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Overview houses

An overview of all Museumhuizen in The Netherlands.

All houses

View here the overview of all museum houses spread throughout the Netherlands.

Bonck House 1624 Hoorn Huis Bonck - Built in 1624
Bartolotti House 1755 Amsterdam House Bartolotti Amsterdam
Museumhuis Van Eysinga 1781 Leeuwarden Museumhuis Van Eysinga in Leeuwarden
Huis Van Meerten 1893 Delft Museumhuis Van Meerten in Delft
Villa Rams Woerthe 1899 Steenwijk Entrance Villa Rams Woerthe
Van Ravesteyn house 1932 Utrecht The livingroom and office in Van Ravesteyn house
Museumhuis Polman 1956 Nagele Museumhuis Polman

Overview focus houses

View here the overview of all focus buildings spread throughout the Netherlands.

All Focus Houses

In these houses a small exposition is dedicated to a single element of the house.

Gemeenlandshuis Maassluis 1626 Maassluis Gemeenlandshuis Maassluis
Country estate Beeckestijn 1717 Velsen-Zuid Country estate Beeckestijn
Gemeenlandshuis Amsterdam 1726 Amsterdam Museum house Diemerzeedijk in Amsterdam
Huis Timmerman 1746 Monnickendam Monnickendam former town hall

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Museumhuis Polman

By Vereniging Hendrick de Keyser
1956
Nieuwe Bouwen
Nagele
Karwijhof 20
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The village of Nagele is the icon of the Dutch architectural period 'Nieuwe Bouwen', the Dutch version of Modernist or Bauhaus architecture and design. Come and enjoy a trip down memory lane by visiting our house on the Karwijhof.

Villa Rams Woerthe Coordinator

Inge Osinga

Inge Osinga - Villa Rams Woerthe Coordinator

Remember 1956

Photo originating from the late 1950's showing the personal choices made by the tenants.

Public space not yet finished
Kitchen, 1950's
Remember 1956 Kitchen, 1950's

What's a lavet?

A lavet stands in the middle between a sink and a bathtub and was used in social housing especially in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a Dutch design and was made from artificial natural stone.

Lavet House Polman
Lavet House Polman
What's a lavet? Lavet House Polman

A light and sunny house

Just a door made out of glass seperates the living room from the kitchen.
Open-plan living is just around the corner.

A light and sunny house
A light and sunny house
A light and sunny house A light and sunny house

Colors and lines

It still looks modern: the colors and lines of the designs of this period. Everything revolves around light and air.

House Polman
Door House Polman
Colors and lines House Polman

Colors and lines

It still looks modern: the colors and lines of the designs of this period. Everything revolves around light and air.

House Polman
Door House Polman
Colors and lines House Polman

Opening hours

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Monday Mon Closed Closed
Tuesday Tue Closed Closed
Wednesday Wed Closed Closed
Thursday Thu Closed Closed
Friday Fri Closed Closed
Saturday Sat 13.00 - 17.00 13.00 - 17.00
Sunday Sun Closed Closed

Entrance fees

Adults €6
Visitors aged 12 – 26 years €5
Visitors aged under 12 free

Free entrance for:
• Huisgenoten
• BankGiro Loterij VIP-KAARThouders

Visiting address

Huis Polman
Karwijhof 20
8308AK Nagele

Accessibility

Museumhuizen works with time-slots. Please reserve a time slot with the Buy Tickets-button.

House Polman is not accessible for visitors in a wheelchair.

What our visitors think

What a warm welcome in the Museum House in Nagele! The brand new volunteers provided us with slippers, cups of tea and stories.
Inge, Amsterdam

Perfect combination

To learn more about why this neighborhood is so unique we recommend a visit to Museum Nagele. Here you will get the full story behind the urban planning, the architects and their view on living.
There is a special combination ticket with a reduced price available in both locations.

Combination ticket
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