Our Dear Lord In The Attic Amsterdam

Our lord in the attic.

Our dear lord in the attic amsterdam.

The museum ons lieve heer op solder our lord in the attic commemorates a space built in 1663 so catholics who were barred from celebrating mass in public in reformation era amsterdam. Museum our lord in the attic previously called museum amstelkring is one of the most cherished museums in amsterdam with a special atmosphere that surprises every visitor. The attic of this bourgeois house conceals a secret catholic church known as ons lieve heer op solder our dear lord in the attic originally built in 1663 when catholics lost their right to workship in their own way. Our lord in the attic is a 17th century canal house house church and museum in the city center of amsterdam the netherlands.

Museum our lord in the attic acts in accordance with the coronavirus guidelines stipulated by the dutch government and the national institute for public health and the environment rivm and therefore asks visitors of the museum to agree to these guidelines when booking their ticket. Ons lieve heer op solder olhos. Visitors will discover this rare well preserved canal house from the 17th century. Our dear lord in the attic church was built to serve persecuted catholics.

Ons lieve heer op solder is a museum hidden in the heart of the amsterdam city center. This museum is a former hidden church located on the corner of oudezijds voorburgwal and heintje hoekssteeg. What looks like an ordinary canal house in the red light district turns out to be an entire hidden catholic church. The apparently normal house built on voorburgwal street three hundred and fifty years ago once hid a secret roman catholic chapel.

Our lord in the attic was built in the mid 1600s in defiance of the calvinists but tolerated. Our lord in the attic church. Our lord in the attic museum once a clandestine church our lord in the attic is a fascinating museum and one of the oldest institutions in amsterdam. The catholic church was built on the top three floors of the canal house during the 1660s.