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Amsterdam UnlockedWereldmuseum Amsterdam
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, formerly the Tropenmuseum, is a museum about how people live around the world, past and present, in the 1926 building of the former Colonial Institute.
The room
- RoomMuseum
- SettingIndoor
- WhereOost
Linnaeusstraat 2, 1092 CK, AmsterdamWebsite →Instagram →
About the room
- Known for
- Museum about how people live around the world, past and present, set in the 1926 Colonial Institute building and open about the colonial history behind its collection
- Regular hours
- Tue to Sun, 10:00 to 17:00. Closed Mon except school holidays
- Open since
- 1926, as the museum of the Colonial Institute; known as the Tropenmuseum until it became Wereldmuseum Amsterdam in 2023
- Price range
- €€
- Accessibility
- Step free entrance with ramps, a lift that takes wheelchairs (not mobility scooters), accessible toilet and loan wheelchairs. One companion or assistant enters free; assistance dogs welcome
- Phone
- +31 88 004 2800
The shows
See them in the calendar →Friday Oct 23
Doors 19:00
DISCO I’m coming out - Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Good to know
- Parking
- Q-Park Oostpoort is about a 10 min walk, open 24/7; the museum quotes a €12 day rate there, against Q-Park's regular €1 per 14 minutes and €32 day maximum
- Nearest transit
- Tram 14 and 19 Mauritskade, 2 min walk. Tram 1 and 19 Alexanderplein, 4 min walk
Bring the physical card
Carry your Museumkaart, CJP or other discount card in physical form, it is checked at the door. Student cards may be shown digitally.
Companion goes free
Buy your own ticket and choose ‘I have a valid ticket or voucher’ for your companion.
Getting there
Directions →Quick answers
- Where is Wereldmuseum Amsterdam?
- Wereldmuseum Amsterdam is at Linnaeusstraat 2, 1092 CK, Amsterdam, in Oost.
- What's on at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam during ADE 2026?
- 1 show, on Friday (Oct 21 to 25): DISCO I’m coming out - Wereldmuseum Amsterdam.
- What are Wereldmuseum Amsterdam's regular hours?
- Tue to Sun, 10:00 to 17:00. Closed Mon except school holidays. Event nights can run longer, so check the show.
- Is there parking at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam?
- Q-Park Oostpoort is about a 10 min walk, open 24/7; the museum quotes a €12 day rate there, against Q-Park's regular €1 per 14 minutes and €32 day maximum.
- How do you get to Wereldmuseum Amsterdam?
- Nearest transit: Tram 14 and 19 Mauritskade, 2 min walk. Tram 1 and 19 Alexanderplein, 4 min walk.