CODA Museum
Museum of modern and contemporary art, jewellery and paper art in Apeldoorn's cultural centre, with a library and archive.
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About the museum
CODA is Apeldoorn's cultural centre: under one roof it brings together a museum, the central library and the city archive. The museum goes back to the Van Reekum Galerij, which opened in 1965 in a new cultural centre on Soerenseweg. The Apeldoorn business family Van Reekum had endowed a fund for this purpose, with which the city was able to build and run a venue for the visual arts.
In 1976 the municipality decided to upgrade the gallery and gave it an annual acquisitions budget. Under the director Jerven Ober (1942–2009) a collection of its own took shape; in 1980 the institution received the title "museum". Besides drawings and prints, Ober also bought jewellery art and contemporary photography, thereby laying the foundation for today's jewellery holdings.
Around the year 2000 the old location was no longer adequate. The Van Reekum Museum, the Historisch Museum Apeldoorn and the municipal archive were made independent and merged, and the public library later joined them. The result is the building designed by Herman Hertzberger on Vosselmanstraat.
The collection comprises modern and contemporary art, including paintings, sculptures, prints and photography. Since 2004 the focus has been on contemporary jewellery design and on artworks made of paper and cardboard; there are also historical holdings and the wooden ADO toys by Ko Verzuu. In 2021 Ober's estate gave the museum more than 200 pieces of jewellery. The holdings are shown in changing selections.
Highlights
- Collection of contemporary art jewellery (including Gijs Bakker, Emmy van Leersum, Françoise van den Bosch)
- Art from and on paper and cardboard
- Wooden ADO toys by Ko Verzuu
- Cultural centre designed by Herman Hertzberger with a museum, library and archive
- Roof garden (CODA Daktuin) on top of the library
- Founded
- 1965
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €12.50 |
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| Reduced | €6.25CJP holders and students with a college card (50% discount) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people up to and including age 17 free |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · One companion (including a sign language interpreter) of visitors who cannot get around the museum independently is free. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €7.50 per personGroups of 15 or more people |
| Group tour (up to 15 people) | €75Per group in addition to admission, about 1 hour, enquire at least two weeks in advance |
Free with Museumkaart, ICOM card, CODA membership card and for Friends of CODA (the VriendenLoterij VIP-Kaart does not count as proof of admission). Tickets can be rebooked online but not refunded; only cashless payment is accepted on site.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
All levels can be reached by lift (smallest lift 108 × 130 cm); two wheelchairs available to borrow free of charge (reservation recommended on +31 55 526 85 65 or +31 55 526 84 00), folding stools in the museum hall, two wheelchair-accessible toilets, induction loop in the auditorium. The tour "Onzichtbaar zichtbaar" for blind and visually impaired visitors works with touch, smell and hearing and takes place every two months.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Baby changing facilities
For children aged 7 and over there are downloadable search and creative sheets (Kunstkompas, ADO bingo card, letter and stamp games); in the CODA Atelier there is frequent drawing, cutting and folding. Five toilets with changing tables and a nursing room on the first upper floor of the museum.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Marktplein · 8-min walk
From the NS railway station Apeldoorn take the bus to the Marktplein stop (8 minutes on foot); every hour a Buurtbus runs directly between the station and the Bibliotheek stop next to CODA. On foot from the station via Hoofdstraat takes about 20 minutes.
By car
Paid parking
Q-Park Museum Centrum directly next to the entrance (can be reserved online in advance at a discount); two disabled parking spaces on Roggestraat (maximum 3 hours with a parking permit), a further six spaces in the car park.
- Accessible parking
The museum is in the middle of the city on Vosselmanstraat.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
- Lockers
CODA Café (run by Urban Apeldoorn) with a terrace and the CODA Winkel shop with gifts, jewellery, books and design products; backpacks and bags larger than A4 must be put in the lockers.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Corporate events
Up to 150 guests.
Eight rooms, from the auditorium (up to 125 people) and meeting rooms to the roof garden (up to 40 people); enquiries to evenementen@coda-apeldoorn.nl.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Objects may be photographed unless otherwise indicated; tripods and commercial photography are not allowed. |
| Good to know | Request group tours (up to 15 people) with a CODA lecturer at least two weeks in advance; on the first Sunday of the month there is an afternoon tour for individual visitors. School classes register two weeks in advance (educatie@coda-apeldoorn.nl). |
