Home
Welcome to the Museum Van Loon website.In the heart of Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht stands the house of the Amsterdam regent family Van Loon. In 1602 Willem van Loon co-founded the Dutch East-India Company. Six days a week the family opens their home and collection tot the public.
In one of the finest canal houses of the city people can get a glimpse of the life of the Amsterdam Van Loon family.
Van Loon rides out
The coach house is opened every hour for 15 minutes by the museum staff at: 1130, 1230, 130, 230, 330 and 430.
Two years ago Museum Van Loon, with the help of various funds and individuals, purchased the coach house that is situated at the back of the garden of the museum. On the 22nd of September 2011, the birthday of Professor Maurits van Loon (1923 - 2006), founder of the museum, the restoration of the coach house was completed. He would have been delighted to see the historic unity of canal house, garden and coach house restored. It is the only place in The Netherlands where the public can visit a great and representative canal house to it's original extent and where the design of the Amsterdam canal system, listed as UNESCO World Heritage, is as evident.
The coach house, just like the canal house, was designed in 1672 by the well know architect Adriaan Dortsman. The Van Loon family had a great passion for horses owning one of the most impressive collections of carriages in The Netherlands.
The exhibition shows the coach house in it's original splendour. The original carriage housing is restored and a tack cabinet displays the original Van Loon harnesses. The historical carriages, harnesses and horse-sleighs of the Van Loon family will be on display alternately. The coach house will also provide room for educational purposes and to stage various exhibitions and events.
February 28: coach house temporarily closed due to exhibition
Due to the installation of the exhibition Michiel van Musscher, the wealth of the Golden Age (from March 9) the coach house will be closed form Tuesday February 27 onto Thursday March 8, 2012. We apologize for any inconvenience.