Stadsmuseum Steenwijk
Town museum in the former home of Grietje Reiners with collections of Steenwijk manufacturers, fortress-town history and recreated rooms.
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About the museum
The Stadsmuseum Steenwijk goes back to a bequest: Grietje Reiners left the town her house on the Markt together with a large collection of porcelain, silver and copperwork, coins, a few paintings and some furniture. With this, the foundation established in 1941 was able to set up an antiquities room, from which today's town museum emerged.
The house at Markt 64 was thoroughly restored and refurnished in 1980; the exhibition rooms were extended and the inner courtyard enlarged and repaved. The museum is nationally registered, meaning it meets the nationwide requirements for organisation, presentation and care of its holdings.
Its focus is on six core collections of well-known 20th-century Steenwijk manufacturers: Eskaf ceramics, Wildebras dolls, Monsieur furniture, Bijkamp silver, the cigar and tobacco industry, and the history of the fortress town. There are also archaeological finds, maps, needlework and objects from the town's history, as well as recreated rooms such as a classroom, a small shop and a kitchen from grandmother's day. The museum also offers guided town walks and opens the Steenwijk tower for climbing in summer.
Highlights
- Six core collections: Eskaf ceramics, Wildebras dolls, Monsieur furniture, Bijkamp silver, cigar industry, fortress town
- Recreated rooms: classroom, shop and kitchen from grandmother's day
- Museum in the former home of Grietje Reiners on the Markt
- Town walks with guides, climbing the Steenwijk tower in summer
Permanent exhibitions
- Kernsammlungen Steenwijker Hersteller – Eskaf ceramics, Wildebras dolls, Monsieur furniture, Bijkamp silver and the cigar industry – six collections on well-known manufacturers of the town.
- Historische Räume – Recreated classroom, small shop and a kitchen from grandmother's day in the former home on the Markt.
- Founded
- 1941
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Children & teens | €1.50Children's price €1.50; age limit not specified |
| Groups | –Tours by arrangement possible. |
| Town walk with guide (max. 2 hours) | €5Per person, on request Mon–Sat, minimum price for 6 people; museum admission optionally in addition |
| Climbing the Steenwijk tower | €5Per person; July/August Wednesdays and Saturdays 11 am–5 pm |
Free with Museumkaart and for Friends of the Stadsmuseum (annual contribution from €10). Special rate for schools.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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 upper floor is not accessible to wheelchair users.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Tours and town walks (approx. 1.5 hours) by arrangement by telephone or email; the walk can be combined with a museum visit or tower climb on request. |
