The Biblical Museum offers a vast collection of bibles among which are the first printed Bible in the Low Countries dating back to 1477 and the ‘statenvertaling’ from 1637, the first edition of the authorized Dutch translation. The museum is housed in a two patrician houses built in 1662 by the Philips Vingboons, a famous Dutch architect. Part of the exhibition focuses on the history of life in Egypt and Palestine at the time of the creation of the bible.
Opening times
Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays and holidays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Mondays and Jan 1 & Apr 30
Admission costs
Adults: € 8.00
Youths: 5-18 years: € 4.00
Children: 0-4 years: Free
Biblical Museum Amsterdam
Herengracht 366-368
1016 CH Amsterdam
T (+31) 20 624 24 36
F (+31) 20 624 83 55
www.bijbelmuseum.nl