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Joods Historisch Museum

The Joods Museum, part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter, is a museum in dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the and worldwide. It is the only museum in the Netherlands dedicated to Jewish history.
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  • Opening hours: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Jewish history, culture, and religion museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Jewish Historic Museum”, “Jewish Historical Museum”, “Jewish Museum”, “JHM”, and “Joods Museum”
  • Address: Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, Amsterdam, 1011PL
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Rembrandt House Museum.

Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the of . The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.

Museum
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The is a museum located in a former house in the Jodenbreestraat, in the center of . Between 1639 and 1658, the house was occupied by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, who also had his studio and art dealership there. is situated 300 metres northwest of Joods Historisch Museum.

Synagogue
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The , also known as the Esnoga, or Snoge, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Mr. Visserplein 3 in , , in the region of . is situated 110 metres northeast of Joods Historisch Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsterdam-Centrum and Marken.

Suburb
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is the inner-most borough and historical of , , containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , . is an island surrounded by the Oudeschans canal to the northwest, the Houtkopersburgwal canal to the southwest, the Uilenburgergracht to the southeast and the Rapenburgwal to the northeast.

Joods Historisch Museum

Latitude
52.36715° or 52° 22′ 2″ north
Longitude
4.90382° or 4° 54′ 14″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Inception
1005
Open location code
9F469W83+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 57857987
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6951751
Wiki­data ID
Q702726
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Frisian—“Joods Historisch Museum” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Яўрэйскі гістарычны музей (Амстэрдам)”
  • Belarusian: “Яўрэйскі гістарычны музей”
  • Catalan: “Museu Històric Jueu”
  • Chinese: “犹太历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “猶太歷史博物館”
  • Danish: “Det Jødiske Historiske Museum”
  • Danish: “Jødiske Historiske Museum”
  • Danish: “Joods Historisch Museum”
  • Dutch: “JHM”
  • Dutch: “Joods Historisch Museum”
  • Dutch: “Joods Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Juda Historia Muzeo”
  • French: “JHM”
  • French: “Joods Historisch Museum”
  • French: “Musée historique juif”
  • German: “JHM”
  • German: “Joods Historisch Museum te Amsterdam”
  • German: “Joods Historisch Museum”
  • German: “Joods Museum”
  • German: “Jüdisches Museum Amsterdam”
  • German: “Jüdisches Museum”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון להיסטוריה יהודית”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון להיסטוריה יהודית”
  • Hungarian: “Zsidó Múzeum”
  • Italian: “Joods Historisch Museum”
  • Japanese: “ユダヤ歴史博物館”
  • Malay: “Joods Historisch Museum”
  • Persian: “موزه پیشینه یهودیان”
  • Portuguese: “Jewish Historical Museum”
  • Russian: “Еврейский исторический музей”
  • Slovenian: “Joods Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Judovski muzej”
  • Spanish: “Museo Histórico Judío”
  • Swedish: “Joods Museum”
  • Ukrainian: “Єврейський історичний музей”
  • Western Frisian: “Joadsk Histoarysk Museum”
  • Western Frisian: “Joadsk Museum”

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