Welcome to the website for the ultimate museum of worldwide culture of pipesmoking. Here we explore the wonderful cultural traditions of pipe smoking, around the world. The pipe, a personal attribute for enjoyment & relaxation, but also for rituals & traditions, is truly a mirror of society. This is not only true for European tobacco pipes, but also for the opium pipe and the water pipe.
This website provides a wealth of information on the theme of this unique museum:
- Direct access to search the entire online collection
- Further reading to more than 180 articles about the background of the pipes
- The "Collection" tab at the top gives you the choice to browse or search the collection, our varied documentation or discover the highlights
- Acces to our web-shop with unique gifts for yourself or someone else
The Amsterdam Pipe Museum is located centrally on one of Amsterdam's famous canals, in a fairly inconspicuous canal house. Inside, marvel at the unexpected wealth of shapes and materials, designs and meanings of pipes from all continents. The historic interior of the canal house from 1670 forms a suitable backdrop for this collection of a private collector. Since 1989 the museum has been managed by a foundation, which is listed as a Registered Museum.
Like to visit the Amsterdam Pipe Museum ?
The museum is open at the usual opening times. Click here for opening hours and conditions.
A reservation is no longer required! We recommend that you buy your ticket online. On site, we are only able to accept cash payments.
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Contact: info@pipemuseum.nl
The museum has no world-famous masterpieces, but all the more objects that you will not find in any other museum: the oldest pipe in the world from 550 BC, a work of art from 1897 of twenty intertwined, metre-long clay pipes, a meerschaum tobacco pipe tipped with seven silver cannons that steam when smoking the pipe, an ivory smoking pipe from the Chinese opium culture. The variety never ceases to amaze you.
Do you want an impression of what is on display? Click here .
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