Holocaust Memorial

The Hollandsche Schouwburg was the first prison in which the Jewish population was detained. Here, in what was once a theatre, the Germans assembled the Jews before subsequently deporting them to the concentration camps. Thousands of people awaited their unknown fate. Some stayed for hours, others weeks.

When walking through the grand lanes of the Plantage neighbourhood, there is little to remind you of the horrors of World War Two. Once, thousands of Jewish families lived here; there were Jewish shops and theatres, and Jewish children paraded through Artis with their mothers on Sundays. All these things came to a sudden horrific end. The Hollandsche Schouwburg (Dutch theatre) symbolises that end.

In 1962, the Hollandsche Schouwburg became a Holocaust Memorial to commemorate the Jewish victims of Nazi terror. Where the stage used to be, now stands an obelisk and the theatre seats have made way for a courtyard. The portal of the Schouwburg provides access to a memorial chapel with an eternal flame. In this area, all Jewish victims from the Netherlands are commemorated; their family names can be read on the memorial wall.

Details and opening hours

Plantage Middenlaan 24
Amsterdam
+ 31 (0) 20 531 03 40
www.hollandscheschouwburg.nl Daily 11.00 am - 4.00 pm

Closed on Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur

Wheelchair access throughout the building Extended to the Jewish Historical Museum, JHM Children's Museum, the Portuguese Synagogue and the Dutch Theatre is one admission ticket. This mat is valid for one month at all locations.

Adults: € 12.00
Jongeren13 t / m 17 years, students, CJP * Stadspas: € 6.00,
Children 6 / 12: € 3.00
Children under 6 years, friends JHM, Museum, Holland Pass, I Amsterdam Card: free

Kaddish and (school)groups visits are free, but a suggested voluntary contribution € 2.50 is greatly appreciated.

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