Het Schip

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:00-17:00
Admission: Ticketed
Wheelchair access: Accessible
Phone: +31 20 686 8595

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Het Schip, a housing estate in Amsterdam's Spaarndammerbuurt neighbourhood, stands as a landmark of the Amsterdam School style. Designed by Michel de Klerk and completed in 1921, the complex originally housed 102 homes for working-class residents alongside a meeting hall, post office, and elementary school. The building's sculptural brick forms and integrated social functions exemplified the movement's ideals of combining practical housing with community amenities. Now designated a Rijksmonument, Het Schip has been partly repurposed since 2001, with its former school and post office converted into a museum dedicated to the Amsterdam School movement itself.