In 1895, Willet-Holthuysen’s widow decided to donate her spectacular canal house to Amsterdam, providing it was turned into a museum. The building, from the 17th century, is surrounded by a canal garden that was set a hundred years later in French baroque style and is one of the ample gardens in the city.
A visit to the Museum Willet-Holthuysen, which now belongs to Amsterdam`s Historic Museum, enables visitors to know a real canal house as well as the lifestyle of a wealthy family: kept in its original style, the mansion boasts magnificent rooms in the ground floor, among which you should not miss the ballroom, garden room and hall.