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Verzetsmuseum

Address: Plantage Kerklaan 61, East of the Amstel, Amsterdam | Map It
Phone: 020/620-2535
www.verzetsmuseum.org

Dutch Resistance Museum

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: East of the Amstel

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Fodor's Review:

This museum was set up by Dutch Resistance to share stories about how people coped with Nazi occupation during World War II. The Plancius building in which the museum is housed is highly symbolic, as it was home to Jewish choir and stage companies from 1875 to 1940. Recently voted best historical museum in the country, its educational programs cater to school kids aged 10 and up, who increasingly come from multicultural backgrounds. The concept of "Resistance" is given a positive twist, using examples from World War II to make kids aware of the importance of mutual respect, freedom, the fragility of democracy, and their own responsibility in dealing with discrimination and persecution in their own lives. Displays also show how some of today's main Dutch publishers, like De Parool ("Password") and Vrij Nederland ("Free Netherlands"), began as illegal underground newsletters. If lines at the Anne Frank House are too long and you're short on time, this is a must-see alternative.

Cost: EUR 5
Open: Tues.-Fri. 10-5, Sat.-Mon. noon-5

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