Honig Breethuis

About the museum

The house on the Lagedijk in Zaandijk was built around 1710 for Cornelis Jacobsz. Honig, co-founder of the paper mill C. & J. Honig Breet. Wealthy paper manufacturers lived there for several generations; in 1830 Jacob Breet had landscape wall hangings painted by the Amsterdam painter Willem Uppink installed in the garden room.

From 1940 the house served as the Zaanlandsche Oudheidkamer and took in Jacob Honig Jansz. Jr.'s collection on the history of the Zaan region; in 1992 it became the Zaans Historisch Museum. When the Zaans Museum opened in 1999, the house was threatened with sale, but the municipality kept it. Since then it has been a living museum as the Honig Breethuis, showing the state of the house at the time of the Breet family around 1830.

Particular features are the Zaankamer with a view of the Zaan in the Neoclassical style, the garden room in the Rococo style, the living kitchen and the salon. The collection includes paintings, paper and household goods, some belonging to the municipality of Zaanstad and some to the supporting association.

Highlights

• Zaankamer with a view of the Zaan
• Painted wall hangings by Willem Uppink (1830)
• Garden room in the Rococo style
• Living kitchen and salon as they were around 1830
• Guided tour included in the admission price

Permanent exhibition

• Wohnmuseum Honig Breethuis – Historical living rooms as they were around 1830, with the Zaankamer, living kitchen, garden room and salon, as well as painted wall hangings.

Founded

1940

Operated by

Vereniging tot Instandhouding en Uitbreiding der Zaanlandse Oudheidkundige Verzameling Jacob Honig Jansz. Junior

Admission & discounts

Admission includes a guided tour. Free for members plus one companion, Museumkaart holders and children under 12.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The ground floor is accessible to wheelchair users via an alley, the upper floor only as a DVD tour. Mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs cannot be taken in. High entrance step and steep stairs; no accessible toilet.

Kids & families

Dedicated programmes for primary school classes; children under 12 have free admission.

Getting there & parking

By car from the direction of Amsterdam/Alkmaar, turn left onto the Lagedijk at the traffic light before the bridge; from the north, turn right after the traffic light over the Zaan bridge. The house is on the right after about 200 metres.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop with books; tea and coffee as part of packages (high tea in the Zaankamer).

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 25 guests.

Receptions and celebrations for up to 25 people; meetings in the Zaankamer (about 12 people) or in the salon; room hire half day €175. The historical interior and the garden can also be booked as a photo backdrop. Contact: ontvangsten@honigbreethuis.nl.

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