Museum Square

The Museumplein is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the borough in , . Located at the Museumplein are three major museums – the , , and – and the concert hall .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

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 Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in . The museum is located at the in the borough of , close to the , the , and the . is situated 170 metres northeast of Museum Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oude Pijp and Nieuwe Pijp.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Noord-Pijp is a neighbourhood of , located in an urbanised part of the borough. It had a population of 14,102 in 2011 and an area of 68 hectares.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , . It is part of the borough of . The is bordered by Ceintuurbaan and Sarphatipark in the north, Van Woustraat in the east, Amstel Canal in the south and Boerenwetering canal in the west.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of , . It is located directly south of Amsterdam's and it is part of the borough , in a part of the city known as the Old South.

Museum Square

Latitude
52.35871° or 52° 21′ 31″ north
Longitude
4.88339° or 4° 53′ 0″ east
Open location code
9F469V5M+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 446542702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Museum Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “博物館廣場”
  • Dutch: “Museumplein”
  • German: “Museumsplatz”
  • Korean: “박물관 광장(뮈세윔플레인)”

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