Bakkerijmuseum In de Gecroonde Duyvekater
Free bakery museum at the Zaanse Schans in a house from 1658 with a historic shop, stone oven and the Zaan sweet bread Duivekater.
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About the museum
The house was built in 1658 as a residence on the Hazepad in Zaandijk and was partly converted into a bakery in 1753. It served as the Bolding bakery until 1956. In 1970 the Zaan company Koninklijke Wessanen donated the building to the Zaanse Schans, where it was rebuilt; on 8 June 1972 Queen Juliana opened the museum.
The shop is furnished in 19th-century style, with a marbled wooden floor, and in the bakehouse there is a genuine brick stone oven. In an adjoining room there is a parlour with a magnificent tiled fireplace, the so-called "Smuiger". Bakery and confectionery products made to old recipes are sold and can be tasted.
The name refers to the Duivekater, a typical Zaan sweet bread shaped like a cat's body, traditionally eaten at Christmas but also at Easter and Whitsun; a wooden relief above the front door depicts it. Speculaas, Taaitaai, marzipan, chocolate and sweets are also on offer.
Highlights
- Original bakehouse with brick stone oven
- 19th-century shop interior with marbled floor
- Sale and tasting of Duivekater, Speculaas, Taaitaai and marzipan
- Parlour with tiled fireplace (Smuiger)
- Rijksmonument from 1658, relocated from Zaandijk
Permanent exhibition
- Bakkerswinkel en bakkerij – Historic baker's shop with 19th-century furnishings, a bakehouse with an authentic stone oven and a parlour with a tiled fireplace.
- Founded
- 1972
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Zaanse Schans (Bus, neben dem Zaans Museum)
NS railway station Zaandijk Zaanse Schans (approx. 17 min from Amsterdam Centraal, then about a 15-minute walk to the Zaanse Schans); bus line 800 (express from Amsterdam Centraal, approx. 24 min) and line 801 stop right next to the Zaans Museum.
By car
Paid parking
Zaanse Schans car park (entrance at Schansend), €15 per visit for cars; no spaces for motorhomes (motorhome site at Willem Prinsplein 2 in Zaandam).
Sat-nav address: Schansend 7, Zaandam (Zaanse Schans car park).
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Bakery shop with Duivekater, Speculaas, Taaitaai, chocolate, marzipan and sweets.
Events & venue rental
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