Amsterdam Pipe Museum

Smoking has fallen into disrepute. However, the tobacco pipe is still a hallmark of good taste and appears in literature and art. The culture of smoking must be preserved as a historical phenomenon. This is the mission of the Tobacco Pipe Museum at Prinsengracht 488 near Leidseplein, which sees itself as an international collection.

The foundation of the museum goes back to the archive of the tobacco pipe collector Don Duco, which was created in 1969, continuously expanded and presented to the public from 1975. In the 1980s, the museum moved to Leiden. Since 1995, the collection has been displayed in the listed building in the Prinsengracht.

The exhibits from five continents date back to 500 BC. Some 20,000 tobacco pipes have been collected, including artifacts, porcelain, meerschaum and the wooden tobacco pipes still in use today.

Part of the foundation and museum is the Amsterdam Pipe Shop, a store specializing in pipes. A monthly Cursus pijproken is held to introduce visitors to the art of pipe smoking. A special service is the repair of antique pipes.