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Our Lord in the Attic: a church under the roof

From the canal it is a merchant's house like its neighbours. Climb its stairs, through the parlour and the kitchen, and you come out in a church with galleries, an organ and an altar, built in the attic when the faith it served was not allowed in the street.

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25 Dec, 27 Apr
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    What to see at Our Lord in the Attic

    1. The attic church

      The church itself, with galleries round a nave under the roof beams and a painted altarpiece, where weddings are still held.

    2. The canal house

      The rooms of the merchant's house below: the front parlour, the room in between and the hall, furnished as they were in the seventeenth century.

    3. The kitchen

      A seventeenth-century kitchen lined with blue and white tiles, at the back of the house.

    4. The Lady Chapel and the confessional

      The small rooms beside the church, the chapel of the Virgin and the confessional, fitted into the back of the house.

    Tickets and tours for Our Lord in the Attic

    • Sold by GetYourGuide

      Amsterdam: Our Lord in the Attic Museum Entry Ticket

      Entry to the seventeenth-century canal house and the church hidden in its attic.

      Included

      • Entry to the canal house and its attic church
      • The rooms of the seventeenth-century house

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    Visiting Our Lord in the Attic: hours and admission

    Opening hours

    Monday to Sunday
    10:00 to 18:00
    • On the first Sunday of every month from September to June the museum opens at 11:00, because of the church service.
    • Closed on Christmas Day, 25 December, and on King's Day, 27 April.

    Who gets in free

    • Children up to 4, and holders of the Dutch Museumkaart, the I amsterdam City Card, the Stadspas or the ICOM card.
    • The café and the shop in the entrance building can be visited without a ticket.

    Getting there

    Tram and metro
    Centraal and Nieuwmarkt metro stations are each about five minutes on foot. Trams 4, 14 and 24 stop at the Dam, five minutes away.
    On foot
    Five minutes from Central Station along the Oudezijds Voorburgwal, and two from the Oude Kerk.
    By car
    Driving in the centre of Amsterdam is slow and parking is scarce and dear. Leave the car at a park-and-ride (P+R) on the edge of the city and come in by tram or metro.

    Address

    Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
    Oudezijds Voorburgwal 38
    1012 GD Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Entrances

    The entrance is in the building next door, at number 38, with the desk, the shop and a café on its first floor. From there the route goes up through the canal house to the church in the attic.

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    Before you go

    • The stairs are steep and narrow, as in every canal house. Wear flat shoes and take your time.
    • Go in the morning: the house is small, and a few groups fill it.
    • The museum is on the edge of the red-light district, a few minutes from Central Station and the Oude Kerk.

    A church the street could not see

    After the Reformation of 1578, Amsterdam's Catholics could no longer worship in public. They were tolerated, as long as they were not seen, and they built clandestine churches, schuilkerken, inside ordinary houses.

    The house on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal was built in 1630, and between 1661 and 1663 its top three floors were turned into a church. The Dutch call it Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, Our Lord in the Attic.

    When the Church of St Nicholas opened near the station, the attic church was no longer needed, and on 28 April 1888 it opened as a museum, the second oldest in Amsterdam after the Rijksmuseum. In 2024 it was given the European Heritage Label.

    Our Lord in the Attic: common questions

    What are the opening hours of Our Lord in the Attic?
    Monday to Sunday: 10:00 to 18:00. On the first Sunday of every month from September to June the museum opens at 11:00, because of the church service. Closed on Christmas Day, 25 December, and on King's Day, 27 April.
    Is Our Lord in the Attic ever free?
    Children up to 4, and holders of the Dutch Museumkaart, the I amsterdam City Card, the Stadspas or the ICOM card. The café and the shop in the entrance building can be visited without a ticket.
    What does the ticket include?
    Entry to the canal house and its attic church. The rooms of the seventeenth-century house. It is sold by GetYourGuide.
    Why is there a church in an attic in Amsterdam?
    After 1578 Catholics in Amsterdam could not worship in public. They were allowed to meet if they were not seen, so churches were built inside houses. This one was made in the top floors of a canal house between 1661 and 1663.
    Is Our Lord in the Attic still a church?
    It has been a museum since 1888, but weddings are still held in the attic church.
    How long does a visit take?
    About an hour for the house and the church.

    What visitors say about Our Lord in the Attic

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    4.7

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    Google's figures as read on 19 October 2026.

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