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Museum ‘t Kromhout exists 50 years !
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This year again
the Amsterdam Seaport Days 2025
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Seaport Days 2024 were a great success.
During the Seaport Days 2024, it was pleasantly busy in the Kromhout museum.
• Museum ‘t Kromhout was open on Saturday 29 June and Sunday 30 June.
• Historic ships, an old tugboat and an old passenger ferry (formerly from Volendam to Marken) were sailed, both with a historic Kromhout engine.
• Amsterdam’s old fire-fighting boat, the Jan van der Heyde II (1930) also visited the jetty of the museum, where it was also possible to sail.
• It was possible to participate in a workshop on ’Engine Dismantling’.
• On Sunday 30 June at 15.00 hrs, the English translation of the book “Motor Vessel Bregetta, sailing through time 1914-2019” was presented.
The author of the book and owner was present. Her ship was moored at the museum. The presentation was introduced by Midas Dekkers, well-known writer/biologist but also a lover of historic ships.
• Maritime walks Eastern Islands led by a guide to all maritime historical sites.
• There were also educational activities for children, including a puzzle tour through the museum.
Without exception, the reactions of the visitors were enthusiastic.
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Amsterdam Museum and Museum om de Hoek have started a collaboration within the theme ‘Collect the city’ to set up a temporary exhibition “Collecting the City” in which Amsterdam’s past and present play a central role. In the Amsterdam Museum (the Hermitage) there is an overview of members of Museum om de Hoek. Visitors can use a QR code to get all the information about the participating museums and thus get an impression of the city’s past and present.
Museum ‘t Kromhout is an excellent location for events, conferences, presentations, press conferences, meetings, weddings, receptions and parties. Accessible by boat via the Nieuwe Vaart. Information? Stadsherstel Amsterdam, Phone: 020-520 0090, E-mail: zalen@stadsherstel.nl