Museum of the Canals

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The Museum of the Canals (Grachtenmuseum in Dutch) is located in a 17th century monumental house along the Herengracht. Visit this museum to learn all about Amsterdam’s history and the important role canals have played in the city’s expansion over the past 400 years. For more information, see the Museum of the Canals website.

Please note: The main museum entrance has several steps to get inside. To the left of the main entrance, a series of steps transform into a platform lift that leads down to an accessible entrance (marked with a wheelchair icon). To use this entrance, please notify a member of staff in-person or (if you’re visiting independently) call the museum at +31 (0) 20 4211 656 to let them know you have arrived.

Accessibility

  • Platform lift leading down to the museum

  • Once inside, a member of staff will lead you to a lift (60 cm wide)

  • Wheelchair-friendly coat racks (placed at a lower height)

  • Lifts to every floor and exhibition space

  • Spacious exhibition rooms

  • The doors between exhibition rooms are lightweight and manually operated

  • Accessible toilet with grab rails

  • Mobility scooters are permitted

  • In several rooms the button to activate your audio guide is placed too high for wheelchair users.

  • In the room with a miniature canal house some of the dolls house rooms are too high to see when seated. Similarly, some of the images you can view through small peep holes are also located out of sight for wheelchair users.

  • One room has about a 1 metre distance of shallow sand to roll/ walk through

  • Close to public transportation (7 min)


For more information, see my blog post: What makes the Museum of the Canals wheelchair-friendly?

Toilets

This museum has an accessible toilet located on the ground floor. Click here for photos of the Museum of the Canals accessible toilet.

Address

Museum of the Canals
Herengracht 386
1016 CJ Amsterdam