Eerste Friese Schaatsmuseum
The world's largest collection of ice skates and the complete story of the Elfstedentocht – in the little town of Hindeloopen, with workshops and a restaurant.
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Om museet
The Eerste Friese Schaatsmuseum in Hindeloopen grew out of a private passion. Since 1971, Gauke and Gretha Bootsma had run a shop for Hindeloopen painting, antiques and paints. Gauke, who competed as a skater himself and was active in skating associations, first collected old wall tiles with wintry motifs. After visiting a small exhibition of old ice skates in Bolsward, he also caught the skate-collecting bug – the collection grew so large that it was housed in a museum of its own in 1983.
Today the museum sees itself as the largest museum devoted to ice skating. By its own account, it shows the world's largest collection of ice skates and sleds: from the first bone runners (glissen) and Frisian “Doorlopers” to folding skates. Rare pieces include the silver skates of Baron van Woelmont, of which only one pair exists worldwide, as well as the Queen's skates and the Swan skates.
A large part of the building is laid out as the Elfstedenzaal: every Elfstedentocht that has been held is described in detail, and each winner has a display case of his or her own. There are also exhibitions on the Amsterdamsche IJsclub, on “Oranje op het ijs” (the royal family on the ice) and on short-track racing, as well as authentically furnished workshops (pottery, forge, carpentry, paint shop, leatherwork). The museum is part of the family business Bootsma, which also includes a shop for Hindeloopen painting, a painting studio and the restaurant De Friese Doorloper.
Højdepunkter
- The world's largest skate collection, including the silver skates of Baron van Woelmont
- Elfstedenzaal with the story of every Elfstedentocht and a display case for each winner
- Authentic workshops: pottery, forge, carpentry, paint shop
- Hindeloopen painting: shop, studio and workshops under one roof
- Restaurant De Friese Doorloper with more than 50 kinds of pancakes
Permanente udstillinger
- Elfstedenzaal – The story of every Elfstedentocht that has been skated, with photos, film footage, stamp cards and a separate display case for each winner.
- Schaatsencollectie – According to the museum, the world's largest collection of ice skates, from bone runners to folding skates, including the rare silver skates of Baron van Woelmont.
- Authentieke werkplaatsen – Historically furnished workshops around skate making: pottery, forge, carpentry, paint shop and leather workshop.
- Grundlagt
- 1983
- Ejer
- Bedrijf Bootsma (Familienbetrieb)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 6 € |
|---|---|
| Børn og unge | 5 €Price for children aged 6 up to and including 14. |
| Hindeloopen city tour with museum visit (from 8 people, approx. 2 hrs) | 10 €Per person, guide included. |
| Elfsteden package (from 10 people) | 20,50 €Per person: museum visit, city tour and lunch. |
| Hindeloopen package (from 10 people, approx. 5.5 hrs) | 57,50 €Per person: museum visit, Hindeloopen painting workshop and lunch. |
Group packages with a drink or lunch in the restaurant can be booked; the price list (Prijskrant) is available as a PDF on the website.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The museum and restaurant are accessible to wheelchair users, and there is an adapted toilet. The upper floor with the painting studio is (not yet) accessible to wheelchair users.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
Hindeloopen painting workshops are offered for children and groups.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Gratis parkering · 5 min. til fods til indgangen
Parking is prohibited in the old town centre of Hindeloopen. Free parking is available at Meenscharsweg (approx. 5 min. on foot), De Mekúljes (approx. 10 min.) and Suderseewei (approx. 12 min.).
Service & spisesteder
- Restaurant
- Museumsbutik
Restaurant De Friese Doorloper (more than 50 kinds of pancakes, coffee, lunch, hot dishes), also open to those not visiting the museum; shop for Hindeloopen painting and restoration.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
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| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Godt at vide | For groups there are city tours of Hindeloopen with a museum visit as well as Hindeloopen painting workshops (on request or by reservation via the website or by phone). |
