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Rembrandt House: the painter at home

Rembrandt bought this house at the height of his fame and lost it nineteen years later, when his debts caught up with him. The list his creditors made of everything in it, room by room, is why it can be seen today as he left it.

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    What to see at the Rembrandt House

    1. The studio

      The big room on the upper floor where Rembrandt painted, set up again with an easel, canvases and the materials of his time.

    2. The cabinet of curiosities

      His collection of shells, coral, antique busts, weapons and animal specimens, put together again from the inventory, crowded on the walls and shelves of a small room.

    3. The etchings

      The museum owns almost all of Rembrandt's etchings, and shows a changing choice of them, from small self-portraits to biblical scenes.

    4. The etching demonstrations

      In the etching room, a printer inks a copper plate and pulls a print on a press of the kind Rembrandt used.

    5. The kitchen and the box beds

      The old Dutch way of sleeping, in a cupboard in the wall, and a kitchen with its tiles and its hearth.

    Tickets and tours for the Rembrandt House

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      Amsterdam: Rembrandt House Museum Entrance Ticket

      Entry to the Rembrandt House Museum, with its multimedia tour.

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    Visiting the Rembrandt House: hours and admission

    Opening hours

    Every day, until 1 November
    10:00 to 18:00
    Every day, 2 November to 18 December
    10:00 to 17:00
    Every day, 19 December to 3 January
    10:00 to 18:00
    • Closed on 25 December 2026, 7 January 2027 and King's Day, 27 April 2027. On 24 and 31 December it closes at 17:00.
    • From 4 January to 12 February 2027 it closes at 17:00, and from 13 February at 18:00 again.
    • The museum suggests booking a ticket online with a start time.

    Who gets in free

    • Children under 6, and holders of the Dutch Museumkaart, the I amsterdam City Card or the ICOM card.

    Getting there

    Tram and metro
    Nieuwmarkt metro (lines 51, 53 and 54), three minutes on foot. The Waterlooplein tram stop is four minutes away.
    On foot
    Ten minutes from the Dam by way of the Nieuwmarkt, or five from the Waterlooplein market.
    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

    Museum Het Rembrandthuis
    Jodenbreestraat 4
    1011 NK Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Entrances

    The entrance is on the Jodenbreestraat. The museum takes in Rembrandt's house and the modern building beside it, with the shop and the exhibition rooms.

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    Before you go

    • Book a time slot online. The house is small and fills at the busiest hours.
    • The multimedia tour comes with the ticket, in many languages, and it is the best way through the house.
    • Ask at the entrance when the next etching demonstration is.
    • Waterlooplein market and the Jewish Cultural Quarter are a few minutes away.

    A house rebuilt from a bankrupt's inventory

    The house in the Jodenbreestraat was built around 1606 and given its classical front around 1627. Rembrandt bought it on 5 January 1639 for thirteen thousand guilders, a sum he never finished paying, and lived and worked here until 1658.

    In 1656 he was declared bankrupt, and an inventory was drawn up of everything he owned: his paintings, his prints, his shells, busts and weapons, his furniture. The house was sold at auction two years later.

    The city bought it in 1907, and it opened as a museum on 10 June 1911. The rooms were later furnished again from the inventory of 1656, so that the kitchen, the box beds, the art room and the studio are as close as anyone can make them to what he knew.

    Rembrandt House Museum: common questions

    What are the opening hours of the Rembrandt House?
    Every day, until 1 November: 10:00 to 18:00. Every day, 2 November to 18 December: 10:00 to 17:00. Every day, 19 December to 3 January: 10:00 to 18:00. Closed on 25 December 2026, 7 January 2027 and King's Day, 27 April 2027. On 24 and 31 December it closes at 17:00. From 4 January to 12 February 2027 it closes at 17:00, and from 13 February at 18:00 again. The museum suggests booking a ticket online with a start time.
    Is the Rembrandt House ever free?
    Children under 6, and holders of the Dutch Museumkaart, the I amsterdam City Card or the ICOM card.
    What does the ticket include?
    Entry to the Rembrandt House Museum. The multimedia tour, in many languages. It is sold by GetYourGuide.
    Did Rembrandt really live in the Rembrandt House?
    Yes. He bought it in 1639 and lived and worked there until 1658, when it was sold after his bankruptcy. The rooms were furnished again from the inventory of his belongings drawn up in 1656.
    Are there paintings by Rembrandt in the Rembrandt House?
    The museum's great strength is his etchings, of which it owns almost all. It also shows paintings by his teacher Pieter Lastman and his pupils. His best-known paintings are in the Rijksmuseum.
    How long does a visit to the Rembrandt House take?
    About an hour and a half with the multimedia tour and an etching demonstration.

    What visitors say about the Rembrandt House

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