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Silver Museum at Silver City, Schoonhoven

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By Joop on 31 March 2020 Museums, Villages

Go off the beaten track and make a day trip to the Silver Museum in Schoonhoven. This little city is also known as Silver city and lies on the banks of the River Lek. Visit the only Silver Museum in Holland. Go shopping for jewelry in this friendly well preserved medieval city.

Silver Museum Schoonhoven dutch Facade

History of the Silver Museum in Schoonhoven

Since the Middle Ages Schoonhoven is the Dutch center for the education of silversmiths and goldsmiths. Nowadays you can follow an officially recognized four-year study at the College of Education of Silversmiths and Goldsmiths. So it is not a surprise that you find a lot of jewelry shops in Schoonhoven. In the Silver Museum, there are permanent and temporary exhibitions and workshops. One day a month it is possible to get the taxation of the value of your silver objects in the Silver Museum.

The museum shows an overview of Dutch silver

The permanent exhibition “From ore to end product” shows historical and contemporary silver, history, technology, hallmarks, and a jewelry store from the 1920s. The museum is in possession of the historical collection of Van Kempen and Begeer, parts are included in the permanent collection.

How to get there:

Address: Silver Museum, Nederlands Silver Museum, Kazerneplein 4, 2871 CZ Schoonhoven
Opening hours: Tuesday till Sunday from 11.00 till 17.00 hours

Tickets can be bought online or at the museum

Travel information:
By car and bike: plan you’re route by Google Maps »
By public transport: From Utrecht Central Station the intercity to Gouda and from there by bus to Schoonhoven (52 minutes). Get off at the Schoonhoven Noord bus stop. From there it is a 9-minute walk to Kazerneplein.

The craft of gold and silversmith is practiced in the museum

Young gold and silversmiths work in their own silversmith’s shop. Visitors can apply the techniques of a goldsmith themselves in the SilverLab. The museum organizes several temporary exhibitions and events every year.

Silver atelier

Collection of the Silver Museum in Schoonhoven

Silver Museum Schoonhoven Art Object Swan
Birth jewelry
Silver Museum Schoonhoven
Silver Museum Schoonhoven Ramshead
Silver Museum Schoonhoven – photo MSH
Silver museum Schoonhove
Silver Museum Schoonhoven – photo MSH
Silver museum Schoonhove
Silver Museum Schoonhoven – photo MSH

Things to do near the Silver Museum in Schoonhoven

  1. Visit the weekly market on Wednesdays and enjoy the music from the carillon.
  2. Walk around the village and enjoy the architecture. Many a building dates back to the Middle Ages.
  3. If you want to do some serious jewelry shopping in Holland Schoonhoven is the place to go. Here you get the best Dutch quality for the best price.
  4. Do not miss the “Veerpoort”. At this gate, you have a nice view of the River Lek. Pick a terrace on the riverside.

Things you Must See around The Silver Museum of Schoonhoven

  1. Take the bus to the nineteen windmills at Kinderdijk.
  2. Visit the fortified village of Nieuwpoort.
  3. Must see the oldest city in Holland: Dordrecht.
Silver Museum Schoonhoven Dutch Canal in Center
Schoonhoven – photo MSH

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Hello, my name is Joop and I am the creator/designer of this blog. Always looking for new adventures. I travelled the World and would like to travel some more. Well, that's who I am in a nutshell. Together with some friends and family we like to show the Netherlands to the World. I hope you will enjoy our blog and persuade you to visit our lovely country. Love to see you soon in Holland.

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