Who lived here?

Former residents

Many prominent Amsterdammers lived in this house on the Herengracht; bankers, mayors and influential people from Amsterdam. This part of Amsterdam’s Canal District was where some of the most wealthy people built their homes. Over the past 400 years, this house has been a place where many joys and sorrows have been shared, until the opening of the museum in 2012. In this exhibition, we highlight three remarkable former residents. The first residents of this house in the 17th century, a banker who co-financed the United States’ fight for independence a century later and the last resident of this house at the beginning of the 20th century.

The temporary exhibition Who lived here? is on view at the Green Salon of the Museum of the Canals from April 3 until July 6 2025.