Moco Museum + Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise

A lot of great art packed into a place; a lot of people packed into the same place!

I have to admit I was a bit dubious about this given the advertising and the schtick on the website. I was pleasantly surprised though because there is a lot packed into a small space, and there was some surprises and some great art. Robbie Williams - who'd have thunk it - was worth seeing; there was a lot of great art that came from street art and graffiti (not just Banksy); and some great Japanese artists too. The only issue was that the art was packed, and even though we were there in the morning, it was also packed, so that sometimes you had to wait about to get a chance to experience things properly. But overall I was very happy to see a lot of this work.

Museum delivers new ideas

The art and visual installations were great. Highly recommend to those interested in today’s art expression. Immersive experiences

A must-visit for art lovers

The Moco Museum in Amsterdam offers a vibrant collection of modern and street art, featuring artists like Banksy and Warhol. Its intimate setting makes it a must-visit for art lovers seeking a fresh, unique experience.

Good

The experience was enjoyable, and I found it to be a worthwhile endeavor. However, I believe there is potential for further enhancements and additions to improve the overall experience

Overall very refreshing, inspiring and lovely museum, worth the money!

The staff was very warm to us. Williams's art pieces were very moving and refreshing. The Six N. Five made me cry and was even more moving. The rooms were very nice. Goodly selected art pieces. The Digital Immersive Art was the crazyest, so mesmerizing and fun! Really lost myself into it. The garden was amazing, loved the cool music and opportunity to sit at cool chairs. Lovely birds!

Loved the mixture of different artists

The variety of artists was really appealing to us, and we particularly like the nfts and the mirror/light rooms. But because of how packed and busy it was, the visit was a little stressful.

Unique experience!

Excellent museum, one of the most beautiful I have seen, with the help of Crystelle my experience became even better! You will love it!

I🩷Moco

Moco museum is fantastic, the ambiance is super nice and the art is accessible and interesting for all ages, their exhibition of different artists is unique. I love to come here and also in Moco Barcelona.🩷

Short Sunday morning visit

Nice exhibition. Robbie Williams was inspiring and funny on a serious topic of mental health. I like the breadth of exhibits.

MOCO is lovely!

Glad to see Robbie Williams expo still there! Also great work of Haring, Warhol, Banksy and many others. Lovely vibe in the museum as its set in an old house/villa, so lot of different little corners to turn to and different rooms to explore. Also on every floor bathrooms, didnt use them, but there are enough of them. Great outdoors to check out some more art and chill in the yard. Great location overall at Museumplein.

Robbie Williams, brilliant

Absolutely loved this. Mainly because of the Robbie Williams exhibit. Really insightful. And great Banksy art on display too as well as other artists.

SO NICE

Nice building, precious pieces of art, inspirational moments, If you are in Amsterdam take 1 hour to visit MOCO, you will save lovely memories

Would recommend! Disabled friendly too

Great museum, very interesting! They were also accommodating for my disabled partner as well; they have little seats you can carry around with you for when you need to take a break. While they can’t be fully accessible (explained on their website), they’ve done what they can to help which is always appreciated. We weren’t rushed at any point, and didn’t realise Robbie Williams would have art work in there! Would recommend!

Nice museum, mainly came for the Robbie Williams exhibition. Nice exhibition, friendly staff. Tip: You are a museum in the Netherlands, an audio tour in Dutch (spoken language) would be very nice and actually normal.

review of 29th of May 2024

A very interesting museum that is worth its hype. I am not a big fan of modern art but I found myself captivated. The separation between the different artist by one artist a room is very interesting. As well as the location itself is very beautiful! I would totally recommend it

Beautiful experience

Beautiful museum but without facilitations for people with disability, no lift to go up and with crutches it was a bit difficult. The museum it deserves to be visited. Cheers.

We will be back!

We visited this museum as it was included on our iAmsterdam cards. The exhibits that we saw were very interesting however we did have to leave part way though our visit due to a medical emergency. The staff in the gift shop were very helpful in directing us to the nearest local hospital so we are very grateful for that. We will definitely be back to see the rest of the museum when we are next in Amsterdam!

Moco

I loved this museum …it was bright modern and thought provoking…buy your ticket before as it’s cheaper …it’s not a large museum but interesting Amsterdam is a very interesting city but be aware that the City Tax is the most expensive in Europe …we paid €138 for a four night stay which we thought was excessive

I would definitely recommend a visit.

This is one of the best exhibitions I’ve been to. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. The building is a lovely setting and at the end we got to sit in the garden and enjoy the external exhibits. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Worth it!

Worth visiting this Museum. It changes from classical experience. Even little children will enjoy it. Very colourful and rich in sensations.

Beautiful Museum, recommended!

What a great museum, with Warhol Banksy, etc. With now an exhibition by Robbie Williams, great! So striking how he expresses his life in art. Recommended! Moreover, a beautiful building!

Loved it

We loved the whole exhibition. Had no preconceived ideas at all so it was a total delight. Particularly liked the Banksy's and Keith Harries

A small engaging art museum worth visiting

What a cool collection! Everything is displayed nicely and it’s fun to discover new art. The entire vibe is playful and engaging. A few small criticisms: the museum should limit the number of people allowed in at once because it was way too crowded and sometimes hard to see the art (especially around crowds of people taking endless selfies). Visitors should also be aware that there are steep staircases and small rooms but no elevator or coat check. It can be a tight fit! But if you like pop art and playful modernism, this museum is a fun way to spend an hour or so.

Contemporary art and fun

A very enjoyable visit if a little over crowded Robbie Williams exhibition was great Also enjoyed Banksy and some of contemporary displays

Love it!

Loved the amazing art! It's a beautiful collection of different modern artist. Humorous and serious, displayed in an amazing building

Educational, immersive and colorful experience!

Our visit was great and we really enjoyed to free audio tour that taught about the artist and provoked your own thoughts. The work about mental health was the perfect start to the experience. We absolutely LOVED the colors of the digital art displays and had lots of fun with pictures in there!

An inspiring visit to the MOCO Amsterdam

An amazing museum, with great contemporary art. The free mobile audio guide was also wonderful. I came early in the morning - and there was no line and not too much of a croud insinde. Worth every euro and time well spent.

Worth a visit

This was our alternative to the Van gough museum, it was quite quick to get into and reasonably priced. There is a robbie williams exhibit about mental health banksy and some other artists its definitely any experience the rooms at the end where great definitely worth a visit

Small Museum with very few works of art; a bit overpriced

We were surprised at how small this museum was, and then when you consider that the bottom floor is currently a Robbie Williams exhibit that is really not very good, you realize this museum is pretty overpriced. There just aren’t a whole lot of actually good pieces of art to see here, and we even paid more for the tickets than we did for the Rijksmuseum. With that said, if you have nothing to do, or are particularly interested in seeing a few Banksy or Keith Haring pieces of art, it is worth it, but I probably would skip it if I had to do it again.

Good

Experience was good, feel like it’s a little pricey for what it was. The art was interesting and the immersive experience was my personal favourite, but very short!

Immersive, close, personal and positive

Immersive, festive, close, personal and positive, modern and contemporary. Like a rainbow shower with a dash of reality and deepness.

Pleasantly surprised

Great collection!! I wanted to see more and I was pleasantly surprised by Robbie Williams exhibit. Wish there was more exhibits of other past artists during Warhol era.

Good one!

Interesting museum of modern art. Small, but good collection. 3 floors. Go there after 19:00, you’ll get the most experience when you alone in the museum.

Modern, eclectic and beautiful

The exposition is very modern, immersive, and original. The works and artists on display are very eclectic. Many modern artists, who the young public will know, are exhibited

Best museum I ever been to

Very cool collection! I really enjoyed the museum, staff was nice and welcoming. I highly recommend to visit the museum!

Recommend to go!

It is mandatory to ask people to be quite then the visitors can focus and enjoy watching the arts and galleries.

Enjoyable Modern Art Museum

This is an excellent modern art museum with a varied collection. It’s housed in a an older building, which creates a fun and interesting contrast to the modern art (the building was unexpected, as in our experience most modern art museums are modern buildings, themselves). Would highly recommend. It’s a smaller museum, so don’t expect to be spending multiple hours here. But even so, it exceeded our expectations and made for an enjoyable visit.

Great visit!

Loved this museum and it’s interesting exhibits. Enough variety for the entire family! Went first thing in the am and enjoyed that it wasn’t very full.

So good

Amazig selection of pieces and organized exposition I highly recommended not to go too high if you want to enjoy the experience! Thanx

Modern art gem

A fantastic museum, well worth a visit. Full of contemporary artwork, beautifully collated and displayed. The building itself is lovely and leads you through the different works of art seamlessly. I haven’t been anywhere like it, it was all very intimate in its display. Staff were friendly and helpful too.

Great, intimate museum

I really enjoyed this museum. It was easier to reserve a ticket here, compared to other museums in Amsterdam, but that’s not the only reason to visit it. When I was there, I saw a wonderful Banksy exhibit, and many other great artworks. I also appreciated the digital art exhibit as well as the outdoor sculptures. Highly recommended!

Can get busy at times but a beautiful museum and worth it

We visited this museum and loved it. We really enjoyed looking at all the pieces of art. It's 1 euro to leave your bag or coat before entering or you can wear them but bags must be worn on the front

In art we trust

The visit of the museum was really intense. Banksy, Hirst, Kusama…contemporary art as long as the eye can see. Awesome collection. Crowdy!

Exquisite!

A fabulous little spot. Highly recommend as part of Amsterdam’s many museum offerings. Banksy exhibit a bonus for us!!

Worth it

It's a small museum but totally worth it A bit of all the main mainstream artists. Different, funny. I'll definitely visit the Barcelona MOCO asap

colorful and interesting

Nice modern art museum, very colorful and interesting. Some exhibits are better than the others but overall worth the time.

Great experience!

Awesome museum! I had a great time going there. Honestly worth the visit especially on a rainy day. Perfect day for that!

Rare, Like Rocking Horse Sh#te

Art is in the eye of the beholder, from the reviews I get it that some may not like it, but we’ve visited a lot of galleries- seen the headline acts and this wee museum did not disappoint. Yes some exhibits I don’t understand, NFT’s, but others I can certainly appreciate, I try to keep an open mind on art and try - as Public Enemy say “Don’t Believe The Hype”. I can appreciate the artist’s message, their thought and the presentation within this gallery. There were some highlights, I was pleased to see, and found the descriptions provided by the gallery entirely adequate. My “Higher Art” (one for the Scots readers’) teachers would be proud, I’m sure. If you’re looking for still life paintings, or fine portraiture this ain’t for you, but there were plenty happy faces around, plenty people taking their time to take in the art to say good on you Moco… AND, oh and there’s a huge rocking horse to climb up on and get a photo taken!

Quirky Digital Art Gallery

Interesting quirky gallery with audio download onto your phone should you want to know more about the exhibits. Something there for everyone. Definitely worth visit. Allow about 1-hour.

Great experience

Fabulous experience today at the Moco Museum - the pieces and the building itself were amazing. Totally worth it visiting while in Amsterdam.

The tour is great.. but this year, the light festival was quite disappointing compared to years ago

It was good

Booked tickets for the Amsterdam Light Festival and overall first-ever canal cruise in Amsterdam. It was a very nice experience, captain was really cool and thankfully despite the cold weather, the boat was really warm inside. Also, we had the ability to re-book our tickets very easily through their site just a few hours before our original booking in order to make it on time. The only unfortunate thing was a “heavy traffic” in the canals, which ended up with our cruise taking almost 2 hours-long, but we knew it was not something in agency’s hands. Would recommend it anyway!

My family and I recently went on a canal cruise with Lovers Canal Cruises to experience the Amsterdam Light Festival, and it was an absolute blast! The atmosphere was so chill, and we could see Amsterdam in a new light - from the water and in the darkness. The light artworks were amazing and made me think about the impact of technologies and AI on our everyday lives. My son, usually glued to his phone, was even more engaged than usual. The Amsterdam Light Festival canal cruise is definitely something I would recommend to anyone who wants to see Amsterdam in a whole new way.

A must if you are in Amsterdam. They simply are the best canal cruise operator in the capital. The staff are always very professional, efficient and super helpful and friendly. There are various cruises you can join. Today I took the cruise as part of the Amsterdam Light Festival. It was incredible! 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️

The cruise itself was really nice, it teaches you history, our boat captin was funny and you get insights to Amsterdam's past and present. We went for the Amsterdam light festival... that was very underwhelming (to no fault of the cruise itself) just when you think of a light festival you expect to see more than a few small art fixtures... the streets of Amsterdam had more/better lights than that. I'd def go on lovers again... maybe they have a lunch on the water option or something

Night canal cruise was ran very well, loved the commentary, would have liked more background to what we saw along the way. Light festival was average. Hard to see for those not sitting near window, thus more commentary would have made up for this.

Christmas light festival

Very interesting and informative, Amsterdam by night is very different from Amsterdam by day. The guide was informative. We went on Christmas night and it was warm on the boat

The cruise was cozy and informative. Got to see the light festival as well.

Excellente balade sur les canaux d’Amsterdam, le capitaine Bouddha est intarissable sur sa ville, belle ambiance avec les lumières spéciales en ce mois de décembre

Wij met drie vrienden. Hadden via internet Amsterdam Light Festival kaartjes gekocht. Hadden we overlijden in de fam. konden we de kaarten omzetten... Dus hele menselijk bedrijf..... Rond vaart was druk maar wel erg leuk en mooi. Ga zitten en genieten. 👍 Neem de tijd. Wij gingen nu 14 dec.ik ben al een ander jaar geweest toen eerder in het jaar dan is het iets beter te doen (minder druk ) Vaar je iets sneller door. Maar zeker aanraden.

Croisière sympathique qui dure environ 1h pour découvrir le festival des lumières et l’architecture d’Amsterdam. Malheureusement, vu un peu gâché par les gouttes sur les vitres. Il faudrait prévoir un moyen pour nettoyer les vitres après la pluie.

Unbedingt

Wenn sie im Dezember in Amsterdam sein sollten, so müssen sie unbedingt eine Fahrt mit der Thematik Licht Festival machen. Unbedingt.