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{{short description|Maritime museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands}}
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| native_name = ''Het Scheepvaartmuseum''
| native_name = ''Het Scheepvaartmuseum''
| native_name_lang = Dutch
| native_name_lang = Dutch
| image = Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum2.jpg
| image = Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum 2024.jpg
| image_upright = 1.15
| image_upright =
| caption = [['s Lands Zeemagazijn]] in 2007
| caption = [['s Lands Zeemagazijn]] in 2024.
| alt = Light grey building with a dark grey roof surrounded by water
| alt = Light grey building with a dark grey roof surrounded by water
| map_type = Netherlands Amsterdam Central
| map_type = Netherlands Amsterdam Central
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| map_caption = Location within the centre of Amsterdam
| map_caption = Location within the centre of Amsterdam
| coordinates = {{coord|52|22|18|N|4|54|53|E|region:NL-NH|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|52|22|18|N|4|54|53|E|region:NL-NH|display=inline,title}}
| established = {{Start date|1916}}<ref>{{nl icon}} [http://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/hetmuseum/nieuws|31 De Vereeniging], Het Scheepvaartmuseum. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.</ref>
| established = {{Start date|1916}}<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/hetmuseum/nieuws|31 De Vereeniging], Het Scheepvaartmuseum. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.</ref>
| location = Kattenburgerplein 1<ref name="about">[http://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/themuseum/about About the museum], Het Scheepvaartmuseum, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.</ref><br>[[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| location = Kattenburgerplein 1<ref name="about">[http://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/themuseum/about About the museum], Het Scheepvaartmuseum, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.</ref><br>[[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| type = [[Maritime museum]]
| type = [[Maritime museum]]
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| collections =
| collections =
| collection =
| collection =
| visitors = 300,000 (2015)<ref>{{nl icon}} Jasper Piersma & Olga Ketellapper, "[http://www.parool.nl/kunst-en-media/driekwart-amsterdamse-musea-trekt-in-2015-meer-bezoekers~a4213411/ Driekwart Amsterdamse musea trekt in 2015 meer bezoekers]", ''[[Het Parool]]'', 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.</ref>
| visitors = 300,000 (2015)<ref>{{in lang|nl}} Jasper Piersma & Olga Ketellapper, "[http://www.parool.nl/kunst-en-media/driekwart-amsterdamse-musea-trekt-in-2015-meer-bezoekers~a4213411/ Driekwart Amsterdamse musea trekt in 2015 meer bezoekers]", ''[[Het Parool]]'', 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.</ref>
| director = J.H. Gerson (''[[ad interim]]'')<ref name="organisation">[https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/about-the-museum/organisation Organisation], National Martime Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2016.</ref>
| director = J.H. Gerson (''ad interim'')<ref name="organisation">[https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/about-the-museum/organisation Organisation], National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2016.</ref>
| president = ''Vacancy''<ref name="organisation"/>
| president = ''Vacancy''<ref name="organisation"/>
| curator =
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| website = {{URL|www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl}}
| website = {{URL|www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.com}}
}}
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The '''National Maritime Museum''' ({{lang-nl|'''Het Scheepvaartmuseum'''}}) is a [[maritime museum]] in [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]]. The museum had 300,000 visitors in 2015.
The '''National Maritime Museum''' ({{lang-nl|'''Het Scheepvaartmuseum'''}}, {{IPA-nl|ət ˈsxeːpfaːrtmyˌzeːjʏm|pron}}) is a [[maritime museum]] in [[Amsterdam]] in the Netherlands.


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The museum had 419,060 visitors in 2012.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/hetmuseum/nieuws|168?t=Nederlands Vierde kwartaal: volop feest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328185715/https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/hetmuseum/nieuws |date=28 March 2016 }}, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.</ref> It ranked as 11th [[List of most visited museums in the Netherlands|most visited museum in the Netherlands]] in 2013.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} Daan van Lent & Pieter van Os, "[http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/12/27/musea-doen-het-goed-aantal-bezoekers-in-2013-fors-gestegen/ Musea doen het goed: aantal bezoekers in 2013 fors gestegen]", ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.</ref> The museum had 300,000 visitors in 2015.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} Jasper Piersma & Olga Ketellapper, "[http://www.parool.nl/kunst-en-media/driekwart-amsterdamse-musea-trekt-in-2015-meer-bezoekers~a4213411/ Driekwart Amsterdamse musea trekt in 2015 meer bezoekers]", ''[[Het Parool]]'', 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.</ref> In 2017 the museum received 350,000 visitors.
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== History ==
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The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse, ''[['s Lands Zeemagazijn]]'' or ''Admiraliteits Magazijn'', designed by the Dutch architect [[Daniël Stalpaert]] and constructed in 1656. The museum moved to this building in 1973.

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After an extensive renovation in 2007–2011, Het Scheepvaartmuseum reopened on 2 October 2011.

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[[File:National Maritime Museum Amsterdam.JPG|thumb|The glass roof of the courtyard inspired by the compass rose on nautical maps]]


== Collection ==
== Collection ==
The museum is dedicated to [[maritime history]] and contains many artifacts associated with [[shipping]] and [[sailing]]. The collection contains, among other things, paintings, scale models, weapons and world maps. The paintings depict Dutch naval officers such as [[Michiel de Ruyter]] and impressive historical sea battles.
The museum is dedicated to [[maritime history]] and contains many artefacts associated with [[shipping]] and [[sailing]]. The collection contains, among other things, paintings, scale models, weapons and world maps. The paintings depict Dutch naval officers such as [[Michiel de Ruyter]] and historical sea battles.{{fact|date=May 2020}}


The map collection includes works by famed 17th-century cartographers [[Willem Blaeu]] and his son [[Joan Blaeu]]. The museum also has a surviving copy of the first edition of [[Maximilianus Transylvanus|Maximilian Transylvanus']] work, ''De Moluccis Insulis'', the first to describe [[Ferdinand Magellan|Ferdinand Magellan's]] voyage around the world.
The map collection includes works by 17th-century cartographers [[Willem Blaeu]] and his son [[Joan Blaeu]]. The museum also has a surviving copy of the first edition of [[Maximilianus Transylvanus]]' work, ''De Moluccis Insulis'', the first to describe [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s voyage around the world.{{fact|date=May 2020}}


== ''Amsterdam'' replica ==
== ''Amsterdam'' replica ==
Moored outside the museum is a replica of the ''[[VOC ship Amsterdam|Amsterdam]]'', an 18th-century ship which sailed between the Netherlands and the [[East Indies]]. The replica was built in the years 1985–1990.
Moored outside the museum is a replica of the ''[[VOC ship Amsterdam|Amsterdam]]'', an 18th-century ship which sailed between the Netherlands and the [[East Indies]]. The replica was built in 1985–1990.


[[File:Admiraliteit Amsterdam.jpg|thumb|left|A 1990 replica of the ''[[Amsterdam (VOC ship)|Amsterdam]]'' is moored next to the museum]]
[[File:Admiraliteit Amsterdam.jpg|thumb|A 1990 replica of the ''[[Amsterdam (VOC ship)|Amsterdam]]'' is moored next to the museum.]]


== Visitors ==
== Replica in China ==
A smaller replica of the building is part of the Dutch Village [[Gaoqiao, Shanghai|Gaoqiao]], a planned city and neighborhood of the large community [[Pudong]], [[Shanghai]], [[People's Republic of China]] at {{coord|31.340236|N|121.572857|E|}}, next to another replica of the [[Hofwijck]].
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The museum had 419,060 visitors in 2012.<ref>{{nl icon}} [http://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/hetmuseum/nieuws|168?t=Nederlands Vierde kwartaal: volop feest], Het Scheepvaartmuseum, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.</ref> It ranked as 11th [[List of most visited museums in the Netherlands|most visited museum in the Netherlands]] in 2013.<ref>{{nl icon}} Daan van Lent & Pieter van Os, "[http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/12/27/musea-doen-het-goed-aantal-bezoekers-in-2013-fors-gestegen/ Musea doen het goed: aantal bezoekers in 2013 fors gestegen]", ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.</ref> The museum had 300,000 visitors in 2015.<ref>{{nl icon}} Jasper Piersma & Olga Ketellapper, "[http://www.parool.nl/kunst-en-media/driekwart-amsterdamse-musea-trekt-in-2015-meer-bezoekers~a4213411/ Driekwart Amsterdamse musea trekt in 2015 meer bezoekers]", ''[[Het Parool]]'', 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.</ref> <br>

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== History ==
⚫
The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse, ''[['s Lands Zeemagazijn]]'' or ''Admiraliteits Magazijn'', designed by the Dutch architect [[Daniël Stalpaert]] and constructed in 1656. The museum moved to this building in 1973.

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After an extensive renovation in 2007–2011, Het Scheepvaartmuseum reopened on 2 October 2011.{{fact|date=May 2020}}

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[[File:National Maritime Museum Amsterdam.JPG|thumb|The glass roof of the courtyard inspired by the compass rose and [[rhumb lines]] on old nautical charts.]]


== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==
In the spring of 2013, there was a deadly shooting incident during the "Waterfront" festivity at the museum <ref>{{nl icon}} Slachtoffer schietpartij Scheepvaartmuseum was 26 jarige Amsterdammer."[http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/4/AMSTERDAM/article/detail/3447438/2013/05/26/Slachtoffer-schietpartij-Scheepvaartmuseum-was-26-jarige-Amsterdammer.dhtml]", ''[[Het Parool]]'', 2013, Retrieved 14 January 2017.</ref>. For the next three months, the museum was not allowed not rent out its space. After 2013, the number of visitors started to decline and director Willem Bijleveld, who had supervised the renovation of 2011, departed after a tenure of 18 years. The museum was criticized for having become too commercial for a cultural institution. In particular, the "Raad van Cultuur" - a government board that monitors cultural activity in the Netherlands - stated that the Scheepvaartmuseum had focused too much on entertainment and not enough on its task as a museum <ref>{{nl icon}} Merijn Rengers, [https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/01/30/muiterij-in-het-museum-1582603-a268651/ Muiterij in het museum.] ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.</ref>. The new director, Pauline Krikke, was the former mayor of the town of Arnhem and a prominent member of the VVD (a center-right political party). Krikke came into conflict with the management team of the museum and the "Raad van Toezicht"
In 2013, there was a deadly shooting incident during the "Waterfront" festivity at the museum.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} Slachtoffer schietpartij Scheepvaartmuseum was 26 jarige Amsterdammer."[http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/4/AMSTERDAM/article/detail/3447438/2013/05/26/Slachtoffer-schietpartij-Scheepvaartmuseum-was-26-jarige-Amsterdammer.dhtml]", ''[[Het Parool]]'', 2013, Retrieved 14 January 2017.</ref> For the next three months, the museum was not allowed to rent out its space.
After 2013, the number of visitors started to decline and director Willem Bijleveld, who had supervised the renovation of 2011, departed after a tenure of 18 years. The museum was criticised for having become too commercial for a cultural institution and having been turned into an amusement park.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} Matthias van Rossum, Karwan Fatah-Black, Lex Heerma van Voss, Jaap Bruijn, Gerrit Knaap, Leo Balai en Petra van Dam. "[http://www.volkskrant.nl/opinie/-de-directie-van-het-scheepvaartmuseum-kiest-voor-pretparkkoers~a3706138/ De directie van het scheepvaartmuseum kiest voor pretparkkoers]" ''[[De Volkskrant]]'', 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.</ref> The "Raad van Cultuur" — a government board that monitors cultural activity in the Netherlands and advises the government on subsidies for museums — judged that the Scheepvaartmuseum had focused too much on entertainment and not enough on its task as a museum.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} Merijn Rengers, [https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/01/30/muiterij-in-het-museum-1582603-a268651/ Muiterij in het museum.] ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.</ref>
The next director was [[Pauline Krikke]], the former mayor of Arnhem and a prominent member of the [[VVD]], a centre-right political party that was senior partner in the [[second Rutte cabinet]]. Krikke came into conflict with the management team of the museum and the "Raad van Toezicht"
(Board of Supervision) concerning a perceived lack of communication. During a confrontation on November 15 of 2015, the management team expressed its lack of confidence in Krikke. Krikke, who characterized the confrontation as "groepsverkrachting" (group rape) <ref>{{nl icon}} Merijn Rengers, [https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/01/30/muiterij-in-het-museum-1582603-a268651/ Muiterij in het museum.] ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.</ref>, resigned. Michael Huijser was appointed as the new director.
(Board of Supervision) concerning a perceived lack of communication. During a confrontation on 15 November 2015, the management team expressed its lack of confidence in Krikke, who resigned.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} Merijn Rengers, [https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/01/30/muiterij-in-het-museum-1582603-a268651/ Muiterij in het museum.] ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.</ref> The former director of the [[Rembrandt House Museum]], Michael Huijser, was appointed as the new director of the museum.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum}}
*{{Official website|https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/lang/en?ref=/}}
*{{Official website|URL=https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.com/}}


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Latest revision as of 15:47, 17 February 2024

National Maritime Museum
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Light grey building with a dark grey roof surrounded by water
's Lands Zeemagazijn in 2024.
Het Scheepvaartmuseum is located in Amsterdam
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Location within the centre of Amsterdam
Established1916 (1916)[1]
LocationKattenburgerplein 1[2]
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates52°22′18″N 4°54′53″E / 52.37167°N 4.91472°E / 52.37167; 4.91472
TypeMaritime museum
Visitors300,000 (2015)[3]
DirectorJ.H. Gerson (ad interim)[4]
PresidentVacancy[4]
Websitewww.hetscheepvaartmuseum.com

The National Maritime Museum (Dutch: Het Scheepvaartmuseum, pronounced [ət ˈsxeːpfaːrtmyˌzeːjʏm]) is a maritime museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

The museum had 419,060 visitors in 2012.[5] It ranked as 11th most visited museum in the Netherlands in 2013.[6] The museum had 300,000 visitors in 2015.[7] In 2017 the museum received 350,000 visitors.

Collection[edit]

The museum is dedicated to maritime history and contains many artefacts associated with shipping and sailing. The collection contains, among other things, paintings, scale models, weapons and world maps. The paintings depict Dutch naval officers such as Michiel de Ruyter and historical sea battles.[citation needed]

The map collection includes works by 17th-century cartographers Willem Blaeu and his son Joan Blaeu. The museum also has a surviving copy of the first edition of Maximilianus Transylvanus' work, De Moluccis Insulis, the first to describe Ferdinand Magellan's voyage around the world.[citation needed]

Amsterdam replica[edit]

Moored outside the museum is a replica of the Amsterdam, an 18th-century ship which sailed between the Netherlands and the East Indies. The replica was built in 1985–1990.

A 1990 replica of the Amsterdam is moored next to the museum.

Replica in China[edit]

A smaller replica of the building is part of the Dutch Village Gaoqiao, a planned city and neighborhood of the large community Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China at 31°20′25″N 121°34′22″E / 31.340236°N 121.572857°E / 31.340236; 121.572857, next to another replica of the Hofwijck.

History[edit]

The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse, 's Lands Zeemagazijn or Admiraliteits Magazijn, designed by the Dutch architect Daniël Stalpaert and constructed in 1656. The museum moved to this building in 1973.

After an extensive renovation in 2007–2011, Het Scheepvaartmuseum reopened on 2 October 2011.[citation needed]

The glass roof of the courtyard inspired by the compass rose and rhumb lines on old nautical charts.

Controversies[edit]

In 2013, there was a deadly shooting incident during the "Waterfront" festivity at the museum.[8] For the next three months, the museum was not allowed to rent out its space.

After 2013, the number of visitors started to decline and director Willem Bijleveld, who had supervised the renovation of 2011, departed after a tenure of 18 years. The museum was criticised for having become too commercial for a cultural institution and having been turned into an amusement park.[9] The "Raad van Cultuur" — a government board that monitors cultural activity in the Netherlands and advises the government on subsidies for museums — judged that the Scheepvaartmuseum had focused too much on entertainment and not enough on its task as a museum.[10]

The next director was Pauline Krikke, the former mayor of Arnhem and a prominent member of the VVD, a centre-right political party that was senior partner in the second Rutte cabinet. Krikke came into conflict with the management team of the museum and the "Raad van Toezicht" (Board of Supervision) concerning a perceived lack of communication. During a confrontation on 15 November 2015, the management team expressed its lack of confidence in Krikke, who resigned.[11] The former director of the Rembrandt House Museum, Michael Huijser, was appointed as the new director of the museum.

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Dutch) De Vereeniging, Het Scheepvaartmuseum. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.
  2. ^ About the museum, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Jasper Piersma & Olga Ketellapper, "Driekwart Amsterdamse musea trekt in 2015 meer bezoekers", Het Parool, 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b Organisation, National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ^ (in Dutch) Vierde kwartaal: volop feest Archived 28 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ^ (in Dutch) Daan van Lent & Pieter van Os, "Musea doen het goed: aantal bezoekers in 2013 fors gestegen", NRC Handelsblad, 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  7. ^ (in Dutch) Jasper Piersma & Olga Ketellapper, "Driekwart Amsterdamse musea trekt in 2015 meer bezoekers", Het Parool, 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  8. ^ (in Dutch) Slachtoffer schietpartij Scheepvaartmuseum was 26 jarige Amsterdammer."[1]", Het Parool, 2013, Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  9. ^ (in Dutch) Matthias van Rossum, Karwan Fatah-Black, Lex Heerma van Voss, Jaap Bruijn, Gerrit Knaap, Leo Balai en Petra van Dam. "De directie van het scheepvaartmuseum kiest voor pretparkkoers" De Volkskrant, 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  10. ^ (in Dutch) Merijn Rengers, Muiterij in het museum. NRC Handelsblad, 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  11. ^ (in Dutch) Merijn Rengers, Muiterij in het museum. NRC Handelsblad, 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

External links[edit]

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