Access is included with a museum entrance ticket. - A Museumkaart is valid. - More information and tickets: https://www.museum.nl/nl/huis-willet-holthuysen/tentoonstelling/plantage-aan-de-gracht

Exhibition

Plantation on the Canal

Q: Is there an audio tour?

Yes, Dolores Leeuwin guides the audio tour. - She is a descendant of an enslaved woman on plantation Jagtlust.

Mon 9 Nov · 10:00–17:00+ 146 more dates

Huis Willet-Holthuysen, Amsterdam

About

What to expect

The exhibition Plantation on the Canal – Stories of People and Power highlights the link between former residents of Huis Willet-Holthuysen and Surinamese plantations in the eighteenth century.

Amsterdam's wealth is tied to colonial trade and the exploitation of enslaved people.

Dolores Leeuwin guides the audio tour and is a descendant of an enslaved woman on plantation Jagtlust.

Deutz was involved in over 100 plantations.
Berewout owned plantation Jagtlust in Suriname.
Archive names people who worked on Jagtlust.

Dates

Mon, 9 Nov · 10:00
Tue, 10 Nov · 10:00
Wed, 11 Nov · 10:00
Thu, 12 Nov · 10:00
Fri, 13 Nov · 10:00
Sat, 14 Nov · 10:00
Sun, 15 Nov · 10:00
Mon, 16 Nov · 10:00
Tue, 17 Nov · 10:00
Wed, 18 Nov · 10:00
Thu, 19 Nov · 10:00
Fri, 20 Nov · 10:00
Sat, 21 Nov · 10:00
Sun, 22 Nov · 10:00
Mon, 23 Nov · 10:00
Tue, 24 Nov · 10:00
Wed, 25 Nov · 10:00
Thu, 26 Nov · 10:00
Fri, 27 Nov · 10:00
Sat, 28 Nov · 10:00
Sun, 29 Nov · 10:00
Mon, 30 Nov · 10:00
Tue, 1 Dec · 10:00
Wed, 2 Dec · 10:00
Thu, 3 Dec · 10:00
Fri, 4 Dec · 10:00
Sat, 5 Dec · 10:00
Sun, 6 Dec · 10:00
Mon, 7 Dec · 10:00
Tue, 8 Dec · 10:00
Wed, 9 Dec · 10:00
Thu, 10 Dec · 10:00
Fri, 11 Dec · 10:00
Sat, 12 Dec · 10:00
Sun, 13 Dec · 10:00
Mon, 14 Dec · 10:00
Tue, 15 Dec · 10:00
Wed, 16 Dec · 10:00
Thu, 17 Dec · 10:00
Fri, 18 Dec · 10:00
Sat, 19 Dec · 10:00
Sun, 20 Dec · 10:00
Mon, 21 Dec · 10:00
Tue, 22 Dec · 10:00
Wed, 23 Dec · 10:00
Thu, 24 Dec · 10:00
Fri, 25 Dec · 12:00
Sat, 26 Dec · 10:00
Sun, 27 Dec · 10:00
Mon, 28 Dec · 10:00
Tue, 29 Dec · 10:00
Wed, 30 Dec · 10:00
Thu, 31 Dec · 10:00
Fri, 1 Jan · 12:00
Sat, 2 Jan · 10:00
Sun, 3 Jan · 10:00
Mon, 4 Jan · 10:00
Tue, 5 Jan · 10:00
Wed, 6 Jan · 10:00
Thu, 7 Jan · 10:00
Fri, 8 Jan · 10:00
Sat, 9 Jan · 10:00
Sun, 10 Jan · 10:00
Mon, 11 Jan · 10:00
Tue, 12 Jan · 10:00
Wed, 13 Jan · 10:00
Thu, 14 Jan · 10:00
Fri, 15 Jan · 10:00
Sat, 16 Jan · 10:00
Sun, 17 Jan · 10:00
Mon, 18 Jan · 10:00
Tue, 19 Jan · 10:00
Wed, 20 Jan · 10:00
Thu, 21 Jan · 10:00
Fri, 22 Jan · 10:00
Sat, 23 Jan · 10:00
Sun, 24 Jan · 10:00
Mon, 25 Jan · 10:00
Tue, 26 Jan · 10:00
Wed, 27 Jan · 10:00
Thu, 28 Jan · 10:00
Fri, 29 Jan · 10:00
Sat, 30 Jan · 10:00
Sun, 31 Jan · 10:00
Mon, 1 Feb · 10:00
Tue, 2 Feb · 10:00
Wed, 3 Feb · 10:00
Thu, 4 Feb · 10:00
Fri, 5 Feb · 10:00
Sat, 6 Feb · 10:00
Sun, 7 Feb · 10:00
Mon, 8 Feb · 10:00
Tue, 9 Feb · 10:00
Wed, 10 Feb · 10:00
Thu, 11 Feb · 10:00
Fri, 12 Feb · 10:00
Sat, 13 Feb · 10:00
Sun, 14 Feb · 10:00
Mon, 15 Feb · 10:00
Tue, 16 Feb · 10:00
Wed, 17 Feb · 10:00
Thu, 18 Feb · 10:00
Fri, 19 Feb · 10:00
Sat, 20 Feb · 10:00
Sun, 21 Feb · 10:00
Mon, 22 Feb · 10:00
Tue, 23 Feb · 10:00
Wed, 24 Feb · 10:00
Thu, 25 Feb · 10:00
Fri, 26 Feb · 10:00
Sat, 27 Feb · 10:00
Sun, 28 Feb · 10:00
Mon, 1 Mar · 10:00
Tue, 2 Mar · 10:00
Wed, 3 Mar · 10:00
Thu, 4 Mar · 10:00
Fri, 5 Mar · 10:00
Sat, 6 Mar · 10:00
Sun, 7 Mar · 10:00
Mon, 8 Mar · 10:00
Tue, 9 Mar · 10:00
Wed, 10 Mar · 10:00
Thu, 11 Mar · 10:00
Fri, 12 Mar · 10:00
Sat, 13 Mar · 10:00
Sun, 14 Mar · 10:00
Mon, 15 Mar · 10:00
Tue, 16 Mar · 10:00
Wed, 17 Mar · 10:00
Thu, 18 Mar · 10:00
Fri, 19 Mar · 10:00
Sat, 20 Mar · 10:00
Sun, 21 Mar · 10:00
Mon, 22 Mar · 10:00
Tue, 23 Mar · 10:00
Wed, 24 Mar · 10:00
Thu, 25 Mar · 10:00
Fri, 26 Mar · 10:00
Sat, 27 Mar · 10:00
Sun, 28 Mar · 10:00
Mon, 29 Mar · 10:00
Tue, 30 Mar · 10:00
Wed, 31 Mar · 10:00
Thu, 1 Apr · 10:00
Fri, 2 Apr · 10:00
Sat, 3 Apr · 10:00
Sun, 4 Apr · 10:00

Questions

When does Plantation on the Canal start and end?

Plantation on the Canal runs Monday, 9 November 2026, 10:00 until 17:00.

Where is Plantation on the Canal?

Plantation on the Canal takes place at Huis Willet-Holthuysen, Herengracht 605, Amsterdam.

How much are tickets for Plantation on the Canal?

Plantation on the Canal is free to enter.

How do I get access?

Access is included with a museum entrance ticket.

A Museumkaart is valid.

More information and tickets: museum.nl

What is the exhibition about?

It is about the link between former residents of Huis Willet-Holthuysen and Surinamese plantations in the eighteenth century.

It also covers people who profited from the plantation system and the lives of enslaved people.

Is there an audio tour?

Yes, Dolores Leeuwin guides the audio tour.

She is a descendant of an enslaved woman on plantation Jagtlust.

Amsterdam

Getting there

Huis Willet-Holthuysen, Herengracht 605, 1017 CE Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

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