The museum is located opposite of the Amsterdam Zoo Artis, near Waterlooplein and the Rembrandt House.
The building, built in 1876, has the Star of David and the name of Petrus Plancius in top, who was a famous Amsterdam geographer. The Resistance Museum Amsterdam was for many years a Jewish cultural center and synagogue.
The Dutch were faced with difficult choices. Adapt, resist or side with the opponent?