H'ART Museum
A 1681 care home cut loose from St. Petersburg, now booking shows with the Smithsonian and the Pompidou.
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This classical Amstel-side building spent over 300 years as an Amsterdam care home before a €40 million conversion. It operated as a Hermitage satellite until March 2022, when it severed ties one week after Russia invaded Ukraine. Rebranded H'ART in September 2023, it now programs with the British Museum, Smithsonian, and Centre Pompidou.
What to look for
- The 1681 classical exterior on the east bank of the Amstel — the facade that outlasted everything inside it.
- The reconfigured interior: most original walls were removed and rebuilt for the museum; only select areas were restored to period appearance.
- Temporary exhibitions developed with the Smithsonian, Centre Pompidou, or British Museum — check what is running before you visit.
Sits on the east bank of the Amstel river in the former Amstelhof building. Check the museum's website for current admission and hours before visiting.
H'ART Museum is one of 36 sights worth the detour in Amsterdam, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Amsterdam pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Amsterdam
- RijksmuseumOne million objects collected over 200 years — and the 8,000 on display include the Dutch Golden Age painters who changed what art could be.
- Amstel RiverAmsterdam literally means "Amstel Dam" — the city takes its name from a medieval dam built across this river.
- Van Gogh MuseumThe world's largest Van Gogh collection exists because his sister-in-law spent years refusing to let his unsold work disappear.
- WeespA town that Holland deliberately over-fortified — then flooded on purpose to hold back armies.
- Johan Cruyff ArenaThe Netherlands' largest stadium exists because Amsterdam lost the 1992 Olympics bid to Barcelona — and built something better anyway.
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Stelling van Amsterdam)Dutch engineers turned the polder itself into a weapon: flood the fields to about 30 centimetres — too shallow for boats to cross — and Amsterdam becomes an island.