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Plantage Middenlaan 27, 1018 DB Amsterdam
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The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Amsterdam is a historical and cultural showcase dedicated to cannabis, featuring a live garden and interactive exhibits.
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Oudezijds Achterburgwal 148, 1012 DV Amsterdam
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Plantage Middenlaan 27, 1018 DB Amsterdam
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Runstraat 1, 1016 GJ Amsterdam
Monday:12-8PM|Tuesday:12-8PM|Wednesday:12-8PM|Thursday:12-8PM|Friday:12-9PM|Saturday:11:30AM-9PM|Sunday:11:30AM-9PM

Tweede Leliedwarsstraat 5, 1015 TB Amsterdam
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Amsterdam has a talent for niche museums that turn out to be surprisingly sharp. The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum is one of them: a compact, information-dense stop in De Wallen that tracks cannabis and hemp through art, medicine, religion, politics, and daily life—then pivots into the surprisingly practical world of hemp as a material.
It’s also set up in a way that suits a city walk. Your visit can include two venues on the same canal: the main museum (cannabis-focused) and the Hemp Gallery (the hemp museum side), just a few doors apart.
| Addresses | Museum: Oudezijds Achterburgwal 148 (1012 DV) Hemp Gallery: Oudezijds Achterburgwal 130 (1012 DT) |
|---|---|
| Time needed | Plan on about 1 hour for both venues (add time if you listen to every audio stop). |
| Opening hours | Mon–Thu: 12:00–20:00 Fri–Sun: 10:00–22:00 Holiday hours can differ. |
| Tickets | Regular adult tickets are listed at €9.50 online. Children 12 and under enter free (with an adult). Tickets are valid for one year. |
| Audio guide | Included with admission (multiple languages). |
| Photos | Personal photography is permitted without flash (no tripods or extra lighting). |
| House rules | No smoking, eating, or drinking inside the museum space. |
| Accessibility | Both venues are wheelchair accessible. |
This isn’t a novelty room with a few posters and a gift shop. The museum’s permanent collection spans 9,000+ cannabis artefacts, and it leans into the full story: cannabis in medicine and ritual, hemp in textiles and seafaring, the politics of prohibition, and the way the plant keeps resurfacing in art and design.
The best part is the mix of “serious museum” and “Amsterdam weirdness”. One moment you’re looking at Golden Age-style scenes of people smoking in taverns; the next you’re learning why hemp was so useful for ropes, sails, and paper long before it became a buzzword in sustainability circles.
1) The Museum (Oudezijds Achterburgwal 148)
This is the main Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum site. It covers cannabis culture and history broadly—social, medicinal, spiritual, and political—plus a deep dive into objects associated with smoking across eras. It also includes a cannabis garden with live plants and an interactive vaporizer exhibition.
2) The Hemp Gallery (Oudezijds Achterburgwal 130)
The Hemp Gallery is the “zoom lens” on hemp: how it’s been used historically, and how it shows up now in design, fashion, plastics, food, and building materials. If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at the phrase “hemp lifestyle,” this is the section that either convinces you—or at least gives you better arguments.
Amsterdam’s relationship with cannabis gets flattened into clichés online, so here’s the practical version. In the Netherlands, cannabis possession remains punishable under national law, but possession of small amounts (up to 5 grams) is typically not enforced. Licensed coffeeshops can sell small amounts under strict municipal rules—no entry for under-18s, no alcohol, limited sales per person, and more.
That context matters because the museum is fundamentally an education space. There’s no smoking inside (it’s explicitly not permitted), and it’s not set up as a place to hang out and get high. If you want the cultural side without the haze, this museum actually fits the bill.
Local De Wallen etiquette: the museum sits in a residential neighborhood with heavy foot traffic. Public cannabis smoking in the Red Light District streets has been restricted in recent years, with fines reported for violations. Even if you have no interest in cannabis, it’s useful to know because signage is posted and enforcement can happen.
The museum is on Oudezijds Achterburgwal, a canal in De Wallen, about a five-minute walk from Dam Square. From Amsterdam Centraal, it’s an easy walk through the old center (roughly 10–15 minutes, depending on your route and your ability to ignore distractions).
If you’re using public transport, aim for the city center and then walk the last stretch—the narrow streets around De Wallen are made for pedestrians, and you’ll move faster on foot than you think. For real-time routes, 9292 remains the standard route planner.
If you want this visit to feel like part of a day—not just a quick museum box-check—here’s an easy loop that works well on foot:
No. It’s a museum—educational, curated, and set up for exhibits and audio storytelling. Smoking isn’t permitted inside.
About an hour for both venues is a good baseline. Add time if you like reading every panel or going deep with the audio guide.
Yes—personal photography is permitted without flash. Leave tripods and extra lighting at home.
The museum welcomes children, and kids 12 and under enter free with an adult. The topic is cannabis, so it’s a parent call; the tone is historical and educational rather than sensational.
Yes—both the Museum and Hemp Gallery are listed as accessible for wheelchair users.
Bonus hidden gem (outside the center): If the hemp side grabs you, there’s a functioning hemp-beater windmill called De Paauw in the Zaanstreek, about 20 km from Amsterdam. It’s a rare slice of Dutch industrial history that connects hemp to rope-making, shipping, and the mechanics of the past.

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