Opening hours, tickets and contact information
Address
Brede Hilledijk 95
1072 KD Rotterdam
Opening hours
Open from 11:00 – 17:00 (Tuesday through Sunday).
Contact
Call +31 (0)10 203 04 05 or mail info@nederlandsfotomuseum.nl.
Adults 26 + € 17,50
18 – 25€ 10,00
CJP-pas € 9,00
Free admission
The museum is free to the following people and cardholders:
- Visitors under 18
- Companion of disabled visitor
- Fans, Friends, Ambassadors of the museum
- ICOM-pass
- Museumkaart
- Rotterdampas
- VriendenLoterij VIP-Kaart
- Vereniging Rembrandt
Your ticket gives you access to all exhibitions and the restaurant on the sixth floor.
You can purchase tickets at the museum or online. There’s a place on the ground floor to purchase tickets. To be on the safe side, we encourage you to reserve tickets in advance online.
Your companion does not need to buy a ticket. If ordering tickets online, reserve a Companion ticket. It’s free.
You are not required to print your ticket, but you can. When you enter the museum, show us your e-ticket on your cell phone or your printed ticket.
Know before you go
Yes. The Rijnhaven Metro station is a 2-minute walk. You can see our building from the platform. This station has an elevator for easy entry and exit.
The nearest disabled parking space is opposite the museum on the Bananenstraat. To find other disabled parking spaces in Rotterdam, visit https://www.rotterdam.nl/parkeren-gehandicapten.
Only people with a disability permit can park in these spaces.
Q-Park Rijnhaven is a block away. Their address is: Pudongstraat 4, Rotterdam. There are wheelchair accessible parking spaces and elevators in this parking facility. Click here to reserve a parking place.
A museum visit can last from 1 – 3 hours.
You can place your jacket in a locker or an unattended wardrobe. Both are located in the basement. You need a code to operate the lockers. If you have a bag larger than an A4, we ask that you store it in locker.
Yes, you can. You can can also visit our library and have black and white photos taken in an analogue Photoautomat.
See and do
On the first floor, you can visit the Gallery of Honour of Dutch of Photography. It features 99 distinctive photographs chosen for their social and artistic impact.
On the second and third floors, you can visit the Open Depot and Open Ateliers. Large windows enable you to get a behind-the-scenes view of many items in our collection. You can also observe specialists cataloging and restoring old analogue photographs.
Two floors are dedicated to temporary exhibitions. The fourth floor focuses on vintage photography while the fifth floor focuses on new talent. There is a rooftop restaurant on the sixth floor. From February until July 2026, the restaurant will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After that, opening hours may change.
Even if you don’t buy a ticket, there’s much to enjoy. Visit one of the largest photobook libraries in Europe. Take analogue black and white photos in an authentic Photoautomat. Meet a friend at Koffiebar Santos. A special Santos house blend has been created in collaboration with a local coffee roaster. You can also order tea, croissants and banana bread.
Since our collection includes 6.5 million objects, it’s not possible to show all our photographs. However, there are many photographs to see in our three exhibitions.
Our analogue photographs, which are vulnerable, are stored in climate-controlled depots. The large windows in the Open Depots enable you to see several items in the collection. Every three months, 30 photographs or related items will be taken out of the climate-controlled depot and displayed for the public to enjoy.
Yes. During school holidays, there will be special workshops or activities planned.
Koffiebar Santos is on the ground floor. ZES, our restaurant is on the sixth floor.
The coffee bar, which is open to the public, is a great place to meet friends. A special Santos house blend has been created in collaboration with a local coffee roaster. You can also order tea, croissants and banana bread.
In most cases, we encourage you to take photos provided you don’t use a flash. The only exception is if the photographer or artist requests no photos.
Workshops, educational programmes and guided tours
We offer workshops in Dutch for students of all age groups. See (include link to NL education page). We also offer two tours:
Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography
Temporary exhibitions
For bookings, send an email to Alec Kakisina at akakisina@Nederlandsfotomuseum.nl. Tell her about your class, their education level and specify which tour or workshop interests you. She will respond to you within 2 business days.
Yes, but we can’t make any promises. Several of our teachers are multilingual. It all depends on a teacher’s availability and skills. Contact us in advance of your visit. We will do our best to accommodate you. Send an email to Alec Kakisina at akakisina@Nederlandsfotomuseum.nl.
We can tailor programmes for students with special needs. Marijke Appelman, our senior education advisor will make sure your group gets the right programme. For details, contact her at mappelman@nederlandsfotomuseum.nl.
Yes, we offer guided tours for groups with accessibility issues. We encourage you to contact Marijke Appelman, our senior education advisor. You can reach her at mappelman@nederlandsfotomuseum.nl
The museum offers two guided tours:
Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography
Temporary exhibitions
Many of our tour guides are multi-lingual. So, it’s possible you can have a tour in a language other than Dutch. A guided tour costs €75,00 for a maximum of ten people. Contact us in advance and tell us which tour you’re interested in. We will do our best to accommodate you. Send an email to Alec Kakisina at akakisina@Nederlandsfotomuseum.nl.
Accessibility
The museum is wheelchair accessible. There is a ramp to enter the building. There elevators and toilets are wheelchair accessible. Visitors can borrow a wheelchair from the front desk. We advise you to make a reservation by email or phone.
Yes, of course.
Your companion doesn’t need to buy a ticket.
Yes, you may.
There will be signage to indicate where you can enter.
The elevators are wheelchair accessible and have touchable buttons.
Automatic doors are being planned. To be sure, call the museum at before your visit. Our number is +31 10 203 0405.
Toilets are located in the basement and the sixth floor. They are wheelchair accessible.
All assistance, support and seeing eye dogs are welcome in the museum.
There are benches and sitting areas for those who need to take a break.