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Visiting Allard Pierson with your family

Practical guidance for exploring ancient worlds with children in Amsterdam

The Allard Pierson Museum offers a fascinating journey through archaeology and ancient history. Use this guide to help plan a comfortable visit for your children and ensure you have all the necessary information before arriving at the museum.

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Family visits at Allard Pierson

Families visiting the Allard Pierson Museum can enjoy interactive scavenger hunts and discovery tours exploring ancient civilizations and historical mysteries together.

The Allard Pierson Museum offers families an engaging environment to explore ancient civilizations through discovery-based learning. Designed with specific trails and puzzle-solving activities, the visitor experience helps children aged 6 to 12 connect with history and science in Amsterdam. Parents and carers can access dedicated materials at the entrance to guide their journey through the collections and interactive exhibition spaces at their own pace.

Recommended age: Ages 6–12

Family highlights

Sterrenkijkers-speurtocht: A stargazing scavenger hunt featuring puzzles, an 18th-century clock, and Egyptian god statues.
Onderzoek 't zelf: An interactive ancient history trail through the 'Van Nijl tot Amstel' exhibition, designed for kids aged 6 to 12.

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What children can see and do

Children and adults can pick up activity sheets and scavenger hunt materials at the entrance desk. They will solve puzzles, inspect historical artifacts like an 18th-century clock and Egyptian statues, and explore the interactive elements of the 'Van Nijl tot Amstel' exhibition.

Age guidance

The 'Onderzoek 't zelf' ancient history discovery tour is specifically recommended for children aged 6 to 12 years.

Practical information

Interactive booklets and scavenger hunts are available at the museum's entrance desk. Admission is free for children aged 4 and under, and costs €3.50 for youth aged 5 to 18. Visitors must store coats and bags in lockers before entering.

Family Activities and Resources

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The Allard Pierson Museum offers a selection of discovery-based resources designed to help families engage with ancient history. These activity trails, available directly at the entrance desk, invite visitors to explore themes ranging from archaeology to historical astronomy through hands-on learning experiences.

Kids trail

Onderzoek 't zelf. Ontdekkingstocht in de oudheid

Ages 6–12

Families work together as researchers to discover what games were played in ancient Greece, how Romans paid for goods, and other ancient mysteries of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The activity set is obtained at the museum desk.

Age guidance: Suitable for children aged 6 to 12 years.

Practical information: Available at the main entrance desk. The activity takes place inside the 'Van Nijl tot Amstel' exhibition space.

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Kids trail

Sterrenkijkers-speurtocht

Children solve puzzles about how humans viewed the starry sky thousands of years ago. The hunt features an 18th-century clock, a 2000-year-old lion horoscope, and statues of Egyptian gods.

Practical information: The scavenger hunt booklet is available at the entrance desk.

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