Huis Marseille Reviews

Museum ... this is obviously an exaggeration. A gallery is better.

Just skip it. Disinterested staff. Only photography, but not very impressive. Very small collection for 8 euros entrance. Finally, it is a shame that little of the original canal house can be admired.

The museum is not large but it is very well maintained and has a bookshop that does everything respect

The house itself, super beautiful and impressive! The exhibition, for me, rather boring.

beautiful building, inspiring exhibitions. Vivian Sassen's exhibition was a highlight

A very peaceful place. Not many photographs, but the ones on display are quite interesting. Each room is dedicated to a specific photographer and their work is on display and a bit of information on a plaque is available at the entrance to the room.

One star deducted because there could have been more information provided for each photograph on display.

There is a library with a lot of books on photography. I could spend an entire day here!

Be warned: the path through the rooms in the building is like a maze! You will probably end up going in circles! Take the map of the museum at the ticket counter and follow it!

Always nice photo exhibitions. In two beautiful canal houses.

Great little museum, with very well displayed exhibitions.

You can experience the small and warmth of the old house. There is a library in the basement where you can flip through the collection of photography. Counter staff are also very kind

Nice place, no queues, nice exhibition (August 2017), friendly stuff. Good place to come in during a walk. It's good even if you are not photographer.

Nice exposure on Korea and Palestine. Virtual tour with viewer. Typical Dutch museum architecture with stairs and rooms on several levels.

Gorgeous building and lovely garden. Stephen Shore exhibition was great too. Worth going even just to see inside the building.

Small and cosy atmosphere. I did appreciate the exhibition about North Korea. Would not take more than an hour. Did not quite understand the story/pictures from Israel/Palestine but go and look for yourself.

Beautiful house. The exposition was not great but in the end a good experience

Interesting photos collection but really small, especially as one exhibition was closed when I visited. The museum had only one photo exhibition of one photographer which was a bit disappointing

The houses themselves are worth a visit, independent of the exhibitions showing at the time, although they are interesting in general.

Berenice Abbott Exhibition at Huis Marseille is really worth a visit!!
The Museum of photography itself is an Institution worth visiting as well when in Amsterdam. It is housed in an historical Graacht Palace and you can get an idea of what it is like to live in such palatial surroundings, frescoed ceilings, wonderful views on the Canal and on the lovely inner courtyard, het tuintje;)

Nice museum, in two beautiful canal houses on the Keizersgracht. Not aimed at the large flows of tourists but at a specific target group.

Great building with interesting exhibitions. Keep an eye on their website !

A lovely little museum, free with the I AMSTERDAM card (which is how we got there in the first place). Conveniently located. A bit strange. Not good for strollers or wheelchairs, from our impression, but we may have missed an existing elevator (we put the stroller in their cloakroom).

Too bad that in the room where the projector is used the projection is disturbed by a window behind the screen! Very annoying! Images became less contrasting there from amateur!

Good balance between history (recorded in photo), location and price

Nice exhibition space with good curation year-round.

Did not like this museum, thought it was about history of photography not one man's photos of his kids

Love this place. I ve been there twice now a few years apart. It s affordable (less than 10 euros, less than 5 for students). The building is charming. There s a back garden. Two areas with five floors. The layout is nice, and there s an elevator. The gift shop also has a lot of beautiful photography works and books, as well as cheap postcards.

These two linked canal houses are currently home to 2 exhibitions by 2 photographers. One about North Korea and one about Palestine. Very impressive.

As a dutch photography freelancer and general culture addict I am used to photography museums and galleries, but I have never seen a building like Huis Marseille. It's a privilege to watch photographs in an former assembly room for example. The unique structure of this house is amazing, especially the passages. Each of the six exhibition spaces has its own specific character and you definitely have to seen it by yourself. You will find a library, media kitchen (with a coffee machine), a lovely garden and a typical dutch garden house. At the same time if you are looking for a combination of a photography museum and exploring typical dutch construction work of canal houses you are at the right spot.

The amount of 8 euro's (full price) or 4 euro's (discount/reduced price) is totally worth your money. Kids have got free access and the museum is not that big, so you can enjoy the house with your whole family. The museum usually holds four to five exhibitions a year and I have seen Apartheid & After (spring 2014) and Taco Anema / Guido Guidi (summer 2014) so far. I definitely come back when Martin Roemers is the main project with Metropolis in 2015!

Nice exhibition in this small photography museum, no waiting, free with the IAMsterdam card. Allow around 1.5 hours for the visit.

Beautiful location. In canal house with beautiful garden old and new architecture.
Beautiful exhibits.
Recommended for those who love photography.

Usually more rewarding and less crowded than FOAM. Their garden library is a good place to lose oneself for an hour or two.

The photographic exhibition of African photographers, the ambiance of the museum and the always nice staff, all right! Striking high quality is the video installation of Mame-Diarra Niang. Make shoes out of the dark room with four continuous screens and relax! Very confusing and even if you search for natural references, you will not find them. Really recommended!

Beautiful exhibition about African photography visited. A special contrast in such a static museum.

Beautiful canal house, with complete phot exhibition and quiet garden

They only open until 6pm everyday, unlike FOAM. It is small. When I visited it, there were two exhibitions. It s just like stepping into a house not a museum. The photos were hanged in different rooms of the house but the space was still so large for the photos that I felt I was looking more at the walls not the photos. Also the fact that they placed the tags so far away from the photos made me feel like they were trying to fill up the space.

Exceptionally well-composed exhibitions devoted to photography in two beautiful classical canal houses, both still with an original style room.

Nice building, moderate exhibition this time (May 2018)

Three weeks on and I still remember how much that gallery affected me. How it almost moved me as a space, if that's even possible. The show that was on wasn't of any personal interest but the building...intimate, quiet, imposing but not intrusive, it was a joy to walk in. And those massive windows, they made me feel like I was in a house that I wanted to get very comfortable in. It doesn't look it but it's a massive space split up in two buildings and the up and down of stairs adds a 'getting lost' sense that in a space like that is very welcome. It's a unique experience and I'll definitely add it to my necessary stops list next time I'm in Amsterdam.

The most beautiful photography museum in Amsterdam! A dream !!

Beautiful museum even more beautiful and bigger after the renovation. Always beautiful photo art that matters.

Lovely building, not really a museum as billed but an exhibition that I had to pay to enter. Hard to recommend.

Stunning. No words can express the quality of the exhibition on display here.

If you arrive in Amsterdam do not miss this goal ... it is worth visiting and you will be particularly excited / delighted by what you will see. It is not crowded like the other Amsterdam museums but is full of impressions that you can hardly forget. I recommend with great warmth

a really great museum for photography. Check out the website for temporary exhibitions

If you are into photography this is going to be a magical experience for you! Visited in April 2018 and the shows were simply amazing. So many artists such a good citation and a holistic approach. The supportive text was also good giving context to the photographs. Lastly, the interior of the building is so so so impressive that makes the whole experience even better! Plus they have nice and friendly staff, happy to help with large groups, students, lockers etc.

Regularly changing exhibitions in a beautiful building. And never annoyingly busy.

Beautiful house with different photo exhibits. Sweet garden and cozy cafe inside.

A good opportunity to get to know these stately houses on the canals where wealthy families lived.
Now transformed into a museum with a very interesting exhibition of photos of the objects found during the excavations to make the noordzuid lijn line of the Amsterdam metro and another of Japanese artists.

Quite interestingly, the four different Fotographen.

What a fantastic gallery! Located in a really beautiful spot and inside an amazing building with a lot of history. Offers a changing exhibition throughout the year. Well worth a visit! Take your camera and be prepared to climb a lot of stairs - there are a lot of different levels, nooks and crannies to explore.

I like photography, but I thought most of the exhibited pictures were not that good and some even outright bad or boring. I am not trying to be snobbish here, merely admitting that I don t get it. Modern photography seems not to be my cup of tea. I prefer the old school: Karsh, Cartier-Bresson, Leibovitz, Capa. Helpful and friendly staff at the reception though. Nice building, nice garden, lovely annex in the back of the garden. Occasionally there are wonderful exhibitions dedicated to old school photographers

Not contemporary enough for my personal expectation

Beautiful building and garden. Beautiful exhibition space in the center of Amsterdam

Beautiful photos in a beautiful building.
Don't expect a classic interior.

Cool exhibition with photos from Egypt, but I was hoping for more variety.

Very nice, not only the exhibitions, but also the house itself.

Special location, beautiful building, impressive collection, but this time the exhibition was a bit disappointing.

A well curated rotating series of exhibitions, often three photographers on display at a time. Good use of this 18th century house, but disabled people will be challenged.