Plan your visit
Address & Route
The Zaans Museum is located on the Zaanse Schans, just a short distance away from Amsterdam:
Schansend 7
1509 AW Zaandam
The Netherlands
Opening hours
Zaans Museum
Daily from 10 am to 5 pm
Closed on 25 December and 1 January
View the opening hours of the museum locations at Zaanse Schans here
Admission charges
Visit the Zaans Museum with the Zaanse Schans Ticket. With this ticket you can visit several museums and windmills for a day. You will also receive a digital interactive map and audio tour.
At the Zaans Museum you can only pay by debit card or credit card.
Museum Café & Museum Shop at the Zaans Museum
Museum Shop
The shop of the Zaans Museum has a wide range of products with something for everyone; whether you’re young or old, or looking for something typically Dutch or characteristically Zaans. We can also take care of your customized gift sets or business gifts (such as a filled Verkade tin).
Museum Café
The stunning view across the typically Dutch landscape with its panorama of windmills makes a visit to the Museum Café a real treat. Enjoy a delicious cup of coffee or tea with a slice of freshly-baked cake or savoury snacks.
Free Wi-Fi is available in the Museum Café.
Accessibility
Parking
The Zaans Museum is easily accessible by bicycle and public transport. Within walking distance of the museum, you will find Zaandijk/Zaanse Schans station and a bus stop. Motorists can use the Zaanse Schans car park. A fixed daily rate applies. Check here for the current rates.
A number of parking spaces in the Zaanse Schans car park have been reserved for disabled parking. These are located close to the Zaans Museum.
Motorhomes cannot park at the Zaanse Schans.
Public transport
Zaandijk-Zaanse Schans station is within walking distance and the bus stop of bus line 391 from Amsterdam Central Station is next to the Zaans Museum. Children up to 11 years of age travel free on this bus line.
Accessibility
The Zaans Museum is accessible to the disabled; there is an accessible toilet and all floors can be reached by lift. Unfortunately, wheelchairs with large or elevated seats may not fit in the elevator. Entrance is free for carers. Assistance dogs are allowed inside.
A limited number of wheelchairs are available in the museum. You can book a wheelchair by calling on +31 (0)75-6810000 or by sending an e-mail to info@zaansmuseum.nl.
Opening hours museum locations at the Zaanse Schans
The Weaver’s House
at the Zaanse Schans
Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cooperage
at the Zaanse Schans
Closed
Want to know what the weather is like at Zaanse Schans?
Watch the live stream from the Zaans Museum’s roof here.
The Zaans Museum was founded in 1998 on the Zaanse Schans to guard and preserve the Zaan heritage.
The Hembrug Museum tells the story of the arms and ammunition factory that was located on the Hembrugterrein in Zaandam.
In 1697, the Russian Tsar Peter the Great stayed in this world-famous house in the center of Zaandam.