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By Margrèt J

“It's ok”

Aug 2024

It was ok. If you have been to a museum like this before in europe, well, you might not see a lot of new things in this catagory, but worth the short visit.

By Sue B

“Amsterdam Torture Museum, small, interesting, worth popping in if you’re in the area”

Aug 2024

Despite some negative reviews on here me and my 11 year old decided to turn up and find out for ourselves. It is a small museum and if you’re on your own and a fast reader you’ll get round it quickly. It took us about 25/30mins. We read and looked at everything and talked about why people would choose to do such awful things to another human. All the exhibits were well labelled in numerous languages. It was interesting, I thought the price was fine and I would suggest going if you are in the area.

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This UNESCO World Heritage Site is as historically significant as it is perennially popular. Whether you’re a history buff, architecture enthusiast, shutterbug, or fashionista, odds are you’ll find the Amsterdam you're looking for while roaming around the Grachtengordel (Canal Ring). A brilliant place to get lost in a moody meander and a key component to any sightseeing trip to Amsterdam, this area's major draws include the Anne Frank House, the Bloemenmarkt floating flower market, an enviable assortment of independent boutiques along De Negen Straatjes, and of course all of Grachtengordel’s lovely canals and bridges.

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Sightseer32419324409
1 contribution
It was okay.
This museum was alright. It was interesting to see the instruments of torture, but there wasn’t that much information about them. Took about 15 minutes to go through the whole thing, and we were going slow. I don’t think this needs to be on your Amsterdam to-do list if you’re visiting. Not really worth it in my opinion.
Visited January 2024
Travelled with family
Written 6 January 2024
ABB_Lon
London, United Kingdom973 contributions
It’s ok - should be half the cost
It took us about 8 minutes to walk around this museum, it’s very small. Some of it is quite interesting, but it isn’t worth the €9.50 per ticket fee. Around the €5 mark feels more appropriate. If I had read the reviews before going I would have skipped it!
Visited June 2024
Travelled as a couple
Written 8 June 2024
Sue B
11 contributions
Amsterdam Torture Museum, small, interesting, worth popping in if you’re in the area
Despite some negative reviews on here me and my 11 year old decided to turn up and find out for ourselves. It is a small museum and if you’re on your own and a fast reader you’ll get round it quickly. It took us about 25/30mins. We read and looked at everything and talked about why people would choose to do such awful things to another human. All the exhibits were well labelled in numerous languages. It was interesting, I thought the price was fine and I would suggest going if you are in the area.
Visited August 2024
Travelled with family
Written 15 August 2024

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Majalitaa

Germany178 contributions

Nice but expensive

Jul 2020

Admission charge is 7,50 EUR and it is more like a 30 minute tour through Middle Ages. Every exposition has it's own explanation in different languages and that's quite informative. For a short trip during bad weather a nice exposition to see.

Written 12 July 2020

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Barbora P

8 contributions

A really great and cheap way to experience the medieval times in under an hour.

Feb 2023 • Couples

Very good, different from other museums as the exhibition were much closer and most of them were without any glass/other protection, so you could inspect it closer. The descriptions were fine most of the time, albeit some were more about the circumstances of use rather than the actual use. I recommend going in there to experience the medieval mindset. Visit the museum if you have a spare hour of free time.

Written 7 February 2023

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BellasMum2014

Nottingham, UK23 contributions

Worth a visit

Nov 2022

My son and I only had 6 hours in Amsterdam from UK, we were on a mini cruise. We pre-booked the museum visit, it was easy, just showed the booking and in we went. Compact museum, lots of information on the walls about the exhibits, some exhibits I had never heard of before, so it was educational. We were able to get around it pretty quickly, would have stayed longer to read absoloutley everything had there been time. Would go again if we had more time.

Written 19 November 2022

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Sightseer27572638242

1 contribution

Small but satisfactory museum

Mar 2023 • Solo

I like this kind of creepy things like jails as museums, etc. This museum isn't so big at all, but the descriptions of each toture object are very interesting. Once you buy a ticket on a specific date, you can go there at anytime on that date.

Written 29 March 2023

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Jaxxholt

70 contributions

Give this one a miss

Feb 2023 • Family

I thought this would be gruesome. It wasn’t. It was claustrophobic and boring. I don’t want to have to stand reading information on poorly lit boards. I wanted sound effects and blood. Having said that, humans are a nasty lot! Some of the things they did to people were twisted and sick!

Seriously, if you’re claustrophobic don’t bother, it’s very small rooms with stairs up and down. I made a swift exit and waited in the entrance for my party.

Written 27 February 2023

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Sue B

11 contributions

Amsterdam Torture Museum, small, interesting, worth popping in if you’re in the area

Aug 2024 • Family

Despite some negative reviews on here me and my 11 year old decided to turn up and find out for ourselves. It is a small museum and if you’re on your own and a fast reader you’ll get round it quickly. It took us about 25/30mins. We read and looked at everything and talked about why people would choose to do such awful things to another human. All the exhibits were well labelled in numerous languages. It was interesting, I thought the price was fine and I would suggest going if you are in the area.

Written 15 August 2024

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Mr W

8 contributions

Great, cheap and quick. Some texts lacked desired information. Otherwise very good.

Feb 2023 • Couples

Really nice museum. For just 7.50€ (student) the exhibition was interesting enough. Found out new things and seeing them in life size is pretty great in my opinion. Some of the texts were lacking some more information about the method, however it did give some insight into the period. Definitely would recommend to visit for a quick look, if you've got a spare hour.

Written 7 February 2023

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Jade N.

San Diego, CA28 contributions

Decent Museum

May 2022

I love history, so was interested in checking out this museum. It only took about 45 minutes to complete (and that was me taking my time with it by reading everything). It wasn't expensive, so I wasn't disappointed by how small it is. If you enjoy history and learning, I'd say, "give it a go."

Written 23 May 2022

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joëlle

1 contribution

It's a really tiny museum

Jun 2021

It's a really tiny museum, I think we were in there for max. 15min. The torture stuff is very interesting but it isn't really explained, so you have to find out for yourself how it was used. Perhaps you could use paintings or videos, which show when these torture methods were used. I liked that the museum really matches it's energy with the torture stuff.

Written 16 May 2022

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paulwright8967

Southend-on-Sea, UK6 contributions

Wouldn't bother

Dec 2022 • Couples

I love history and this sort of museum should be up my street but everything about it was lacking. The presentation was poor, I found the information given uninteresting. The exhibits were a little sad, there was no real depth to any of the exhibits. I honestly have had more information on a youtube video. I would save the euros and spend them elsewhere.

They have missed the market on two fronts:

1. History
2. Gore

Either would have been good

Written 10 December 2022

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