Things to see & do

Zaans Museum
Daily

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
Daily

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
Daily

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

Zaans Museum
Daily

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
Daily

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
Daily

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.

Zaans Museum – Zaanse Schans
Temporarily closed

Visit this fisherman’s home from the smallest village of the Zaan region, Jisp. Explore a fisherman’s household as it would have been in the 1850s and get a photo of yourself in traditional Zaan costume!