Which museums and galleries does Schiedam have?

Schiedam has four museums in and around the old city centre: the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, the Nationaal Jenevermuseum, Museummolen De Walvisch and the Nationaal Coöperatie Museum7. The Stedelijk at Hoogstraat 112 is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11.00 to 17.002. S'DAM counts eight galleries and art spaces in the town7.

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For modern art go to the Stedelijk, for the town's history to the Jenever Museum and for contemporary work to the galleries.

What can you see at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam?

The Stedelijk Museum Schiedam shows art and history in several exhibitions at once1. It is housed in the former Sint-Jacobs-gasthuis on the Hoogstraat18. You can have coffee or lunch in the chapel, make something yourself in the Atelier or walk into the Art Space Monopole, where art is presented in a slightly different way1.

From 14 November 2026 until 17 May 2027 Armando radicaal is on, about the Zero years of Armando (1929-2018)34. Four rarely shown installations are brought together for the first time, among them Autobandenwand, and one installation is on view again for the first time since 19583. Contemporary artists respond to it with work of their own.

Until 14 March 2027 you can see Broodnodig, about food, memory and migration, with work by Pieter Bruegel, Chaïm Soutine and Mika Rottenberg, among others15. In 2027, from 14 April until 12 September, a survey of Koen Taselaar follows, its centrepiece a tapestry nineteen metres long6.

What can you see at the Jenever Museum and De Walvisch?

The Nationaal Jenevermuseum at Lange Haven 74 tells the story of the drink that made Schiedam big, with a working distillery and a tasting bar20. Museummolen De Walvisch on the Westvest belongs to it. Both are open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11.00 to 17.0020. Everything about tasting, distilling and today's distillers is on the page about jenever and distilleries, and the windmill is covered in detail under the windmills of Schiedam.

What is the Nationaal Coöperatie Museum?

The Nationaal Coöperatie Museum at Lange Haven 84 starts as an old-fashioned shop, where you can buy sweets from the old days8. Behind the shop is a living room furnished as in the 1920s, and the upper floors deal with the cooperative ideal8. Volunteers give tours past old packaging, photographs and everyday objects8.

Which galleries are there in Schiedam?

S'DAM lists eight galleries and art spaces: The DIRT, KunstWerkt, Tone & Image Gallery, OpenArtExchange, Art Gallery Voûte, Galerie 158, Galerie Chimaera and Galerie Jabelle by Jacques Tange7. OpenArtExchange at Hoogstraat 85 was founded in 2018 and connects contemporary artists from non-Western countries with the Western art world9.

What is on the walls changes quickly. In November 2026 Tone & Image Gallery showed photographs of Herman Brood and André Hazes, and Galerie Jabelle ran the exhibition Surreal by Nature by Hester Brink until 19 December14. For what is on now, see the events listing.

The Korenbeurs at Lange Haven 145 also belongs in this list. The national monument from 1787 has housed the library since 2015 and is a venue for art and culture1918.

Partners of Schiedam.com

The three listings below are partners of Schiedam.com. Art Gallery Voûte and Art Centre Schiedam are at Lange Nieuwstraat 191, the same address as Voûte Digital Advertising B.V., the publisher of this site.

Art Gallery Voûte

Art Gallery Voûte is the gallery of the publisher of this site. The gallery started in 1994 in Rotterdam and has an international outlook, with modern and contemporary paintings, sculpture and photography1011. Its own site features, among other things, the photo series Seulement Femmes and abstract work by Noah Voûte1617. According to the gallery, it is open every weekend from 13.00 to 17.00 and otherwise by appointment11.

Art Centre Schiedam (Stichting KunstWerkt)

Art Centre Schiedam is the exhibition space of Stichting KunstWerkt, an artists' foundation that has been active since the 1990s12. During exhibitions the space is open Thursday to Sunday, from 13.00 to 17.0012. Radical Pacifism runs until 29 November 2026, and on Saturday 12 December 2026 KunstKerst there takes part in Kerst in S'DAM1213. Art Centre Schiedam shares its address with the gallery of the publisher of this site.

Dutch Art Exhibition

Dutch Art Exhibition is an online presentation of an exhibition of Dutch art in Qatar, including at the Mondrian Doha Hotel15. The works shown are for sale. Sales enquiries go through Edwin Voûte, who is part of Art Gallery Voûte1511. There is no visitor address in Schiedam.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the opening hours of the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam?

The Stedelijk Museum Schiedam at Hoogstraat 112 is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11.00 to 17.00, and closed on Mondays. It also opens on Easter Monday, Whit Monday and Boxing Day. You buy a ticket online or at the desk, and walking in on the spot is fine too.

Which exhibition is on now at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam?

Until 14 March 2027 you can see Broodnodig, about food, memory and migration. From 14 November 2026 until 17 May 2027 Armando radicaal is on, with rarely shown installations from the Zero years. In 2027, from 14 April until 12 September, a survey of Koen Taselaar follows.

Can you buy art in Schiedam?

Yes. The city centre has several galleries, among them Art Gallery Voûte, OpenArtExchange and Galerie Jabelle. At Art Centre Schiedam of Stichting KunstWerkt, participants offer their work at reasonable prices during KunstKerst, from 10 to 20 December 2026. Check the opening hours of each gallery before you go.

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  3. S'DAM Uitagenda, Armando radicaal, accessed 12-11-2026: www.sdam.nl/uitagenda/event/tentoonstelling-armando-radicaal-de-nul-jaren-in-een-nieuw-licht
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