Learn the story of the world's most dangerous flower, whose beauty drove rich and poor, Emperors and Sultans to ecstasy and bankruptcy.
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Founded in 2004, the Amsterdam Tulip Museum seeks to fill a void in the history of the tulip. Amsterdam has no comparable institution dedicated to telling Holland's fascinating horticultural story. Located in the Jordaan district, the museum offers a special reward for anyone interested in gardening, or simply sightseeing in Amsterdam. The exhibits include several interactive video displays that trace the tulip bulb from its ancient wild origins to modern 21st century cultivation. Our museum shop "de Bollenmand" offers unique gifts, bulbs in season, books, and craft items. Visitors from the USA and the EU may place advance bulb orders.
Come be engaged, educated and entertained.
Today anyone can own a tulip bulb, perhaps it's your turn.
Attention: Caveat Emptor! Buyer Beware! When visiting Amsterdam in the months of February to mid-July you will see many places selling tulip bulbs in small packages that you can carry home. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere we would advise you not to purchase them. If you buy these bulbs and plant them when you return home they may send up some green but will probably not flower. After that they will probably only give you just green leaves the following Spring. If you store them till the Fall they will probably just dry up in the bag. These bulbs are either leftover from the previous years crop or they are harvested reverse season from places like Chile.
To have bulbs bloom in the Spring you MUST plant them the previous Fall before the onset of Winter. There is no way around this fact. You will find the Amsterdam Tulip Museum only offers bulbs for Fall planting(tulips, daffodils, crocus) in the months of August through December.
The Amsterdam Tulip Museum is sponsored by COLORBLENDS and FLUWEL.
Amsterdam Tulip Museum Prinsengracht 112
1015 EA Amsterdam
Netherlands
Open Daily
10 AM to 6 PM.
Admission
Adults: € 4
Students: € 2
Children: free
Telephone +31 (0)20 421 00 95
Fax +31 (0)20 421 34 04