Arthistorians who can customize the contents on
varying levels coordinate these tours. In English, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian
or Chinese. To be combined with special city tours on
feet or boat – escorted by the same guide!
Tours
Participants
:
1 up to 15
Duration
: 1 hour
Price
: € 107,50 excl. VAT
Lectures
Participants
: 1 up to
300
Location
: at museum
or
location
Duration
: 1 hour
Price
: €
350,- exclusive VAT, location rent and
technical facilities
The Biblical
Museum is
housed in
two historic
buildings
built by the
renowned architect
Philips Vingboons
for the Amsterdam
merchant Jacob
Cromhout in
1662. A crooked
log on the
gable stone
at the front
of the house
is a reference
to the literal
meaning of
Cromhout’s
surname: “bent
wood”.
Archaeological
discoveries,
artifacts
from ancient
Egypt, centuries-old
models of
the temple
of Solomon
and Herod,
a famous 19th-century
model of the
Tabernacle,
a model of
the Temple
Mount in Jerusalem
explaining
the significance
of this sacred
place in Judaism,
Christianity
and Islam,
clay tablets,
fragments
of papyrus
and archaeological
remains tell
the fascinating
story of how
the Bible
came into
existence,
and the influence
it has had
on Dutch society
through the
ages. You
can also admire
two of the
best-preserved
antique kitchens
in the Netherlands,
magnificent
plasterwork
ceilings by
Ignatius van
Logteren,
an elegant
staircase
in the English
style and
the 18th century
ceilings by
Jacob de Wit
with mythological
scenes and
the masterpiece:
‘Apollo
and the Four
Seasons’.
The beautiful
garden has
‘biblical’
trees, plants
and pools.
The tour includes
the collection,
the house
and the garden.
Duration
1
hour
Opening
hours
Mon
- Sat
10 am-5
pm,
Sun
and
holidays
11 am-5
pm,
closed
1st
of Jan
and
30 April,
evening
on request
Group
1-15
pax
Languages
Dutch,
English,
French,
German,
Spanish,
Italian,
Portuguese,
Japanese,
Russian
or Chinese
Costs
€ 107,50 exclusive VAT,
entrance
tickets
not
included
Tip
combine
the
tour
with
a city
walk
historical
centre,
Jordaan
or canal
tour
You can now
apply
by completing
the form below.
We need to
be in receipt
of your application
one week before
the guided
tour. We will
subsequently
send you a
confirmation
and invoice.
Should you
require any
further information,
you can, of
course, call
us on +31
(0)20-6259303.
