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Dutch Resistance Museum

The Dutch Resistance Museum, chosen as the best historical museum of the Netherlands, tells the story of the Dutch people in Word War II. How did Dutch people respond to the Nazi occupation? Who resisted? Why, and how? You’ll see, hear en read fascinating stories about the exceptional, as well as about everyday life. Education is a core task for the museum. Some fifteen thousand children visit the museum each year. Read more

 

Love in wartime, new exhibition from June 3 2010

In times of conflict and upheaval love takes on a greater intensity. The Second World War influenced the love lives of a whole generation. You got butterflies in your stomach down in the air raid shelters, in the resistance, in the trenches and even in the concentration camps. The exhibition Love in Wartime portrays for us  this neglected human aspect of the war. Read more

 

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Free entrance

Free entrance at the Dutch Resistance Museum with the 'I amsterdam Card'. The  'I amsterdam Card' consists of a chip-card, a public transport ticket, a full-colour guide and provides over 30 free and 20 discounted offers on major tourist attractions and restaurants. This card is comparable with a City Card offered in many European Cities. Read more