Travel Reference
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Stadsarchief
HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
The Amsterdam archives occupy a monumental bank building that dates from 1923.
When you step inside, head to the left to the enormous tiled basement vault and displays
of archive gems such as the 1942 police report on Anne Frank's bike theft. Well-done
temporary exhibits fill the gallery space upstairs; sometimes these have an entry fee (up to
€6).
(Municipal Archives;
251 15 11;
www.stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl
; Vijzelstraat 32; admission free;
10am-5pm Tue-Fri, noon-5pm Sat & Sun)
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Museum Willet- Holthuysen
This mansion has been a museum since 1895, when a wealthy widow gave the city her
home and her husband's assorted treasures - furniture, paintings and loads of 18th-century
china. It's a bit fussier than nearby Museum Van Loon, but the objects are lovely. The 3rd-
floor 'collection room' impresses with its stained glass and red velvet wallpaper. Don't
miss the rococo, 18th-century garden out the back.
(
MUSEUM
523 18 22;
www.willetholthuysen.nl
; Heren-
gracht 605; adult/child €8/free;
10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm Sat & Sun;
4/9/14 Rembrandtplein)
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Tassenmuseum Hendrikje
MUSEUM
Dedicated entirely to handbags, this chic canal-house museum is surprisingly interesting
even for nonfashionistas. You'll find everything from a crumpled 16th-century goatskin
pouch to dainty art deco and design classics by Chanel, Gucci and Versace. Even if you
don't see the '80s touch-tone phone bag, the 17th-century interiors (and the tearoom's de-
licious cake aromas) are worth the entrance price.
(Museum of Bags & Purses;
524 64 52;
www.tassenmuseum.nl
;
Herengracht 573; adult/child €8.50/free;
10am-5pm;
4/9/14 Rembrandtplein)
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Greenbox Museum
MUSEUM
