Dam Square - Madame Tussaud, Amsterdam

Have your picture taken with Marilyn Monroe, Arnold Schwarznegger, Oprah Winfrey, a Dutch celebrity or prominent historical figures such as Rembrandt or Veneer. If you think you have what it takes to be a professional judge or a pop star, take to the stage at the interactive Idols experience or get into the groove in the funky Music Zone.

If you are into all things new age, go to the floor where Wubbo Ockels, the first Dutch astronaut will welcome you. Also on the same floor you will meet Claas Janszoon, the world’s largest animatronic wax figure at 5metres tall.

For the last stop, go to the top of the building to take in the stunning views of Dam Square and the Royal Palace. Madame Tussauds is a fun family day out.

Opening hours:
Monday to Sunday 10.00 am – 6.30 pm (entrance closes - 5.30 pm)
Open in evenings until 24:00 (must reserve in advance).

Prices (subject to change at discretion of Madame Tussaud’s)
Adult €23,00
60+ €20,00
Children 5 - 15 €17,50
Children up to 5 Free

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This museum offers a different way of finding out more about the history of Holland. Here, you can see how people lived during the 17th century, aka the Golden Century, meet Rembrandt himself, or some other famous artists.

There is a beautiful view of the Dam from the window on the fourth floor.

Opening hours:
Monday to Sunday 10.00 am – 6.30 pm (entrance closes - 5.30 pm)

Prices:
Adult €23,00
60+ €20,00
Children 5 - 15 €17,50
Children up to 5 Free

Groups or family bookings
Pack A (2 adults, 2 kids and a Madame Tussauds Guidebook) €70,00
Pack B (2 adults, 3 kids and a Madame Tussauds Guidebook) €82,50

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If you have been in one Madame Tussauds you may well have been in them all. Thats always assuming you can get in at all. Last year we went to London and were faced with four hour queues, so this time when we visited Amsterdam we thought we'd try again. Purchasing our tickets online beforehand, we arrived at opening time and were inside less than one minute later... much better!

After going inside and taking a lift up 4 floors, you are led through a series of rooms in which recreations of the past life and glory of Amsterdam are seen. Then through a series of rooms recreating and old pirate jail... but be warned those of a faint heart, some of the wax pirates are still alive and will jump out and grab you.

After all this excitement, its down to business as the rest of the building is taken over by famous wax people giving you an opportunity to get your photos taken with the rich and famous and infamous people the world knows so well.

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The Madame Tussauds wax museum, in the Dam, apparently is a very funny and impressive museum as his "father museum" is in London. In fact it is a sucursal of the well-know British museum, which as open different branches not only the Amsterdam, but also in Berlin, New York, Shanghai... I didn't visit it because I prefered to do more typical Dutch things but I would like to do it later if I'll return to the city. There is a big circular window on top of its façade where you can see visitors there doing funny dancings to their "public" in the Dam. I don't know if there is an advertisement there or not, but almost everybody was doing some funny thing!

El museo de cera Madame Tussauds, en el Dam, parece ser muy divertido e impresinante, como su "padre", el famoso museo de Londres. En realidad este es una sucursal holandesa de aquel, que ha abierto varias sedes, no sólo en Ámsterdam, sino también en Berlín, Nueva York, Shanghai... No lo visitamos porque preferimos hacer cosas más propiamente holandesas, pero si visitara la ciudad más tarde si me gustaría entrar. Hay una gran ventana circular en lo alto de la fachada que da al Dam donde se puede ver a los visitantes del museo haciendo tonterías para su "público" en la plaza. No sé si habría algún cartel invitando a la gente a hacer el tonto, pero el caso es que casi todo el mundo hacía algo simpático.

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Amsterdam’s famous Madame Tussaud museum , often called as outpost of the London Wax Museum, displays range from the fascinating to the bizarre. It offers the public the unique opportunity to "interact" with incredibly life-like iconic figures from the celebrity worlds of film, TV, music, sports and politics.

Open daily from 10:00 am - 5.30 pm.
Entrance fee:
Adult € 21,00
Children 5 - 15 € 16,00
Children up to 5 Free
Senior 60+ € 21,00

Amsterdam is home for the most famous Madame Tussaud exposition of wax statues museum.

The network of Madame Tussaud museums includes: London, New York, Las Vegas, Hong Kong and the one in Amsterdam.

I must warn you that a visit to Madame Tussaud's wax museum isn't particulary cheap, in fact it was a lot for my budget, that's 23EUR(!) for an adult person and 17,5EUR(!) for 5-15 childrens.

Beyond that price, the wax museum is wonderful, with the copies of the real life actors, singers, royalties and other celebrities (see full list here) that you can't distinguish from the real life. Great work from the people making the copies.

Offcourse its can not be compared with Madame Tussauds at London, this is for the people who havent visited at London. Its ok. They have some live perfomance of Pirates of the Caribean.....quite exhiting! Some of the wax statues were excellent, but most of them are ok.

Pick up your mini cards/brouchers at hotel for discount.

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This is really something you don't have to miss.

Statues made from wax, statues of famous people, still alive or not.
You will really be impressed from how much they can look real.

A unique experience that will leave you without words and sometimes will scare you A LOT !

Marie Tussaud (1761–1850) was born Marie Grosholtz in Strasbourg, France
Tussaud created her first wax figure, of Voltaire, in 1777. Other famous people she modelled at that time include Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Benjamin Franklin.