearby. I can't vouch for it, but it looks like you'd have some good possibilities.

We visited the Dutch Resistance Museum about ten years ago and thought it was excellent. A couple of hours should be enough time. It was organized somewhat like PharmerPhil described, featuring the resisters, the collaborators, and the great majority who just tried to live through it. I don't know what the recent changes might mean, but I thought they did a very good job before, so probably a better one now.

The Rijksmuseum would be a candidate for alternative use of this time, if it were my trip. But it's farther from Centraal and could well justify a longer visit than you'll have time for, at least that first afternoon.

I visited the Dutch Resistance Museum last year and really enjoyed it. We spent two hours there, so if you only have the morning in Amsterdam, that would take up your morning. After you store your bags at Amsterdam Central, you can take a tram out to the museum and back. I have also been to the Anne Frank house and this museum was recommended as a follow up to the WWII issues.
If that's what you are interested in, visit this over the Van Gogh or Rijksmuseum

Another fan of A Small Light and the Dutch Resistance Museum here. If they still have the short film that asks what you would have done, be sure to see it before visiting the rest of the museum.

The first time I went to the Anne Frank House was in 1977. I was the only visitor there. I was given a paper handout in English and allowed to explore freely. I don't remember what it cost or if it was just a donation. I went again in 2018. What a difference! The information provided is obviously much better, but people seemed to be rushing through without spending time to take in the feeling of what it was like.

Whenever I see documentaries or dramatizations like A Small Light, I'm always struck by what an easy life I've had. So many people beyond the battlefields were so incredibly brave and we rarely learn anything about them. One of the aspects of A Small Light that I particularly appreciated is the depiction of what happened in Amsterdam after the war was over. I'd never seen or read anything about that before.

We were just at the Dutch Resistance Museum last month. It is a fantastic museum, well laid out, with tons of interesting artifacts and great general theme videos placed strategically throughout the museum path. They helped give you a “place in time” sense of all of the small historical articles and stories they covered.

It was a favorite museum in our monthlong trip. Make sure you go into the Children’s side of the museum as well. It shows movie-set styles peeks into the lives of four or five Dutch children during the war. You walk into their houses and lives and really feel their war experience.

Two months back I have visited the museum with the new exhibition (since December last year). I am glad that those who visited the new exhibition are so positive about it as I see it the same way. Seen “A Small Light” too, both very much worth to visit and to watch.

Another vote for the Dutch Resistance Museum. That and the Van Gogh Museum are worthy of your time IMO.

We went to the Resistance Museum last April before it was redone. We thought it was well done then, and I’m sure it’s even better now. If the subject interests you I recommend you go. We took a tram there and spent about 2 hours.

Like others here, my view of the museum (very favourable) comes from before the recent reorganization. I will guess that the main thrust of the exhibitions remains intact, stressing how ordinary citizens got through the ordeal. I had expected to see the organized resistance but instead was intrigued by the questions posed by day-to-day survival. My visit included a special exhibit about the then-colony Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. However I see no mention of temporary exhibits on the website.

https://www.verzetsmuseum.org/

The Dutch Resistance Museum is the best resistance museum in Europe--and I've been to several of them. As cruise passengers, you're likely to have plenty of luggage. I'd store my bags at the Amsterdam Centraal station and then take a taxi directly to the museum. I'd spend two hours there and then taxi back to Amsterdam Centraal, pick up my bags, and then walk or take the tram one stop to the cruise port--depending on where you boat is docked. Note: Normally I ride the trams in Amsterdam, but because of the boarding deadline for the cruise, a taxi is probably faster.

We are only traveling with a roll aboard carryon and personal item. Hopefully we can drop our bags at the Avalon Expression dock, but if not, thanks for the suggestion about storing bags at Amsterdam Centraal!