Zaanse Time Museum

Zaanse Time Museum

Museum Zaanse Tijd
Established	3 February 1976 (1976-02-03)
Location	Zaanse Schans
Coordinates	52°28′18.6″N4°48′55.7″E / 52.471833°N 4.815472°E / 52.471833; 4.815472
Accreditation	Rijksmonument [1]
Key holdings	Clocks and watches
Owner	Zaans Uurwerken Museum Foundation

The Zaanse Time Museum (Dutch : Museum Zaanse Tijd) is a clock museum located in the Zaanse Schans in the North Holland municipality of Zaanstad. ^[2]

History

The museum was founded at the initiative of the municipality of Zaandam and opened by Prince Claus on 3 February 1976. In 1985, it was threatened with closure but saved through fundraising and the establishment of the Zaans Uurwerken Museum Foundation.

Collection

The collection consists of Zaanse and Dutch clocks, timepieces, and watches. Significant attention is given to the Zaanse clock of the Dutch Golden Age, which has remained popular at various times since then.

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  Longcase and table clocks
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  Dutch wall clock of 1685
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  Late mediæval turret clock with foliot
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  Turret clock by Dirck Volger 1690
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  English table clock by Joseph Smith of Chester ca. 1750

Building

The museum is housed in a 17th-century national monument, a sailcloth weaver's house brought from Assendelft which has been furnished with period rooms. ^[3]

References

1. "Kalverringdijk 3, 1509 BT te Zaandam". Rijksmonumentenregister. Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap. 19 September 1972. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
2. "Sample the delights of Holland in the Spring" . West Lancashire Evening Gazette. United Kingdom. 8 February 1993. Retrieved 15 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Het Zaanse museumparadijs, deel 11: Museum van het Nederlandse Uurwerk". De Orkaan. Zaans Nieuws. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2025.