We are planning to visit the "Verzetsmuseum" (Dutch Resistance Musem) in Amsterdam in April of 2024. On the ticket site, it doesn't give entry times with tickets yet in the FAQ it mentions entry times. Anyone have experience with this museum that could shed light on this? We can purchase the tickets online but a little confused on whether we've missed something about picking an entry time or is it even necessary.
Thanks in Advance....
We were there in September. We just purchased tickets upon arrival though tho they could be purchased in advance. I'm not sure why anyone would want to purchase tickets in advance of travel when it is completely unnecessary. The museum is on the small side, maybe 3 hours to do it, or less.
Be sure to see movie "Soldier of Orange"; you might be able to find it on a streaming service, or try ordering DVD from Library.
OP,
We are also going to that museum in April of 2024. I booked our tickets and also didn’t receive an entry time. I contacted the booking agency and was assured that there isn’t an entry time, but now I’m trying to confirm using an email link on the museum website.
If I find out anything helpful, I will follow up on this thread.
Did you know, in addition to the indoor displays, there is an outdoor historical walking tour with an audio tour you can download for free if you wish. Here is the info for the outdoor walk.
Our family saw it in 2017. It was awesome. We just walked in. It wasn't super crowded. Busier at the initial exhibits & less so as you go on. One of our favs
Incredible museum. Check out the Junior side of the museum as well. Geared towards younger visitors, I guess, but so incredibly well done. We had pre-bought tickets - they were open entry for any time on the day of our visit.
There is no reason at all to book your tickets for the Resistance Museum 4 months in advance and there certainly isn’t a need to use a booking agency. Just walk up to the museum, buy your tickets and enter the museum. The Resistance museum doesn’t work with time slots or anything like that and is therefore never sold out. Should you still wish to buy tickets in advance, you only need to select a day. Your tickets will be valid all day on that day.
The only sights in Amsterdam that need to be booked well in advance are the Anne Frank house and, to a lesser extent, the Van Gogh Museum.
@kathleen - I've NOT be able to locate a streaming platform that offers "Soldiers of Orange". If you or any other Forum members have suggestions I'd be so very appreciative.
BTW - The Dutch Resistance is NOT to be missed.
The correct title of the movie is Soldier of Orange, singular not plural. According to Google it’s available on Amazon for sale or rent.
I visited 17 March of this year. No need for advance tickets and not crowded. I also visited in 2002-ish. Since then they have completely revamped the museum. It is much more apologetic towards The Netherland's collaboration with the Germans. Still it is a good presentation, but the politics of it have definitely changed.
@OP and @Pastelholic, you do not need to purchase the tickets in advance. We were just there. I had been in communication with them prior to our arrival because we were coming from Schipol and needed a place to stash our luggage. They had room to store it there for anyone that needs that information. They also affirmed that you do not need to purchase advance tickets. It is not that heavily visited. We didn't even wait a moment in a line to purchase the entry tickets. Many museums now offer the ability to purchase tickets in advance as an option.
There have been a few posts on the forum of folks regretting the purchase of tickets to museums when their trips or flights were cancelled or delayed. There are definitely places in Europe that should be booked in advance, some well in advance. But, if you don't need to get tickets in advance just keep yourself flexible.
I jut heard about this movie, “Occupied City,” that looks very good. I didn’t know about the resistance museum, but will have to check it out.
I heard back from the booking agency and we can definitely enter any time. As others have already assured you, Suzette, we didn’t need to get our tickets in advance. But I didn’t realize that when I bought them.
Thanks to all who responded with their reviews and advice. It’s good to know.
We are so looking forward to our Netherlands experience, and the World War II history is important to us. My Dad served in a tank battalion, starting in southern France and ending up in Germany.
A small bit of advance advice. When I visited the museum a half-dozen years ago, I expected to view the history of the Dutch resistance fighters. Nope; the exhibits explored how ordinary citizens survived/endured occupation. I hope to see the renovations soon, expecting refinements rather than major revisions.
Looks like this museum is covered as part of the Museumkaart Pass. Am I correct? I'm debating if the pass is worth it if I use it for the Van Gogh museum, the Rijksmuseum, the Leiden Windmill Molenmuseum, and the Dutch Resistance Museum. I may find more uses as I plan.
Thanks to all!
I hope to see the renovations soon, expecting refinements rather than
major revisions.
I visited this museum in 2008 and again last year. In my opinion the museum is now much more apologetic towards the Dutch collaboration with the Nazis (i.e., too many "what would you do?" type displays). This is to its detriment but I still liked the museum and recommend it.
I went to the Dutch Resistance Museum last April. I bought my ticket at the door. I visited the Anne Frank house in the morning (advance ticket purchase necessary) and this museum in the afternoon. I found it very informative. I thought the first section did a good job of explaining the political atmosphere in the Netherlands at the start of the war. The exhibits were interesting and well done. Yes, it did often ask what would you do?, but I went in assuming, probably like most people, I would have done the right thing, and came out really wondering. I came away feeling what horror it must have been to actually live through.
That is a great museum; don't miss it folks.
I like to include this museum in a walk that includes a nice park nearby that features a memorial to Auschwitz victims, the Portuguese Synagogue and the Jewish Museum.
That's a pretty full day right there but if you are of a mind, the Rembrandt House Museum is just a little farther up this route. All of it, Dutch War Resistance to Rembrandt House is 1 km and the other three are directly on the way.
