The building was extended by Hendrick and his son Pieter de Keyser, then rebuilt by Jacob van Campen in 1634.

[3] The museum exhibits various items related to the history of Amsterdam, from the Middle Ages to the present time.

To celebrate the change of their name (dropping the word "Historical") and the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia on January 15, 2011, the museum "gave" Wikipedia a USB stick with the online photo collection to symbolize the public release of their high quality digital photographs made of their collection.

This includes all two-dimensional objects that were already free of copyright, but new is the set photos of three-dimensional art.

[citation needed] The museum has on display paintings, models, archeological findings, photographs, but also less likely items such as a playable carillon, a Witkar (environment-friendly vehicle from the 1960s) and a replica of Café 't Mandje (a famous pub in the Red-light district where prostitutes, pimps, seamen and lesbian women came together).