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Katwijks Museum: a coastal town through artists and residents

The Katwijks Museum links art with fishing and coastal history. The artists’ colony is an important way in, but the museum is also about the place behind the paintings.

Plan your visit ↗

Looking at a painted coast

See which subjects an artist chooses and how people or landscape are depicted. Then read the explanation. That way you can appreciate a painting as a work of art and also ask questions about the image it gives of Katwijk.

Adding the local story

Fishing and coastal history offer a different perspective from the artists’ story. Compare the information on objects with what you see in the pictures. Temporary exhibitions may give this combination a different emphasis each time.

Reaching the floors

The museum mentions threshold ramps, a lift and a stairlift. If you have specific mobility needs, ask which route suits you best. On Sunday it opens later and many public holidays are closing days; a normal weekly plan is then not enough.

Before you go

Check the list of public holidays and, if you will use the stairlift, discuss the route in advance.

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.

  1. Katwijks Museum — source 1

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  2. Katwijks Museum — source 2

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  3. Katwijks Museum — source 3

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

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