These are the best museums in Rotterdam:
Diergaarde Blijdorp
RotterdamDiergaarde Blijdorp is one of the largest and oldest zoos in the Netherlands. It consists of several parts. The Oceanium is situated at the main entrance and contains many different fish. In addition, Diergaarde Blijdorp is divided into continents. It features the Arctic area, the North America area
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
RotterdamA visit to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is a journey through the history of art. Dutch and European masterpieces provide a comprehensive survey of art from the early Middle Ages to the 21st century, from Bosch, Rembrandt and Van Gogh to Dalí and Dutch Design.
Maritime Museum Rotterdam
RotterdamMaritime Museum Rotterdam is the oldest maritime museum in the Netherlands. The museum illustrates the Dutch maritime history and owns a collection of half a million objects that cover a period of more than five centuries. Important in the museum is the oldest ship model of Western Europe. Children- Advertisement
Kijk-kubus
RotterdamThe Kijk-kubus is the fully decorated museum house of the ‘Blaakse Bos’. The Kijk-Kubus is part of the cube houses that were built and designed by architect Piet Blom in the period 1982 – 1984. The interior illustrates how people live in these cube houses. Exhibition of models, photographs and multi
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
RotterdamThe Wereldmuseum Rotterdam is housed in the former clubhouse of the Royal Yacht Association from 1851. The collection consists of art objects and various other objects from cultures around the world. The permanent exhibition consists of some two thousand objects. Unique in the collection is a statue
Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum
RotterdamTrompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum used to be one of the ‘buitenplaatsen’ in Cralingen. Now there are gardens with fountains, herbaceous borders, a desert greenhouse and an aviary. There are thousands of perennials and bulbs, and hundreds of trees and shrubs. The old part of the garden has an English la- Advertisement
Kunsthal Rotterdam
RotterdamKunsthal Rotterdam is housed in a modern building designed by Rem Koolhaas. It is an exhibition site of 3300 square metres. Kunstal Rotterdam does not have its own collection. For this reason, it organizes various exhibitions on art and culture. There are often several exhibitions simultaneously, al
Mariniersmuseum
RotterdamThe Mariniersmuseum illustrates the role of marines in the Netherlands over the centuries. The story of the Marine Corps starts in 1665, at the Battle of Chatham. Among other things, the museum covers that battle and the battle of East Java. In addition, the museum has exhibitions on drummers and pi
Futureland
RotterdamFutureland is located on the seawall of the Maasvlakte, overlooking the newly developed land. It is the information centre of the Second Maasvlakte where visitors get to know everything about the construction of a new port on an area of 1800 square metres, where waves, sand and wind play a major rol
Belasting & Douane Museum
RotterdamThe Belasting & Douane Museum is housed in two historic houses. It illustrates the history of tax and customs in the Netherlands. The diverse collection includes paintings, photographs, drawings, prints, uniforms, glassware, silver objects, games, smuggling objects and measuring and weighing instrum
Museum Rotterdam
RotterdamMuseum Rotterdam is a cultural history museum on the city of Rotterdam.
Nederlands Fotomuseum
RotterdamWe safeguard the Netherlands’ current and future photographic heritage and make it relevant to today’s international context. In doing so, we exhibit photography that reflects the world we live in and share it with society in order to enrich people’s lives with visual stories that matter. We also br- Advertisement
St. Lawrence Church
RotterdamThe St. Lawrence Church is the only remaining monument in Rotterdam from the Middle Ages. Concerts, festivals, fairs and exhibitions are organized in this late-Gothic church. In addition, church services can also still take place. Each year a new, varied program is created. The permanent exhibition
Miniworld Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Het Nieuwe Instituut
RotterdamThe Nieuwe Instituut is a cultural institution dedicated to architecture and urbanism that manages the archives of the Dutch architectural history. The Nieuwe Instituut maps radical technological, cultural, economic and social changes and tries to make the themes more understandable and share it wit
Sonneveld House
RotterdamSonneveld House Museum, situated on the edge of Museumpark in Rotterdam, is one of the best-preserved homes built in the Dutch Functionalist style. It was designed in the 1930s by architecture office Brinkman and Van der Vlugt, renowned for the Van Nelle Factory and Feyenoord Stadium. They also work
Natural History Museum Rotterdam
RotterdamThe Natural History Museum Rotterdam is housed in Villa Dijkzigt, a monumental building from 1852. The museum organizes exhibitions on (urban) nature and natural history. The permanent collection includes mammals, birds, insects, plants and shells mainly from the region, but also partly from differe
Chabot Museum
RotterdamThe Chabot Museum is housed in a monumental white villa from 1938. The museum is dedicated to the Dutch expressionist painter and sculptor Hendrik Chabot (1894-1949). The collection consists of paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints. Stylistically, his work compares to work of Dutch expressionis
Villa Zebra
RotterdamVilla Zebra focuses on children of three to twelve years old. With interactive exhibitions and workshops with visual arts, the museum seeks to teach children about the artworks and the topic of the exhibition. Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and in some holidays, the museum organizes workshops, where
Museum Stoomdepot
Rotterdam
