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Noord-Holland · Wereldculturen

Red Light Secrets behind the window and the work door

In a former brothel in De Wallen, the museum uses rooms, interviews and a window setting to discuss sex work, legislation and public perception.

Plan your visit ↗

Workspace rather than set

Look at the furnishings, safety features and entrances, and ask which elements are authentic, reconstructed or added for visitors. Avoid turning people into an attraction.

Sex workers speak

Recorded stories can correct stereotypes and show differences in experience. Note who is speaking, in which period and under which legal circumstances.

Late opening with limits

The museum is open until late and has a minimum age of sixteen. The monumental building has narrow corridors and stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.

Before you go

Daily 11.00–01.00 with last admission at midnight according to I amsterdam; other guides differ, so check the ticket time.

Sources

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Research card 0937 — Red Light Secrets museum

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified reference from a supplied research card; content, authority and currency still to be checked independently.

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