Maritime MuZEEum Zeeland - Museum

The Maritiem MuZEEum in Vlissingen is Zeeland's maritime and city museum. With some 20,000 objects it holds one of the most important maritime archaeology collections in the Netherlands. It stands on the Nieuwendijk, close to the boulevard.

What can you expect at the MuZEEum?

• History: The museum is partly housed in the Lampsinshuis of 1641, built for merchant Cornelis Lampsins. The young Michiel de Ruyter worked as a rope maker for this trading house. The MuZEEum was founded in 2001 as successor to the Stedelijk Museum Vlissingen.
• Displays: The permanent display on four floors covers the themes of water, work, glory and adventure. Three windows of the Canon of the Netherlands meet here: De Ruyter, the VOC and slavery.
• Highlights: Highlights of the MuZEEum are:
  • The portraits of Michiel de Ruyter and his wife Anna van Gelder by Ferdinand Bol.
  • Thousands of VOC finds from the wrecks of the 't Vliegend Hert and the De Rooswijk.
  • A pair of spectacles with lenses intact and a mustard pot still holding its spoon, from the Rooswijk.
  • The model of the slave ship D'Elisabet Galy of 1762.
  • The story of De Ruyter's flagship De Zeven Provinciën and the raid on Chatham in 1667.

Practical information

• Opening hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday during the day, and on some Mondays in school holidays.
• Children: There is a special children's route, and the audio tour is free. Schools can book education programmes.
• Also part of the museum: The Oranjemolen windmill is also part of the museum. The Kazematten are temporarily closed.

The MuZEEum takes you through Zeeland's rich and sometimes painful maritime history.

Furthermore Maritime MuZEEum Zeeland is near the following sights: Reptile Zoo Iguana (±200 m) & Pathé Vlissingen (±600 m).

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For information

Maritiem MuZEEum Zeeland
Nieuwendijk 15, Vlissingen
tel. +31 118 412 498 
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