31 Mar - 1 Apr 2024
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31 Mar - 1 Apr 2024
The Willet-Holthuysen House31 March & 1 April
Feast your eyes on this 17th-century canal house, while the kids have fun with Easter activities. Egg hunting in the historic garden, crafting an Easter creation or coloring, plenty to do!
The Easter activities are free of charge by showing a valid admission ticket (free for children). Everybody is welcome from 10 AM to 5 PM, limited tickets available.
![Pasen Huis Willet-Holthuysen, 2023, Françoise Bolechowski](https://assets.amsterdammuseum.nl/images/transforms/Publieksprogramma/_330xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/BC_02316_039.jpg)
Pasen Huis Willet-Holthuysen, 2023, Françoise Bolechowski
Unique Easter experience
Come hunt for eggs at a unique location during Easter on 31 March and 1 April. The Willet-Holthuysen House on the Herengracht provides plenty of hiding spots for this special search. The kids can craft beautiful Easter creations as well, or enjoy a cheery, spring-themed coloring page. Everybody is welcome from 10 AM to 5 PM, limited tickets available.
Do you want to be sure of a spot? Click on the button below to reserve a time slot for egg hunting. Is it sold out? Stop by on the day itself, if there is room we can let you in.
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The Willet-Holthuysen House
Step into the past within the impressive Willet-Holthuysen House in the center of Amsterdam. This double mansion on the Herengracht contains many period rooms, spaces seemingly frozen in time. The house takes its name from the couple who lived there in the late 19th century, Abraham Willet and Louisa Holthuysen. They collected numerous artworks and objects, while the interior was designed to suit their taste. Even then, such extravagance was regarded as reminiscent of a romantic past. For the couple, the interior was the perfect way to share their taste and wealth with others.
Upon her death in 1895, Louisa Holthuysen gave the house and collection to the city of Amsterdam, with the provision that it should be made into a museum. More than a century later, the Willet-Holthuysen House is still open to visitors. Currently, it is one of the locations of the Amsterdam Museum.
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Grachtentuin Huis Willet-Holthuysen
Baroque Symmetrical Garden
The eighteenth-century garden designs of French architect Daniël Marot have served as inspiration for today's garden. The graceful symmetrical patterns and trimmed hedges and trees allude to the Baroque gardens for canal houses and country estates. Today it is one of the few formal gardens in downtown Amsterdam. The garden features many varieties of tulips, various spray daffodils, orange and yellow imperial crowns, blue grapes and hyacinths. The flowering period runs from late March to mid-May.