Museums
The Zaanse Schans offers a variety of fascinating museums. The Zaans Museum houses a magnificent collection of regional artefacts and presents an innovative variety of exhibitions. The museum offers a complete historical picture of life in the Zaanstreek combined with stunning views over the Zaanse landscape.
Small, specialised museums situated in heritage buildings in other parts of the Zaanse Schans help to bring to life the impressive history of the world's first area of industry.
Zaans Museum & Verkade Paviljoen >
The Noorderhuis Costume Museum >
Albert Heijn Grocery Museum >
Bakery Museum 'In de Gekroonde Duyvekater' >
The Dutch Clock Museum >
Opening times >
A visit to the Zaanse Schans can be easily combined with a trip to one of the specialised museums nearby.
Windmill Museum
The Windmill Museum, home of the Society of Dutch Windmills is situated in a beautiful listed building on the edge of the Koger Park and gives the visitor a complete picture of the rise and fall of the Zaanstreek´s industrial revolution. Countless paintings, models and original instruments take the visitor back to the 17th and 18th and 19th centuries when the Zaanstreek flourished as the world's first successful area of industry. This charming museum forms an excellent beginning or end point of a visit to the Zaanse Schans just a 15-minute walk away.
www.zaansemolen.nl
Honig Breethuis
This listed Merchant´s house with its richly decorated rooms dates from the early 18th century. The beautiful period interior gives an excellent impression of the life and culture of a wealthy Zaanse merchant family. The Honig Breethuis is full of fascinating history, has beautiful views over the Zaan and is only a 10-minute walk from the Zaanse Schans.
Tsar Peter House
Tsar Peter House in Zaandam is one of the oldest labourer´s dwellings still in existence in The Netherlands. It was this small dwelling, built from ships timbers in 1632, where Tsar Peter the Great of Russia stayed when he visited the Zaanstreek to learn how to become a ships carpenter in 1697. The humble building receives a surprisingly large number of visitors, namely Russians; many of whom have scratched their names on windows and walls.
The Zaanse Schans offers a variety of fascinating museums. The Zaans Museum houses a magnificent collection of regional artefacts and presents an innovative variety of exhibitions. The museum offers a complete historical picture of life in the Zaanstreek combined with stunning views over the Zaanse landscape.
Small, specialised museums situated in heritage buildings in other parts of the Zaanse Schans help to bring to life the impressive history of the world's first area of industry.
Zaans Museum & Verkade Paviljoen >
The Noorderhuis Costume Museum >
Albert Heijn Grocery Museum >
Bakery Museum 'In de Gekroonde Duyvekater' >
The Dutch Clock Museum >
Opening times >
A visit to the Zaanse Schans can be easily combined with a trip to one of the specialised museums nearby.
Windmill Museum
The Windmill Museum, home of the Society of Dutch Windmills is situated in a beautiful listed building on the edge of the Koger Park and gives the visitor a complete picture of the rise and fall of the Zaanstreek´s industrial revolution. Countless paintings, models and original instruments take the visitor back to the 17th and 18th and 19th centuries when the Zaanstreek flourished as the world's first successful area of industry. This charming museum forms an excellent beginning or end point of a visit to the Zaanse Schans just a 15-minute walk away.
www.zaansemolen.nl
Honig Breethuis
This listed Merchant´s house with its richly decorated rooms dates from the early 18th century. The beautiful period interior gives an excellent impression of the life and culture of a wealthy Zaanse merchant family. The Honig Breethuis is full of fascinating history, has beautiful views over the Zaan and is only a 10-minute walk from the Zaanse Schans.
Tsar Peter House
Tsar Peter House in Zaandam is one of the oldest labourer´s dwellings still in existence in The Netherlands. It was this small dwelling, built from ships timbers in 1632, where Tsar Peter the Great of Russia stayed when he visited the Zaanstreek to learn how to become a ships carpenter in 1697. The humble building receives a surprisingly large number of visitors, namely Russians; many of whom have scratched their names on windows and walls.
