All language & literature museums to visit in Amsterdam

Celebrate the power of words at 5 language and literature museums in Amsterdam. These museums explore the history of languages, literary works, and the lives of authors.

Are you a literature enthusiast? Here are the best language and literature museums in Amsterdam

  1. National Holocaust Museum1

    National Holocaust Museum

     Amsterdam
    Learn all about the Nazi persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands. The National Holocaust Museum tells the story of the Nazi persecution and murder of the Jews of the Netherlands. Before the Second World War, Jews and non-Jews lived side by side. They had the same rights. But during the war, the
  2. Multatuli Museum2

    Multatuli Museum

     Amsterdam
    The Multatuli Museum is located in the Multatuli House, the birthplace of the 19th century Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker. The writer is also known as Multatuli, his pseudonym. The collection illustrates the work and life of Eduard Douwes Dekker and includes his desk, books, a globe, utensils and
  3. Persmuseum3

    Persmuseum

     Amsterdam
    The Persmuseum is the repository for the Dutch journalistic heritage. The collection includes newspapers and magazines from 1600, political posters and drawings. The permanent exhibition illustrates four hundred years of news in the Netherlands. The exhibition features the creation of the press in t
  4. Bijzondere Collecties4

    Bijzondere Collecties

     Amsterdam
    Bijzondere Collecties is part of the University of Amsterdam. It includes the heritage of the University of Amsterdam. The collection consists of more than a thousand separate collections, including collections of rare and precious books, prints, photographs and manuscripts. Central topics are book
  5. Embassy of the Free Mind5

    Embassy of the Free Mind

     Amsterdam
    ABOUT THE MUSEUM Embark on a journey of discovery through 2,000 years of accumulated wisdom, inspired by the images and texts from the collection of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica. The Embassy of the Free Mind is a museum and offers a journey of discovery through a hidden, yet inspiring