Diamond Museum Amsterdam
Founded in 2007, the Diamond Museum Amsterdam is dedicated to diamond jewelry, and also is incredible jewelry museums and exhibits. The museum holds a large and diverse collection of jewelry and gives extensive background on diamonds and the history of diamond mining. Some famous pieces on display are the Katana diamond, the Rembrandt Diamond, and the Ape Skull. The museum is located at the heart of Amsterdam. This modern museum is located in an especially adapted for this purpose large villa, at the Paulus Potterstraat, just in a middle of a short walking distance between the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. Diamond Museum (Diamant Museum) has been created by Coster Diamonds, a large Amsterdam-based diamond polishing and trading diamond firm which exists now for almost two centuries (since 1840) and also two other adjoining houses and organizes visiting tours of its factory.
Diamond Museum Amsterdam exhibits to the visitor how diamonds were geologically created, shows the history of human passion for diamonds, and explains how diamonds became not only a symbol of wealth but started to be associated with beauty and power. The museum explains every step a diamond has to take before it becomes a piece of jewelry. The Diamond Museum Amsterdam will teach visitors everything they ever wanted to know about these stones. It is the only museum in Europe that completely revolves around diamonds. The museum also temporarily houses exhibits about different subjects concerning diamonds.
- Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
