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  "name": "What Is Open in Amsterdam on a Monday? The Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Anne Frank House (Nov 2026)",
  "headline": "What Is Open in Amsterdam on a Monday? The Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Anne Frank House (Nov 2026)",
  "description": "Amsterdam museums open on Monday: the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House (until 10pm), Stedelijk, H'ART and Rembrandt House. NEMO closes on most Mondays and the EYE exhibition is closed. Checked November 13, 2026.",
  "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/amsterdam-museums-open-monday",
  "inLanguage": "en",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-13",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "@id": "https://gowithcarmen.com/about/adam-nathan#person",
    "name": "Adam Nathan",
    "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/about/adam-nathan"
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  "about": {
    "@type": "Place",
    "name": "Amsterdam"
  },
  "answer": "On a Monday, go to the Van Gogh Museum at 9am, the Rijksmuseum after lunch and the Anne Frank House in the evening: all three are open, and the Anne Frank House stays open until 10pm. Amsterdam is easier than Rome or Paris on a Monday, because the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, Stedelijk Museum, H'ART Museum and Rembrandt House all open every day. Only NEMO is closed on most Mondays, and the EYE exhibition is closed until the end of 2026.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "answer",
      "heading": "Which Amsterdam museums are open on a Monday?",
      "text": "On a Monday, go to the Van Gogh Museum at 9am, the Rijksmuseum after lunch and the Anne Frank House in the evening: all three are open, and the Anne Frank House stays open until 10pm. Amsterdam is easier than Rome or Paris on a Monday, because the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, Stedelijk Museum, H'ART Museum and Rembrandt House all open every day. Only NEMO is closed on most Mondays, and the EYE exhibition is closed until the end of 2026.\nThe museum booking order says what to reserve first, and the Anne Frank House releases tickets every Tuesday at 10am CET for a visit six weeks later."
    },
    {
      "id": "table",
      "heading": "Which places are open on Monday, and which are closed?",
      "text": "Checked on each museum's official page November 13, 2026\nPlace | Area | Open Monday | Hours | Ticket and booking | Checked\nRijksmuseum | Museumplein | Yes | 9am to 5pm, every day including public holidays | Timed start for everyone, Museumkaart holders included. Adult €25, €26.50 from 2027. | Nov 13\nVan Gogh Museum | Museumplein | Yes | 9am to 5pm through December 18, 9am to 6pm December 19 to 23, 9am to 5pm December 24 to 26, 9am to 6pm December 27 to 30, 9am to 6pm January 4 | Online only, with a start time. Adult €25, €26 from January 1, 2027. Fridays until 9pm. | Nov 13\nAnne Frank House | Prinsengracht | Yes | 9am to 10pm | Online only, for a set time, never at the door. Adult €16.50 with the €1 fee, €17 from 2027. Tickets for a visit six weeks out release Tuesdays at 10am CET. | Nov 13\nStedelijk Museum | Museumplein | Yes | 10am to 6pm, last entry 5:45pm | Buy online in advance. Adult €22.50. Museumkaart holders reserve a slot. | Nov 13\nH'ART Museum | Amstel, near Waterlooplein | Yes | 10am to 5pm, last entry 4:30pm | Adult €29.50, bought online with a time slot. December 25 and January 1 open at noon. | Nov 13\nRembrandt House Museum | Jodenbreestraat | Yes | Open every day from 10am | Tickets online at tickets.rembrandthuis.nl. Closed December 25 and on King's Day. | Nov 13\nEYE Filmmuseum | Across the IJ, Amsterdam Noord | Evenings only | Box office and cafe from 6pm on Mondays to the end of 2026; exhibition closed. Open Monday, November 16, for IDFA. | Film tickets cannot be reserved by the public; online sales close 90 minutes before a screening. | Nov 13\nNEMO Science Museum | Oosterdok | No, except listed dates | Closed on Mondays except November 2, December 21 and 28 and January 4, then February 8, 15 and 22 | Tickets have a start time. Check the ticket shop for the day's hours and price. | Nov 13\nHours change with exhibitions and holidays, so check the museum's own page for your date before you book anything around it. I left out places whose official page I could not read today."
    },
    {
      "id": "closed",
      "heading": "What should you skip on a Monday in Amsterdam?",
      "text": "• NEMO is closed on Monday. It opens on a few Mondays, including December 21 and 28 and January 4, but not on November 16, 23 or 30 or December 7 or 14. On any other Monday, give NEMO to a Tuesday to Sunday, when its timed tickets are on sale. See the NEMO page.\n• The EYE exhibition is closed on Monday until the end of 2026. The building opens at 6pm for film, so use it for an evening and skip it as a daytime stop. See the EYE page.\nEverything else in the table is open on a Monday, so there is nothing else to skip."
    },
    {
      "id": "picks",
      "heading": "Which Monday plan fits which traveler?",
      "text": "• First visit, one day: the Van Gogh Museum at 9am, the Rijksmuseum after lunch, then dinner. Keep the Anne Frank House for the day its Tuesday release gave you.\n• Only one museum: the Rijksmuseum, because it is open from 9am to 5pm, including holidays, and its collection covers more ground.\n• Modern art: the Stedelijk, which is open from 10am to 6pm and sits beside the Van Gogh Museum, so the two make one Museumplein morning.\n• Arriving on a late flight: the Anne Frank House, open until 10pm, if you hold a ticket for that evening; tickets are never sold at the door.\n• Travelling with children: skip NEMO unless your Monday is one of its open dates, and give the Rijksmuseum a morning instead.\n• Film fans: EYE in the evening, across the IJ from Centraal."
    },
    {
      "id": "morning",
      "heading": "Is Monday morning or evening better for Amsterdam museums?",
      "text": "Start at the Van Gogh Museum, which opens at 9am, and move to the Rijksmuseum, which also opens at 9am, for the next slot. From November 2 to December 18 the Van Gogh Museum closes at 5pm on a Monday, and on Mondays from December 21 to 28 and January 4 it closes at 6pm. If your Monday falls in that window, the evening is for the Anne Frank House, which stays open until 10pm, or for EYE, which opens its box office at 6pm."
    },
    {
      "id": "plan",
      "heading": "Where does a Monday fit in an Amsterdam itinerary?",
      "text": "Put the scarce ticket on a Monday only if that is the date you can book. The museum booking order sets the sequence, the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum guide picks between the two on Museumplein, and the three-day Amsterdam itinerary already places them on different days. The Amsterdam guides list the rest.\nFor the same question elsewhere, see Rome museums on a Monday and the Paris Monday and Tuesday guide."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "museum booking order",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/amsterdam-museum-booking-order"
    },
    {
      "label": "Rijksmuseum",
      "url": "https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/visit"
    },
    {
      "label": "Van Gogh Museum",
      "url": "https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/visit/opening-hours"
    },
    {
      "label": "Anne Frank House",
      "url": "https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/tickets/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Stedelijk Museum",
      "url": "https://www.stedelijk.nl/en/visit"
    },
    {
      "label": "H'ART Museum",
      "url": "https://www.hartmuseum.nl/en/plan-your-visit/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Rembrandt House Museum",
      "url": "https://rembrandthuis.nl/en/plan-your-visit/"
    },
    {
      "label": "EYE Filmmuseum",
      "url": "https://www.eyefilm.nl/en/visit"
    },
    {
      "label": "NEMO Science Museum",
      "url": "https://www.nemosciencemuseum.nl/en/visit/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum guide",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/amsterdam-rijksmuseum-or-van-gogh-museum"
    },
    {
      "label": "three-day Amsterdam itinerary",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/amsterdam-3-days"
    },
    {
      "label": "The Amsterdam guides",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/amsterdam"
    },
    {
      "label": "Rome museums on a Monday",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/rome-museums-open-monday"
    },
    {
      "label": "Paris Monday and Tuesday guide",
      "url": "https://gowithcarmen.com/trips/paris-museums-monday-tuesday"
    }
  ],
  "citation": [
    "https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/visit",
    "https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/visit/opening-hours",
    "https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/tickets/",
    "https://www.stedelijk.nl/en/visit",
    "https://www.hartmuseum.nl/en/plan-your-visit/",
    "https://rembrandthuis.nl/en/plan-your-visit/",
    "https://www.eyefilm.nl/en/visit",
    "https://www.nemosciencemuseum.nl/en/visit/"
  ],
  "editorialMethod": "https://gowithcarmen.com/about"
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