Start with material
The museum names its collection of Appingedam silver as an important part of its holdings. With one piece, look first at weight, shape and wear. Which clue tells you that this object was not made just to be beautiful?
Step into the crafts cellar
The renewed permanent display includes a crafts cellar with a historic coppersmith’s workshop. According to the museum, young visitors can hammer out a small plate of their own there. Compare the tools with the finished result: which action would have left each mark?
From table to period room
The new display combines an interactive experience table with refurnished rooms from the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and a permanent photography exhibition. Choose one subject on the table, then look in a room or photograph for a tangible detail that goes with it.
Before you go
Ask in advance which rooms and facilities are accessible, and discuss which route suits your access needs.
Sources
This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.
- Museum Stad Appingedam — museum and visiting
Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. The museum’s own offering and practical information; authoritative primary source.
- Museum Stad Appingedam — renewal of the permanent display
Supplied source reference; an independent source check is still needed. Description of its own presentation; authoritative primary source.