Interactive museum - Little museum with a lot of information. Loved the interactive bits, part way through. Check opening times before heading to the museum.

An interesting and very... - An interesting and very informative history of Amsterdam and it's canals. Progressing through the rooms with audio and models showing construction methods . Very clever use of projection in the "doll's house".

Tolle Audiotour! - We were very positively surprised by the design of the canal museum. The audio tour was very exciting and educational. Definitely worth a visit!

Informative tour - This tour was very interesting giving a deep insight into the history of the canals in Amsterdam and the mines around them. Tickets can be paid for or are complimentary with the Amsterdam Card and the tour lasts around 50 minutes. There are several themed books to buy too.

Museum that allows you to understand Amsterdam - A small museum that allows us to understand the history of Amsterdam and its construction over time. An exceptional city in many ways. The supports are varied and inclusive: films, models... Maybe a little short for the price.

Quick bursts of history! - Informative! Great for history lovers who have been asking themselves about how the city came to be. My only downside would be that it could have gone more in depth into some areas of the city's history, some parts were mentioned and moved past it quickly. Was nice to go here after a couple of days getting to know the city and areas.

Fun and informative - If you want to understand the history of Amsterdam and the steps to build the canals, this museum is indispensable. We leave with a feeling of great admiration for this colossal achievement. Unfortunately, however, we cannot stay longer in certain rooms

Experience - You walk, in a group, from room to room. So looking at things at your own pace is not one of them. In the spaces, the history of Amsterdam, and in particular the creation of the canal belt, is depicted. Meanwhile, listen to the explanation on the audio device. It's all very fancy and hip, but also rather superficial. I thought it was more of an experience than a museum. The temporary exhibition "Amsterdam, almost demolished" on the bell - floor was small, but in itself nice. I think the price of 18.50 for a ticket is really too high. But fortunately, the museum annual pass is valid.

Show and tell - Described as a 'multimedia' tour, this is 45 minutes or so of presentations in a variety of inventive styles that explain the history of Amsterdam's canals and the growth of the city. At reception you are given an audio unit in the appropriate language and when a sufficient number of people has assembled you are ushered into the first of a series of connected, darkened rooms. My favourite was the council-chamber reconstruction of the city fathers' 17th century deliberations. You could also stand in the canal, as it were, and watch the buildings going up around you. The final room gave glimpses into the interiors, at historic intervals, of the building that houses the museum and into others along the main canal banks. The audio's lip-service to some contemporary concerns was mildly irritating for being incomplete. Amsterdam's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade was mentioned only briefly and I can recall no reference to the Dutch East India Company at all. On the other hand elements laid out hundreds of years ago - canalside trees, and the gardens of the houses of the wealthy - were cited in support of the city's green credentials. At €17.50 it's not spectacularly good value, but it's different and some aspects are very well done.

Not worth the entry price. - This was a very simplistic, almost childish exhibition. Models of Amsterdam that looked like they were made by high school students were illuminated with lights while we listen to an audio guide. There were two or three rooms with other scale models that were very poorly done. I would not do this activity again.