Zaans Museum

Zaans Museum
Zaans Museum is located in Greater Amsterdam
Zaans Museum
Location in the greater Amsterdam area
Established1994 (1994)
LocationZaanse Schans
Zaandam, Netherlands
Coordinates52°28′24″N 4°49′20″E / 52.473333°N 4.822222°E / 52.473333; 4.822222
TypeIndustrial heritage museum
Visitors56,498 (2013)[1]
DirectorJan Hovers[2]
PresidentP. W. Middelhoven[3]
CuratorHester Wandel
Websitewww.zaansmuseum.nl

Zaans Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzaːns myˈzeːjʏm]) is a museum in Zaandam, Netherlands, located at the Zaanse Schans. It opened in 1998 to preserve and protect the heritage of the Zaan area. In 2009, the museum was extended with the addition of the Verkade Experience.

In 2016, the Zaans Museum opened three locations with living history at the Zaanse Schans: the Cooperage, the Jisper House, and the Weaver's House. Another annex of the Zaans Museum is the Tsar Peter House in the centre of Zaandam.

Zaans Museum - Entrance

The museum houses cultural-historical and regional collections examining the residential and industrial culture. In 2015, the museum acquired a painting from the Zaan period (4 June – 8 October 1871) of the French impressionist painter Claude Monet, entitled 'The Voorzaan and the Westerhem'.

The Zaans Museum is both physically connected with the Zaanse Schans and connected in terms of its exhibits. It sets itself the objective of offering extra depth to tourist visits to the Zaanse Schans by linking the archetypal image of 'Holland' with the factual history of the Zaan region.

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Jaarverslag 2013, Zaans Museum. Retrieved on 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Zaans Museum krijgt nieuwe directeur, RTV N-H, 2014. Retrieved on 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Organisatie, Zaans Museum. Retrieved on 10 July 2015.