What to do · Edam
Edams Museum and its floating cellar
Information
- From
- €8 per adult
- Duration
- 1 h
- Season
- All year, Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 16:30
- Who it's for
- All ages
Edam's museum occupies two buildings on the Damplein. The main one is the Steenen Coopmanshuys, a merchant's house of around 1540, the oldest stone house in the village, turned into a museum in 1895 and hardly touched since: you step into a house of the Golden Age. Its cellar is a rarity, a box that floats on the groundwater and rises and falls with it, the only one of its kind open to the public in the country. Opposite, on the first floor of the town hall of 1737, there is an exhibition that changes every year and the mayor's monumental room.
Hours and price
From Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 16:30; closed on Mondays. It costs €8 for adults, €5.50 for ages 13 to 17 and €3.50 for ages 6 to 12. The Museumkaart is accepted.
Frequently asked questions
What is the floating cellar?
A cellar built as a watertight box that floats on the groundwater instead of resting on it.
Is it open on Mondays?
No, Tuesday to Sunday.
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