Museum Martena

Om museet

The museum is housed in Martenastins, a townhouse built in the early 16th century for the Frisian nobleman Hessel van Martena; his descendants lived here until 1696. Later, wealthy citizens of Franeker lived in the house, and in 1694 Mayor Suffridus Westerhuis had a garden laid out in the style of André Le Nôtre. Since 2006 the building has served as a museum.

The house combines the historical collection of the town of Franeker with holdings on the former University of Franeker and has the largest collection on Anna Maria van Schurman, the first female student in the Netherlands, who lived here as a child. There is also one of the three xylotheques preserved in the Netherlands, the largest of them with 158 volumes. The rooms range from the grand kitchen via the bel étage and the garden room to the painting room and the university room.

The museum sees itself as a place to touch, smell and taste: the Aaitour was created for visitors with visual, hearing or physical impairments, and the museum received the RAAK-Stimuleringsprijs for it in 2020. It also regularly shows contemporary art by Frisian artists.

Højdepunkter

• Townhouse Martenastins from the early 16th century
• Largest collection on Anna Maria van Schurman, the first female student in the Netherlands
• Rooms on the University of Franeker, grand kitchen and bel étage
• Xylotheque with 158 volumes, the largest of the three preserved in the Netherlands
• Aaitour: hands-on and tactile tour with 33 stations
• “Muiseum” search game with museum mice for children

Permanente udstillinger

• Anna-Maria-van-Schurman-Saal und Universitätssaal – The rooms show holdings on the former University of Franeker and on the scholar Anna Maria van Schurman.
• Prunkküche und Bel-Etage – Historical rooms of the townhouse with the grand kitchen, stately bel étage and garden room.
• Aaitour – A tour with audio guide and tactile objects that also involves smell and taste.

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission with Museumkaart, Vereniging Rembrandt, ICOM, VIP-Kaart of the VriendenLoterij (each with card) and for Friends of the Museum. Children's treasure hunts are free. Combination tickets are valid for one year and are sold at the museum ticket desk without reservation.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning

All museum areas are wheelchair accessible and a wheelchair is available to borrow; the lift is limited for very large scooters, so please notify in advance. Disabled parking on the Voorstraat (2 hours, free on Sundays), about 100 m to the entrance. Guide dogs are welcome. The Aaitour offers an audio tour with 33 stations for touching, listening, smelling and tasting; there is a sign language tour (NGT) via QR code and free Wi-Fi.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer

In every room, children can search for the museum mice (“Muiseum”); treasure hunts are available free of charge at the ticket desk. The Aaitour invites visitors to touch, smell and taste.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Wi-fi

There is a museum café in the basement of the building; coffee, tea and pastries can be booked for groups.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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