Welcome to our museum!
Welcome to our museum!
It is no longer mandatory to make a reservation if you want to visit the Luther Museum.
Note: We recommend that you consult our agenda before your visit. Sometimes events take place in the afternoon. This can have consequences for your museum visit.
About the Luther Museum
About the Luther Museum
The Lutheran Museum is situated in the Wittenberg building on the Nieuwe Keizersgracht 570, built in 1772. It is named after the place where Maarten Luther announced his 95 Theses for the reformation of the then church in 1517. That was what led to the reformation.
Wittenberg was built as the Evangelical-Lutheran Diaconal house for the Elderly. It played a big part in the care of the poor, the elderly and orphans.
The Lutheran community in Amsterdam was founded at the end of the 16th century. In the 17th century about 20% of the population was Lutheran and many buildings are evidence of this, such as the Old Lutheran Church on Spui and the Round Lutheran Church on the Singel. In the course of history, the Lutheran Church and diaconate built up an important collection.
The building itself - comprising the governors' rooms, the corridor and the church hall - is the most important part of the heritage. The heritage collection also includes paintings by Breenbergh and Ruysdael, as well as authentic pieces of furniture and silverware.
The Lutheran Museum of Amsterdam shows how a religious community made a new start, with its own manner of believing, and built on care for one another.
COVID-19 protocol
- Wearing a face mask is mandatory.
- If you are 13 or older you must be able to display a digital or printed Covid certificate QR code to enter the museum
- Stay at home with complaints such as a cold, runny nose, sore throat, mild cough or increase of temperature (up to 38 degrees Celsius). We would like to see you in good health at a later date.
- Give each other space: 1.5m is a safe distance.
- Disinfectants available in the museum.
- Payments only with pin.
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