Cheese museum · Amsterdam
Amsterdam Cheese Museum
The Amsterdam Cheese Museum is a cheese shop at Prinsengracht 112 with free tastings of more than 20 cheeses on the ground floor and a small museum in the basement. Entry is free and you don't need a ticket. It is open every day from morning to evening, a short walk from the Anne Frank House.
- Price
- Free, no tickets
- Where
- Prinsengracht 112, Amsterdam
- Open
- Daily, morning to evening
- What it is
- Tasting shop with a basement museum
What's Inside
The ground floor is a cheese shop where you can taste more than 20 cheeses for free. Downstairs, the basement museum covers the history of Dutch cheesemaking. Among the exhibits is what the museum bills as the most expensive cheese slicer in the world, and you can dress up as a traditional Dutch farmer for a photo. You leave through the shop, which sells vacuum-packed cheese.
Is It Worth It?
It is free and quick, and it sits on the canal walk to the Anne Frank House, so it is easy to fit in. Go for the tasting rather than the museum: the shop takes up most of the space and the cellar is small. If you want to see how Dutch cheese is traded, the Alkmaar cheese market is 35 minutes away by train on Fridays from late March to late September.
Opening Hours
The museum is open every day. Its own website gives more than one set of hours, from 10:00 to 21:00 on one part of the page and from 09:00 until 21:00 or 22:00 on another, so treat late evening as a maybe and check on the day.
Nearby
The Amsterdam Tulip Museum is a few doors along at Prinsengracht 116. The Anne Frank House is at Prinsengracht 263 to 267, next to the Westerkerk.
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Questions People Ask
Is the Amsterdam Cheese Museum free?
Yes. Entry and tasting are free and there are no tickets.
How big is the Amsterdam Cheese Museum?
Small. The ground floor is a shop with a tasting counter, and the museum is one basement room. Most people come for the free tasting.
Where is the Amsterdam Cheese Museum?
At Prinsengracht 112 in the Jordaan, across the canal and a short walk from the Anne Frank House.
Official site: cheesemuseumamsterdam.com/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese museums.