The farmhouse as a family document
Look at the timber frame, the layout of the cowshed and traces of habitation, and ask which stories are linked to specific family members through documents or photographs.
Ot en Sien as visual language
School-picture and children’s-book motifs show an idealised past. Compare them with real everyday objects and name the difference between illustration and daily life.
A museum at a business
The collection is on the grounds of Boomkwekerij De Tuinkamer and largely follows its hours. It opens on Sundays only a few times a year.
Before you go
Monday–Wednesday by appointment, Thursday–Saturday 10.00–17.00 and only six Sundays a year; admission is free during nursery hours.
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.
- Research card 1094 — Museum de Zomerstal
Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified reference from a supplied research card; content, authority and currency still to be checked independently.