Home and dress
The furnished cottages and traditional costume offer a concrete way into daily life. Look at the details of clothing and furnishings and read how they were used. This helps you look beyond the familiar Volendam appearance.
An unusual collection
The cigar-band house (sigarenbandjeshuisje) offers a completely different kind of viewing experience. Notice how small pieces form a larger whole. The attention paid to Volendam as an artists’ village also sets outsiders’ images alongside local history.
Room for a difficult subject too
The exhibition ‘Onderbroken tijd’ (Interrupted Time) deals with the New Year fire of 2001. That subject calls for a different pace from the rest of the collection. Decide with your group how much attention you want to give it; the museum is step-free and has an accessible toilet.
Before you go
Check the current exhibitions and bear in mind the distressing subject of ‘Onderbroken tijd’.
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.
- Volendams Museum — source 1
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- Volendams Museum — source 2
Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.
- Volendams Museum — source 3
Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.
- Volendams Museum — source 4
Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.