{"id":426,"date":"2025-03-18T11:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T10:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/?page_id=426"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:39:27","slug":"about-the-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"About the museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A pearl in North Holland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands and connects people, art and history. The museum presents a fine collection of ancient and modern art and high-profile temporary exhibitions. During school vacations there are workshops for children of all ages and in the museum store you can find original gifts. In the museum caf\u00e9 you can enjoy fair trade coffee, homemade soup or delicious pastries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Bergen School<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lovers of the Bergen School movement will enjoy the museum. The permanent exhibition features the oeuvres of artists such as Else Berg, Mommie Schwarz, Leo Gestel, Dirk Filarski, Gerrit Willem van Blaaderen, Arnout Colnot and Piet and Matthieu Wiegman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ANBI<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since January 1, 2014, Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar has become an independent foundation with a Supervisory Board. The museum is listed in the Dutch Museum Register and has carried the Museum Card since 2000. <strong><br><\/strong>The Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar Foundation is registered with the tax authorities as a (cultural) non-profit institution (ANBI). The RSIN number of Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar is: 853407769.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SMA-2024-standaardform-pubplicht-anbi-algemeen-ib1101z4fol-1.pdf\">Cultural ANBI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"item-list wp-block alignfull\" id=\"item-list-block_9d9a69fd5804ec8b358d94b82bde4e41\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"row small-up-1 medium-up-2 large-up-3 flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/zakelijke-verhuur\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/zakelijke-verhuur-stedelijk-museum-alkmaar-zaal-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"business rental stedelijk museum alkmaar hall\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Corporate rental<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"card__subtitle\">meet at the museum <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/museumwinkel\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/museum-winkel-stedelijk-museum-alkmaar-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"museum store stedelijk museum alkmaar\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Museum Store<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"card__subtitle\">Meet at the museum <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/pers\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/foyer-stedelijk-museum-alkmaar-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"foyer stedelijk museum alkmaar\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Press<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/museumcafe\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/museum-cafe-stedelijk-museum-alkmaar-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"museum cafe urban museum alkmaar\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Museum Cafe<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"card__subtitle\">meet at the museum <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/organisatie\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/organisatie-en-team-stedelijk-museum-alkmaar-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"organization and team stedelijk museum alkmaar\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Organization and team<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"card__subtitle\">Meet at the museum <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/de-jonge-lichting\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Groepsfoto-1-DJL-25-26-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">The Young Founder<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"card__subtitle\">meet at the museum <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/raad-van-toezicht-leden\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Schutterszaal-AA.b4ec21f39ce668523aa923b3d3d5a5fb-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Supervisory board members<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"card__subtitle\">Meet at the museum <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/jaarverslagen\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nepnieuws-stedelijk-museum-alkmaar-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Fake news urban museum alkmaar\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Annual Reports<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/over-het-museum\/vacatures\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stedelijk-Museum-Alkmaar-gevel-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar facade\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lees-verder\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Vacancies<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block bg-gray links alignfull\" id=\"faq-block_c8d7395c0e4e94e47745db1b9af60c9d\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row text-center align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column small-12 large-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-m\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"item-list__title\"> go to<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row text-center align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"columns\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"\" class=\"button button--black\">Plan your visit<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/now-to-see\/\" target=\"\" class=\"button button--black\">now to see<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"\" class=\"button button--black\">About the museum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl\/en\/frequently-asked-questions\/\" target=\"\" class=\"button button--black\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pearl in North 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