Streekmuseum Krimpenerwaard

About the museum

The Streekmuseum Krimpenerwaard goes back to history-minded residents of Krimpen aan den IJssel, who founded the Stichting Oudheidkamer (Oudheidkamer foundation) on August 18, 1953. At first they mainly collected objects from their own village; a first exhibition was held at the opening of the Algerabrug. As the collection grew through donations, the municipality made a farm at IJsseldijk 312 available in 1965. The restoration took three years, during which the collection found its form: objects from households, farms and craft businesses of the Krimpenerwaard as they were used around 1900.

Today the museum is housed in the listed 17th-century hall-house farm (hallehuis). The stable, kitchen, best room and cellar are still furnished as they once were. In the attic, all places in the municipality are presented, from Stolwijk to Krimpen aan de Lek, with typical regional themes such as inland shipping, brickworks and rope-making, as well as an old classroom in the style of "Ot en Sien". The farmyard includes a household work room, a wagon shed and a hayloft, and the former cow barn houses a coffee corner.

The house has been listed in the Dutch museum register since 1998. More than 65 volunteers keep the museum running. Since 2025, the municipality of Krimpen aan den IJssel has been working with the museum on a new direction, intended to link it more closely with local history.

Highlights

• Listed 17th-century hall-house with stable, kitchen, best room and cellar
• Attic on the places of the Krimpenerwaard, inland shipping, brickworks and rope-making
• Old "Ot en Sien" classroom to sit in
• Old-fashioned grocery shop with sweets from the past
• Coffee corner in the former cow barn and free museum garden

Permanent exhibitions

• Museumsbauernhof – The 17th-century hall-house shows stable, kitchen, best room and cellar with everyday objects from around 1900.
• Die Krimpenerwaard: von Stolwijk bis Krimpen aan de Lek – The attic presents all places in the municipality, with themes such as inland shipping, brickworks and rope-making, as well as an old classroom.

Founded

1953

Admission & discounts

Regular admission price from age 18. Free with Museumkaart, Rotterdampas and for donors.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• 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

According to the website, the museum is only partly accessible: the upper floor of the main building can only be reached by a stairlift (not a full elevator), and a ramp leads over the threshold at the entrance. There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet in the barn. The side room of the best room ("opkamer") and the cellar cannot be reached by wheelchair users.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Kids’ birthday parties

Children's workshops during school holidays, craft activities on Open Monument Day (Tag des offenen Denkmals) and school lessons. Children's birthday parties from about age 6 (at least 8 children, €8 per child): a tour, dressing up in the style of "Ot en Sien", a search game across the yard, and playing with old toys.

Getting there & parking

Navigation address Boezemdreef 1, 2922 BA Krimpen aan den IJssel; the entrance is the green gate next to Boezemdreef 1. Postal address: IJsseldijk 312, 2922 BM.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Coffee corner in the former cow barn (24 seats) with coffee, tea, soft drinks and pastries; small grocery shop with sweets from the past at the entrance. ANWB bicycle service point (toolbox for small repairs).

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 50 guests.

Best room as a wedding room (up to 50 people), Tuinzaal (garden room) for meetings (up to 50 people), coffee corner for small groups. Large arrangements currently cannot be booked. Photo shoot on the grounds €50 for 1.5 hours.

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