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The National Maritime Museum

Museums & Art Centres
The National Maritime Museum is dedicated to history of Dutch shipping and sailing which is closely linked to the history of the VOC - Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company), and the Dutch “Golden Age“. The collection contains paintings, scale models, weapons, world maps...

Outside you can admire a replica of the impressive  “Amsterdam“, built in the 18th century.

The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse, the 's Lands Zeemagazijn (the Arsenal), which dates from 1656 and was designed by Daniel Stalpaert as a storehouse for the Admiralty of Amsterdam.

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The National Maritime Museum

Kattenburgerplein 1
1018 KK Amsterdam
Netherlands