Westfries Museum - Hoorn

The Westfries Museum on the Roode Steen in Hoorn is awaiting major refurbishment and renovation, but is temporarily opening its doors for various exhibitions!

* Rembrandt, the photographer (extended due to success until 5 January 2025):
The renovation is still some time away. Therefore, the completely empty museum is now the setting for the largest collection of Rembrandt etchings ever seen in the Netherlands! For four months, admire over 200 original etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn. Location: Roode Steen 1, Hoorn

* Time in Fashion
How does time affect fashion and how does fashion get out of time? From 1 February to 1 June 2025, admire the special exhibition by three designers, who herein reveal different time periods in artistic designs. Disposable fashion, revolutionary designs, the rise and future of the fashion industry, 17th-century elite language in clothing... Everything passes by in the designs of fashion designer Sepehr Maghsoudi, costume designer Rien Bekkers and Ukrainian paper artist Asya Kozina.

In the city and online, you can discover many more stories about the history of Hoorn and West Friesland.

* Multimedia show with Podwalks (in the Statenpoort, Nieuwstraat 23 Hoorn):
Experience the historical milestones of Hoorn in a spectacular multimedia show (15 min.) and then walk one of the in-depth routes along the monuments in the city centre. You can choose between a city route (60 min) and a harbour route (90 min), which you can walk via your phone as a podwalk or with a walking guide. Of course, you can also combine the routes. Please note that the multimedia show is closed from 1 February to 1 April 2025. The walking routes are always available and for sale via the website.

The museum will be closed from 6 January to 31 January 2025 due to the construction of Time in Fashion.
From 2 June 2025, it will close its doors for a prolonged period of renovation until its expected reopening in 2027.