Museum W

Om museet

The museum goes back to 1936. The Weert municipal official Pierre Linssen founded a Stedelijk Museum, which opened in the week before Christmas 1936 in an attic room of the town hall. The collection initially consisted of loans with prehistoric finds, prints, coins, items of the shooting guilds and folk culture from Weert and the former Land of Horne. Until 2020 the museum was called Gemeentemuseum Jacob van Horne; after a renovation in 2021/22 it reopened as Museum W in May 2022. The W stands for the questions Who, What, Where, Why and When.

It is housed in the city's oldest town hall on the Markt, opposite the Sint-Martinuskerk. The building dates back to 1543, and its present appearance dates from 1913. Striking is the golden façade made of TECUgold, an alloy of recycled copper and aluminium, designed by the Limburg designer Maurice Mentjens after the model of precious reliquaries. The building was nominated for the title "Museum Building of the Year" and in 2023 made it into the top 10 museums on Archilovers.

The collection has two faces, a regional and a religious one. It includes the heritage of the Dutch Franciscan Minorites, finds and art from Weert and the region, a small collection of contemporary art (including Jan Dibbets and Studio Job) and the studio archive of the Kunstwerkplaatsen Esser, a Weert goldsmith's workshop that produced mainly religious items between 1838 and 2018. The permanent exhibition leads through the rooms along central themes of life.

Højdepunkter

• Golden TECUgold façade of the former town hall by Maurice Mentjens
• Franciscan heritage: art treasures and everyday objects of the Minorites
• Studio collection of the Weert goldsmiths Kunstwerkplaatsen Esser (1838–2018)
• Contemporary art by Jan Dibbets, Studio Job and others
• Prehistoric urns, silver, paintings and sculptures from over seven centuries

Permanent udstilling

• Collectiepresentatie – A cultural history tour along central themes of life, with objects from Franciscan heritage, regional history and contemporary art; from prehistoric urns to silver in the treasury.

Grundlagt

1936

Ejer

Gemeente Weert

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free with Museumkaart, Vrienden van Museum W, Vereniging Rembrandt and ICOM; the VriendenLoterij card is not valid. Payment in the museum by card only.

Tilgængelighed

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

Step-free building with lift to all floors; two loan wheelchairs, museum stools for sitting. No induction loop or other hearing support. Scooters are not allowed in the museum (use a loan wheelchair). On weekdays until 12 noon, people with walking disabilities can be dropped off at the entrance (kiss & ride only).

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Barnevognsvenlig

Family rally "Roggie": searching for animals in the museum. Babies and toddlers are welcome in a sling, carrier or small buggy (no frame backpack carriers); the main entrance on the Meikoel is pushchair-friendly. Children under 12 only when accompanied.

Transport & parkering

The centre within the Singels is car-free. Bicycles: supervised parking on the Hegstraat, unsupervised racks on the Korenmarkt with two charging points for e-bikes.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe
• Wi-fi

No museum café; there are restaurants and cafés around the building. Small open cloakroom and lockers free of charge, free Wi-Fi.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Bryllupper / vielser

The historic council chamber is available for civil wedding ceremonies; registration via the municipality of Weert.

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