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Museum of the Mind | Outsider Art

Tourist attraction β€’ Museum

πŸ‘πŸ‘ Loved it. Great art, in a beautiful building. Worth the trip. People often mention exhibition, small, works, museum,


Address

Amstel 51, 1018 EJ Amsterdam, Netherlands

Website

museumvandegeest.nl

Contact

+31 23 541 0670

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (81 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10β€―AM to 5β€―PM
  • Saturday: 10β€―AM to 5β€―PM
  • Sunday: 10β€―AM to 5β€―PM
  • Monday: 10β€―AM to 5β€―PM
  • Tuesday: 10β€―AM to 5β€―PM
  • Wednesday: 10β€―AM to 5β€―PM
  • Thursday: 10β€―AM to 5β€―PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: exhibition (6) small (6) works (6) museum (6)
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  • 5/5 Henk J. 5 years ago on Google β€’ 96 reviews
    Loved it. Great art, in a beautiful building. Worth the trip.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Hans van S. 1 month ago on Google β€’ 1703 reviews New
    Beautiful exhibition about the war, art and connection between people
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 J L. 2 years ago on Google β€’ 21 reviews
    Disappointing! We paid 17 euros per person for the exhibition on democracy, definitely not worth the money. The exhibition is quite small (we finished in 15 min) and full of messy doodling... We are shocked, and then went to ticket office to upgrade our ticket to include the second exhibition on Russian art, but instead paying the price difference we were asked to pay another 11 euros each... I know museums are struggling in post-lockdown time, we as customers are fine with the high price for good art, but the overall quality of artwork is in no way meeting our expectation. Not recommending at all!
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Robert S. 4 years ago on Google
    A small but excellent collection of outsider art. The spontaneity and freshness of these works is what sets them apart from established artists and movements. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful. Definitely worth a visit.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Polina L. 1 year ago on Google β€’ 344 reviews
    It is good gallery with works by disabled artists. Some of them are very detailed, some are childish and naive. You can visit it with a Museum card for free, it takes about 1- 1,5 hour.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Kyrsten Carlson (. 6 years ago on Google β€’ 316 reviews
    After our fourth art museum, all the pieces were starting to blend together. This was unique, I thought we'd breeze through it having become a bit burnt out, but art done by people not in the art scene and with completely different ways of thinking and doing - it was fascinating. It is small and I'd love more info on every piece, but if you read about it, the photographer had to really work at getting the artists to open up so the lack of information is understandable. Really shouldn't be missed. It was a favorite of ours.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Juliette Goddard MA R. 5 months ago on Google β€’ 104 reviews
    Wonderful Museum really educational displays and inspiring arts and crafts .
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Jannie M. 1 month ago on Google β€’ 26 reviews New
    An interesting exhibition about how people were treated in psychiatry during wartime. In our neighboring countries there are few people who have survived. In the Netherlands, doctors and nurses fought against this and managed to save the people.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Simon F. 5 years ago on Google β€’ 22 reviews
    It was certainly interesting but honestly it was so "outside" that it looked like kids did it. Hey I guess that's art for you. Who's to say. Your enjoyment levels may vary.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Anna Lena K. 3 months ago on Google β€’ 18 reviews New
    I cannot recommend a visit of this museum: it's not much and not very interesting information. Also, they claim that there are audio guides in English when in reality they only offer them in Dutch. Don't waste your time here!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Omar B. 3 months ago on Google β€’ 17 reviews New
    It's really terrible, very small without much information, audio guide only in Dutch, very expensive, not worth at all
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Violetta S. 9 months ago on Google β€’ 11 reviews
    We had problems finding the exhibition, but after some searching we found it. The idea behind it is very pleasant, I really liked the works, they were quite extraordinary. With the ticket you get into two other exhibitions.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 A 1 year ago on Google
    Location needs to be fixed. You cannot enter from this point, entry is part of the Hermitage Museum..please fix
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 mike van b. 9 months ago on Google β€’ 3 reviews
    I thought this museum was a lot of fun. The works are different and very diverse, but they all have in common that they have no boundaries and no formula. The contrast with the works in the Hermitage (next door) of Dutch masters could not be bigger, but these works are very creative and pure. Honestly, I loved it.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Detlef F. 7 months ago on Google β€’ 157 reviews
    Very special museum and mind expanding. Nice!

  • 2/5 Andrew β€œAndy” K. 2 months ago on Google β€’ 125 reviews New
    The topic was very noble. But the presentation was not the best. I was hoping for a more moving exhibit for an important topic. The audio guide was only in Dutch. I would only do it if I have the trio museums ticket.

  • 1/5 In P. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolut not worth it, giving a plattform for really special artist is good and nice, but the price is completly not comparable with what you get. Its a shame for the museum, art lovers got robbed here.

  • 1/5 alfonso s. 1 year ago on Google
    Not worthy, too small for the paid price.

  • 4/5 Holly F. 1 year ago on Google
    Very small and expensive but well curated

  • 2/5 Calmin F. 6 years ago on Google
    Small letters and no auto desc. Sux

  • 4/5 Giuliano M. 6 years ago on Google
    Pretty interesting but in my opinion it should request more information about every art-work.

  • 3/5 Ron van B. 5 years ago on Google
    Museum of art by outsiders. Exhibition on Dubuffet was very interesting. Overall I found the art and the museum a bit too dark.


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