6 Original, Weird and Strange Museums to Visit in The Netherlands

Amsterdam’s Sex Museum

Once inside, you’ll see that the Sex Museum makes an effort to blend its extensive collection of relics with the features of the amusement park. You can view the plaster statue of Venus at the entrance, which goes by the full name Sex Museum. It opened in 1985!
The Sex Museum in Amsterdam is a popular destination for international visitors, but it may also be “interesting” for Dutch people to visit. In the widest sense, this museum is all about sex. You may view an incredible collection on sex and sensuality, which includes exotic artwork and items as well as medieval chastity belts. It was one of the most popular museums in 2015 with 675,000 visitors. The museum houses a vast collection of photographs and videos.

Electric Ladyland – Amsterdam

Longtime collector of fluorescent art, the proprietor of this psychedelic museum in Amsterdam keeps his bright collections discreetly hidden within a room-sized exhibition in de Jordaan. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a neon interactive artwork that responds to visitor movement. The museum is open five days a week even though admission is only permitted by appointment.

Corpus, Leiden a tour inside the body

By physically passing through a massive structure structured like a human body, The CORPUS in Leiden offers a singular experience through the human body. You may take a tour through the human body with COPRUS. You receive interactive instruction on how your body functions for 55 minutes. Explore the 35-meter-high body in a novel way by visiting the heart theater and brain show. The tour and exhibition provide information on how our bodies function, how the many organs link to one another, and how we may maintain its health.

The Funeral Museum in Amsterdam ( Uitvaartsmuseum )

Amsterdam’s Museum about Funerals
Even if you only visit the Dutch Funeral Museum to be in awe of how brilliantly organized Amsterdam’s suburbs are, it will be worth the trip.
The Funeral Museum is remarkably un-macabre considering its somber subject matter, with enlightening and straightforward exhibits on various Dutch burial customs and the accoutrements of death. It’s a good thing, actually, because nobody would want to go to the pleasantly spacious café at its entrance otherwise. Near the entrance to the cemetery he used to oversee, the museum is located in the remnants of a cemetery director’s previous residence.
Even if it doesn’t seem cozy, visiting Amsterdam’s Funeral Museum is really pretty fascinating. It is a modest museum focused on death and our responses to it. a fascinating display that mixes historical inspirations with.

Museum of Spectacles ( Het Brilmuseum ) Amsterdam

A museum for those who adore donning the spectacles of others, which, let’s face it, is everyone. The National Museum of Glasses (Het Nationaal Brilmuseum) is housed above a vintage eyeglass store that has the air of a museum. Interesting items are displayed on two stories in a way that stimulates visitors’ imaginations.
This store, which is housed in and above a real optician’s shop, dates back 700 years to the time when people who were short-sighted first peered through its windows in the 19th century.You may visit the store and buy your own set of glasses after viewing everything from early owl-like nose-perchers to the bulkier frames used by Buddy Holly and Elvis Costello.

House of Witches’ Weigh – Oudewater

A set of human-sized scales from the 15th century are still on display in this ancient weigh house in Oudewater. These scales were used to evaluate whether or not someone had signed a deal with the devil. Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire authorized the use of this witch hunting equipment, which fortunately never led to a conviction. The structure is now used as a historical museum where visitors are urged to weigh themselves to demonstrate their lack of involvement in witchcraft.