Museum · Amsterdam · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Hollandsche Schouwburg is a museum in Amsterdam, North Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 18 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 160 m you'll find a water point, a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Hollandsche Schouwburg
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You're standing on the Plantage Middenlaan, in front of the Hollandsche Schouwburg. Look at the façade. It still looks like a theatre, and for fifty years that's exactly what it was. But behind this front lies one of the most painful places in Amsterdam.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
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Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a water point at 120 m and a public toilet at 160 m.
When you stand at Hollandsche Schouwburg, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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