Things to see & do

Zaans Museum
September 29, 2023 until March 15, 2024

For more than three years, Bert Verhoeff and David Galjaard photographed the changing environment along the river Zaan. The results can now be seen at the exhibition Currents. The Zaan in Motion at the Zaans Museum. Still, the region is always in motion. We would therefore like to invite you to add to the photo project. Take a picture of your changing Zaan.

Zaans Museum
September 29, 2023 – April 1, 2024

Jet skis streak between huge freighters and paddleboarders sup past derelict warehouses and pristine blocks of flats. Such things coexist along the river Zaan. After photographers Bert Verhoeff and David Galjaard moved to this dynamic area, they fell under its spell. For over three years, they photographed its people, industry, construction and street life. Through their lens, you will discover an area undergoing huge change.

Zaans Museum
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The permanent collection at the Zaans Museum contains historic, modern, and contemporary works by various artists who drew their inspiration from the Zaan Region. Regularly, you will find a new display of artworks in Art from the Zaan Region from the Zaan Museum’s permanent collection.

Zaans Museum
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Claude Monet visited Zaandam in 1871. The famous French painter was so impressed by the Zaan landscape, the windmills, the wooden houses, and the Zaan river that he created an astounding 25 paintings and 9 sketches of the landscape.

Zaans Museum
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Right at the heart of the museum, you will find the Verkade Experience, a treat for young and old! Here, you will be transported back to the chocolate and biscuit factory of the early twentieth century.

Zaans Museum
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Take part in all kinds of fun activities while the biscuit and chocolate machines are working at full-steam.

Zaans Museum
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Create your own design for a Verkade chocolate bar wrapper and wrap your chocolate bar in using the mini packaging machine!

Zaans Museum
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Halfway through the nineteenth century the Zaan region underwent a rapid change as a result of the growth of industry. Local historians and collectors captured this part of history in books and collections. Be amazed by the themes and objects that are characteristic of the Zaan region.

Zaans Museum
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Step back in time with an interactive windmill spectacle and experience an age of hard work and discover the typical Zaan worker mentality and entrepreneurial spirit.

Zaans Museum – Zaanse Schans
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Discover everything there is to know about the traditional Dutch craft of sailcloth and windmill cloth weaving at the Weaver’s House on the Zaanse Schans. In the eighteenth century, two families lived in the Weaver’s House, right in-between the five looms.

Zaans Museum – Zaanse Schans
Daily

The Cooperage is located at the Zaanse Schans. Here you’re introduced to the old craft of making barrels.