Nederlands Stoommachinemuseum

Om museet

The Vier Noorder Koggen steam pumping station on the Oosterdijk south of Medemblik went into operation in 1869. It was meant to support the windmills of the water board of the same name, which struggled to pump polder water into the Zuiderzee when water levels were high. The design was by the self-taught engineer Boote de Vries. In 1897 four centrifugal pumps replaced the old paddle wheels and Archimedean screws, and in 1908 a second building section was added with one of the largest pumps in Europe at the time – after which the windmills became redundant.

In 1940 the older section was electrified, in 1971 the last steam engine was taken out of service, and in 1978 the pumping station was shut down for good. The building, now a Rijksmonument (national monument), then became home to the private collection of collector and yacht builder Kees Jongert; it has been open to the public as the Nederlands Stoommachinemuseum since 1985.

The museum displays a large number of working stationary and mobile steam engines, steam models, a forge from 1869 and, on the outdoor grounds, the Boele 9 steam crane from Rotterdam, among other things. Since 2005 the coal-fired bucket dredger "Vooruit" from 1941, which volunteers have brought back under steam, has been moored in a specially dug inner harbor. On steam days a stoker fires up the Lancashire boiler and sets the engines in motion.

A redesigned visitor center with a café, a permanent exhibition on the history of the pumping station and on water management, and a steam lab for school classes was added later. The museum is run by a foundation with about 100 volunteers; the collection belongs to a separate foundation, and the building and grounds to the Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier.

Højdepunkter

• Steam pumping station from 1869 with original pumps and boilers (Rijksmonument)
• Large collection of working steam engines and steam models
• Coal-fired bucket dredger "Vooruit" from 1941 in the museum harbor
• Historic forge with demonstrations on Wednesdays and Sundays
• Superstoomdagen with steam crane, steam roller and miniature railway
• Kids can fire up a miniature steam engine themselves

Permanente udstillinger

• Het verhaal van het Stoomgemaal – Exhibition in the visitor center about the pumping station and 500 years of water management in West Friesland, complemented by objects from the Hoogheemraadschap such as a coat-of-arms panel from 1720 and silver ceremonial cups.
• Collectie Kees Jongert – The core collection of stationary steam engines and models in the engine halls, many of which are shown in operation on steam days.

Grundlagt

1985

Ejer

Stichting Nederlands Stoommachinemuseum

Ledelse

Harry de Bles

Entrépriser & rabatter

Prices for 2026: adults and young people aged 13 and up €13 on steam days, €11 on days without steam operation. Tickets only at the ticket desk. Free with the Museumkaart, as well as with an ICOM card and for members of the Vereniging Stoomvrienden. Round trips have their own rates and can be combined as a package.

Tilgængelighed

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

The museum is wheelchair-accessible except for the gallery in the pumping station and the dredger. For questions about accessibility or for assistance, the museum asks that you get in touch in advance. Dogs are welcome.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

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

Kids' puzzle trail with a kit including fuel cubes for firing up a miniature steam engine themselves. On steam days, children can help the stoker and receive a stoker's diploma; on Wednesdays and Sundays the blacksmith awards an assistant blacksmith diploma. Miniature railway and crafts on Superstoomdagen.

Transport & parkering

By car via the A7, exit 10a Abbekerk, then via Broerdijk, Zuiderweg, Poelweg, Vereweg and Droge Wijmersweg to the Oosterdijk. Bike parking with e-bike charging points; the museum lies on hiking, cycling and boating routes. Its own landing stages on the IJsselmeer ("Stoomhaven") and on the Kleine Vliet ("Museumhaven"), reachable by boat from the old town via the Groote Vliet.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Stoomcafé in the visitor center with coffee, apple pie, lemonade and small snacks, plus an ice cream stand in summer; souvenirs at the ticket desk. For groups, coffee and cake, lunch, drinks (borrel) or dinner by reservation.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer
• Bryllupper / vielser

Several rooms for family celebrations, company parties, meetings and team building, including dinners among the steam engines; licensed wedding venue. Can be combined with a guided tour and a boat trip through the polder.

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