The Museum Quarter & Oud-Zuid
The Museum Quarter and Oud-Zuid: the back story
Neighbourhood guide
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Image courtesy of © C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Museum Quarter and Oud-Zuid: the back story
The Museumplein gathers the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk and the Concertgebouw. Around it, Oud-Zuid has the luxury shops of the P.C. Hooftstraat and the green length of the Vondelpark.
Museums
The Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk.
Music
The Concertgebouw.
Book a start time at the Rijksmuseum and a slot at the Van Gogh Museum for the same day.
Shopping
The P.C. Hooftstraat and Royal Coster Diamonds.
Staying
The Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium.
Our advice: lunch at RIJKS® (One MICHELIN Star), then walk it off in the Vondelpark.
Why it's on our list
- Museums
- Music
- Shopping
- Staying
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Museum Quarter and Oud-Zuid: the back story before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from The Museum Quarter and Oud-Zuid: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- De PijpM52400 m5 min walk
- VijzelgrachtM52650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- Van Gogh Museum450 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Rijksmuseum450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Concertgebouw500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 7 min
- The Begijnhof1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Dam2.0 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Anne Frank House2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- A’DAM Lookout3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Schiphol Airport10 kmCycle 44 minCar or taxi 39 min
Main railway stations
- Amsterdam Zuid2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Amsterdam Amstel2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Amsterdam Centraal2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min