Three maritime museums and one closed address
Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Texel each tell a different maritime story. The former Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum in Groningen is closed.
Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam, the Maritiem Museum Rotterdam and Museum Kaap Skil on Texel offer different ways into maritime history in October 2026. Museum aan de A in Groningen, successor to the Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum, is closed because of renovation.
According to its own website, Het Scheepvaartmuseum at Kattenburgerplein 1 tells of five centuries of Dutch maritime history and its link with society today. Museum.nl names the VOC ship Amsterdam as a crowd-puller.
The Maritiem Museum Rotterdam wants to show the influence of the maritime world on daily life. According to its own site, the collection comprises more than a million objects and covers Dutch maritime history from the end of the fifteenth century.
According to the agenda, the Rotterdam autumn holiday programme runs from 17 to 25 October 2026 inclusive. The interactive exhibition Plons! Is aimed at children aged four to twelve.
Museum Kaap Skil in Oudeschild tells four centuries of island and sea history. According to the museum, in the seventeenth century ships waited on the Reede van Texel to load, unload or wait for a favourable wind. Shipwrecks later yielded finds.
On Wednesdays 14 and 21 October at 11:00, Kaap Skil offers a free children's tour for visitors aged six and over and their companions. The museum at Heemskerckstraat 9 is open daily from 10:00 to 17:00 in October.
Museum aan de A calls itself the successor to the Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum. It also wants to tell stories about the city and province of Groningen. According to its own information, the two historic houses are expected to reopen with a new presentation at the end of 2027.