Sexmuseum Amsterdam

The Sexmuseum or the Temple of Venus is a sex museum located in , . The museum was opened in 1985. It had 675,000 visitors in 2015, making it one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands.
sexmuseumamsterdam.nl
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Email: info.sexmuseumamsterdam@gmail.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Sex Museum Amsterdam”, “Sexmuseum”, “The Temple of Venus”, and “Venustemple”
  • Address: Damrak 18, Amsterdam, 1012LH
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station.

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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.

Railway station
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Amsterdam Centraal station is the largest railway station in , , the . A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands. is situated 340 metres northeast of Sexmuseum Amsterdam.

Museum
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The Oude Kerk is a Reformed church in , Netherlands, being the oldest parish church in the city. The oldest structure in Amsterdam, the building was founded around 1213 and consecrated in 1306 as a Roman Catholic church by the bishop of Utrecht with Saint Nicolas as its patron saint. is situated 250 metres south of Sexmuseum Amsterdam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Burgwallen Oude Zijde.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , .

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is the capital of the . It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges.

Sexmuseum Amsterdam

Latitude
52.37658° or 52° 22′ 36″ north
Longitude
4.89728° or 4° 53′ 50″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9F469VGW+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251147170
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6954088
Wiki­data ID
Q3329876
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Sexmuseum Amsterdam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الجنس أمستردام”
  • Belarusian: “Музей сексу (Амстэрдам)”
  • Belarusian: “Музей сексу”
  • Belarusian: “Музэй сэксу”
  • Chinese: “性博物館 (阿姆斯特丹)”
  • Chinese: “性博物館”
  • Danish: “Sexmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Dutch: “Sexmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Dutch: “Sexmuseum”
  • Dutch: “Venustempel Sexmuseum”
  • Dutch: “Venustempel”
  • Finnish: “Amsterdamin seksimuseo”
  • French: “Musée de l’érotisme”
  • Georgian: “ამსტერდამის სექსის მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Sexmuseum”
  • German: “Venustempel”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הסקס”
  • Japanese: “アムステルダム性博物館”
  • Polish: “B.E.M. International S.A.”
  • Polish: “Muzeum seksu w Amsterdamie”
  • Polish: “Muzeum seksu”
  • Polish: “Sexmuseum Venustempel”
  • Polish: “Sexmuseum”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Wenus”
  • Polish: “Venustemplel”
  • Russian: “Музей секса (Амстердам)”
  • Russian: “Музей секса”
  • Spanish: “Sexmuseum”

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