Plan your visit

Box office
Sun - Thu: 10:00 - 22:00 *
Fri - Sat: 10:00 - 23:00 *
* depending on the starting time of the final show

Exhibition
daily: 10:00 - 19:00 **
** Please check the exhibition opening dates. During the construction and dismantling stages, the exhibition area is closed.

Eye Shop
daily: 10:00 - 20:00

Eye Bar Restaurant
Sun - Thu: 10:00 - 01:00
Fri - Sat: 10:00 - 02:00

Eye Study
Tue - Thu: 11:00 - 16:00

Holidays
Eye is closed on King’s Day (27 April).
Eye is open as usual on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
31 December and January 1 opening times will deviate slightly, we will share this information when we have it.

Closed due to private functions
Wednesday 27 September, Eye is closed due to a private event.

Visiting address
IJpromenade 1
1031 KT Amsterdam
note: when using GPS navigation, navigate towards Overhoeksplein 1, many navigation systems do not recognise the IJpromenade

Collection Centre / Eye Study
Asterweg 26
1031 HP Amsterdam

Mailing address
Postbus 37767
1030 BJ Amsterdam

General
info@eyefilm.nl
+31 (0)20 5891 400

Eye Bar Restaurant
info@eyebarrestaurant.nl
+31 (0)20 5891 402

Eye Study
eyestudy@eyefilm.nl
+31 (0)20 5891 411

Tickets can be purchased at our box office and via the film or exhibition sections of this website. The online presale stops 90 minutes prior to the screening.

Payment methods
Eye only accepts payment by credit or debit cards at our box office and Eye Shop; we do not accept cash. Online you can pay via iDeal or credit card.

Reservations
It is not possible to reserve tickets for the film screenings. Only U&Eye and KNF-members and Cineville cardholders can make reservations. All reservations are cancelled half an hour before the screening starts. If reservations are not picked up on time, any extra fees that have already been paid cannot be refunded.

Cancelling tickets
As described in Eye's terms and conditions, tickets cannot be restituted or exchanged once purchased.

Tickets film
Standard €11.50
Reductions €10 *
Eye Society Members €8.50
Children (11-years-old and under) €7.50 **
Stadspas Groene Stip €1.50
Cineville / NFC / KNF free ***
Please note: For screenings over 150 minutes, a supplement of €2.50 is required. For screenings over 210 minutes, there is a €5 supplement.
For screenings with live musical accompaniment, lectures, 3D or 70mm-screenings, a supplement may also be mandatory. Cineville cardholders are required to pay these supplements also.

Tickets exhibition
An extra supplement may be required for some exhibitions. These prices are valid for the current exhibition.
Standard €12.50
Reductions €11
Students €10
Eye Society Members €9.50
Cineville / CJP / EYCA €6.50
Ages 0 - 17 free **
Museumkaart free (box office only)
I amsterdam free (box office only)
VriendenLoterij VIP free (box office only)
Stadspas Groene Stip free (box office only)

Tickets exhibition per 18 June (Werner Herzog – The Ecstatic Truth)
Standard €15
Eye Society Members €12
Students €10
Cineville / CJP / EYCA €8.50
Ages 0 - 17 free **
Museumkaart free (box office only)
I amsterdam free (box office only)
VriendenLoterij VIP free (box office only)
Stadspas Groene Stip €1.50 (box office only)

* For film screenings, the reduction prices apply upon presentation of a valid Student ID, CJP- or EYCA-card, Cultuurkaart, VriendenLoterij VIP-card or I amsterdam City Card. Members of film industry associations get discounts on film tickets upon showing their NBF-card. You are requested to show your discount card when entering the cinema.
** Children aged 12 and under have to be accompanied by an adult (aged 18+) at all times.
*** Cineville is valid for most regular film screenings, sometimes with a supplementary fee.

Museumkaart
At the box office, you can purchase a Museumkaart that you can immediately use to visit the exhibitions. Museumkaart tickets can be reserved online and picked up at the front desk. An extra supplement may be required for some exhibitions.

I amsterdam City Card
The I amsterdam City Card can be purchased in the Eye Shop and gives access to the exhibitions. An extra supplement may be required for some exhibitions.

Stadspas Groene Stip
With the Amsterdam Stadspas (with green circle), you can visit a film or exhibition in Eye for €1.50. This promotion is valid for all films and exhibitions, excl. festivals. Tickets can be bought at the box office from 90 minutes before. Valid until 31 August 2023.

Latecomers
Eye does not show adverts prior to a film's start. Once the feature has started, it is no longer possible to enter the cinema. Please keep this in mind.

Film ratings
Films are rated according to the Dutch Kijkwijzer. In keeping with Dutch laws, when visiting films rated for audiences aged 16 up, you may be asked for ID. Children under the age of 12 need to be accompanied by someone aged 18 or older.

Eye is directly opposite Amsterdam Central Station. When arriving at Amsterdam Central Station, take the exit to IJzijde (IJ bank) to take a ferry.

Ferry
Take the ferry in the direction of Buiksloterweg. The 24/7 ferry service is free and leaves every few minutes. The ferry ride takes approximately three minutes.

Mopeds/scooters
Eye Filmmuseum is located on IJpromenade, a cycling and pedestrian path where mopeds and scooters are not allowed. Please remember to park your vehicle before crossing the bridge across the canal.

By car
Eye is easily reached by public transport from Amsterdam Central Station using the ferry. Should you wish to come by car, please set your GPS to Overhoeksplein 1, where the A'DAM Tower car park is located.

Eye Collection Centre is located at Asterweg 26 in Buiksloterham, a neighbourhood in North Amsterdam. When arriving at Amsterdam Central Station, take the exit to IJzijde (IJ bank) to take the ferry.

Ferry
Take the ferry in the direction of Buiksloterweg. The 24/7 ferry service is free and leaves every few minutes. The ferry ride takes approximately three minutes.

Pedestrians/cyclists/mopeds
Eye Collection Centre (Asterweg 26) is a 15 to 20-minute walk or a 5-minute bicycle ride from the ferry terminal. Walk or cycle past Eye Filmmuseum and continue via Overhoeksparklaan, Bundlaan, Grasweg to Asterweg.When arriving by moped or scooter, continue straight on Buiksloterweg towards Ranonkelkade. Take the first turn on your left across the canal, then turn right into Docklandsweg, which continues into Asterweg.

Bus
The Collection Centre is in between the Grasweg or Distelweg stops on bus 38.

By car
Set your GPS to Asterweg 26. There are parking spaces along the street.

Eye's entire building is accessible to people in wheelchairs or with any other mobility impairments. The elevator to get to the reception desk is located right next to the staircase of the main entrance.

All floors of Eye are accessible by lift. In Eye's cinemas, there are always two places reserved for wheelchairs. In Cinema 2 and 3 these places are located at the back of the screening room and in Cinema 1 and 4 these places are in front of the room (first row). Pre-booking is not necessary, but it is appreciated if you will notify us of your visit via info@eyefilm.nl, so that we can be ready to help if needed.

Disabled parking places
There are two disabled parking spaces in the A'DAM Tower car park. We advise you to take the A'DAM Tower exit when leaving the car park, which has a wheelchair-friendly automatic outside door.

Wheelchair and walker available
You can arrange for a wheelchair or walker in advance at the Eye front desk: please mail us at info@eyefilm.nl, mentioning the time and date you wish to visit.

Audio-frequency induction loops / hearing loops
We have hearing loops available for use in our cinemas, please ask our colleagues at the front desk.

Audio descriptive and subtitling via Earcatch and Subcatch
Earcatch and Subcattch are primarily offered in Dutch, although some Subcatch titles are subtitled in English. The Earcatch app offers audio description for (premiere) films. If Earcatch audio description is available for a film, it will be stated on the film's page. See also the entire Earcatch offer on their website. The Subcatch app subtitles what you don't hear. If a film is available on the Subcatch app, it will be listed on the film's page. See also the entire Subcatch offer on their website.

Eye in Dutch sign language
More information about guided tours in sign language can be found here.

Dogs
Dogs are allowed in the Eye Bar Restaurant/arena, but not in the Panorama, the exhibition space or the cinemas. Dogs must always be on a leash and supervised. Guide dogs are of course welcome everywhere.

Groups of more than 15 people always have to register in advance to visit Eye. School groups can register by sending an email to educatie@eyefilm.nl, all other groups can send an email to groepsbezoek@eyefilm.nl.

Please note: if you do not register your visit with us, we may not be able to accommodate your group.

Find out more about the options for an architectural tour of our building or a tour of the exhibition.

Eye has lockers and an unattended cloakroom. Use of these is at your own risk.

We do not have space to store folding bicycles, suitcases or other large items.

Bags and umbrellas may not be taken into the exhibition.