An average stay is 20-25 minutes for visitors who are looking to get an overall idea of the tulip’s history. For those who really want to dive deeper into the subject and watch all the films, it takes about an hour.

The museum offers a comprehensive look at Holland’s favorite flower. Visitors can immerse themselves in the world of tulips through photographs, videos, interactive displays and historical artifacts.

There are six main rooms that highlight the following subjects:

• An introduction to the tulip
• The original tulip and its native surroundings
• The tulip during the Ottoman Empire and its voyage to the Netherlands
• The tulip trade during Holland’s 16th and 17th century, including the tulip mania and crash
• The growing of tulips, in the past and now

Children enjoy the museum because there is so much to see and do. The six connected rooms each differ in size and style—one is bright, while the next is much darker.

We hope to stimulate a child’s imagination, including colorful pictures, a fairy tale-like depiction of the voyage of the tulip from Turkey to Holland and interactive displays. Various short and longer movies share additional information—sometimes of a practical nature and sometimes funny, but always interesting. 

The museum is located in a historical, canal-side house. As a result, the museum is unfortunately not equipped to handle wheelchairs at this time.

Currently, tickets can only be purchased at the time of your visit. Cash or credit card is acceptable.

The standard entrance fee to the museum is €5.00. Families of three or more pay €10.00. Students pay a discounted rate of €3.00 each.

The three crosses in the logo of the Amsterdam Tulip Museum represent the three crosses in the coat of arms of Amsterdam. The coat of arms is thought to have been introduced in 1280. The first discovery of it was in documents dating back to 1419.

While what the three crosses mean is still a mystery, they are so-called Andreas crosses. Andreas was an apostle who died a martyr’s death on the cross. There are various theories about the fundamental meaning of the crosses. According to one version, they refer to the three plagues that Amsterdam suffered through in previous centuries: water, fire, and pestilence.

Even so, it is rather illogical to use such negative particulars in a coat of arms. It is more likely that they represent the three fordable places in the river Amstel; places essential for the origin and development of the town. Throughout the ages, the coat of arms changed many times, however the three crosses have remained.

The Dutch Museum Card was initiated mostly by large museums—and a few smaller ones—to attract more visitors. The Amsterdam Tulip Museum does not participate in the program at this time.

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Get more ideas on what to do on the Amsterdam Travel Guide.

Space in the museum is limited. To see everything leisurely and at ease, the number of visitors is restricted to 25 people at one time.