Czaar Peterhuisje
Small wooden house from 1632 in Zaandam where Tsar Peter the Great lived in 1697, protected by a 19th-century stone shell.
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About the museum
The wooden cottage on the Krimp in Zaandam was built in 1632 from old ship timber. It became famous through Tsar Peter the Great, who lived here for eight days in August 1697. The 25-year-old traveled incognito to study shipbuilding and industry in the Zaanstreek region, but his height of over two meters and his Russian companions soon gave him away.
In 1818, King William I bought the cottage for his Russian sister-in-law, Anna Pavlovna. In 1823 she had a protective stone shell built around it. In 1895, Tsar Nicholas II commissioned a new stone enclosure in the style of Russian Orthodox churches, designed by the architects Gerlof and Abraham Salm. The house is considered the second-oldest museum in the Netherlands, after the Teylers Museum in Haarlem. Both the wooden house and the enclosure are national monuments; the ensemble was comprehensively restored in 2013.
On display are, among other things, a death mask of Peter the Great, a bust of Anna Pavlovna, and portraits of the tsar and Catherine I. The Zaans Museum manages the house. The VR app "Zaandam anno 1725" additionally takes visitors into the Zaandam of that era.
Highlights
- Wooden house from 1632, once home to Peter the Great
- Stone enclosure from 1895 in Russian Orthodox style
- Death mask of Peter the Great
- Bust of Anna Pavlovna and portraits of the tsars
- VR app "Zaandam anno 1725"
Permanent exhibition
- Czaar Peterhuisje – The wooden house from 1632 with its stone enclosure, where Peter the Great lived in 1697, with a death mask, a bust of Anna Pavlovna and portraits of the tsars.
- Operated by
- Zaans Museum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €3.50Seniors aged 65 and over, students, CJP card holders |
| Children & teens | €3.50free up to age 3 · Children and young people aged 4 to 17: €3.50; free up to age 3. |
| Seniors | €3.50Aged 65 and over. |
| Students & apprentices | €3.50 |
| Groups | –School classes: €2.50 per student; group inquiries to sales@zaansmuseum.nl. |
Free admission with the Museumkaart, I amsterdam Card or VriendenLoterij VIP card, and for Friends of the Museum. Payment by card only (PIN or credit card).
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 wooden house is not accessible for wheelchair users or walkers (rollators); the stone enclosure with its displays is reasonably accessible. Only a few paid parking spaces are directly at the building.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Gedempte Gracht (Bus)
NS train station Zaandam, about 15 minutes' walk via the Gedempte Gracht; bus lines 392 and 394 from Amsterdam Centraal to the Gedempte Gracht stop.
By car
Paid parking · 5-min walk to the entrance
Paid parking garages Zaantheater and Rozenhof, each about 5 minutes' walk away.
Navigation address: Krimp 23, 1506 AA Zaandam.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with gifts and souvenirs.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group visits and guided tours via sales@zaansmuseum.nl. The VR app "Zaandam anno 1725" for iOS and Android shows Zaandam at the time of the tsar's visit. |
