NEWSFLASH: as of Friday 1 March ‘the De-Collecting’ starts

The entire collection of Museum De Voorde will be open to the public, starting Friday 1 March. Residents of Zoetermeer are cordially invited to help with the de-collecting of the collection.

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press release

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working group session

Curator of Zoetermeer’s Heritage

Museum De Voorde is the curator of Zoetermeer’s heritage. This collection includes truly Zoetermeer items such as the livery collar (chain of office) of Zegwaart, the ornamental tile of ‘Castle Palenstein’, the pill boxes of doctor Palte and the signboard of café ‘De Jonge Prins’ in the Dorpsstraat.

Up to 2023 the museum was located in the city centre of Zoetermeer. After the grant ended, the collection was stored in the depot and nowadays only viewable online. The foundation Museum De Voorde manages and maintains the Zoetermeer collection.

Stadsmuseum ‘t Oude Huis

1989-2018

In 1989, the founding of foundation ‘Stichting Historisch Museum ‘t Oude Huis’ took place. The purpose of the museum was to establish and maintain a historical museum in Zoetermeer.

Museum De Voorde

2019-2023

New location, new building, new name and new purpose. In 2019, the museum moved to the Stadshart and continued under the name Museum De Voorde; a museum focused on identity and everyday life.

Learn more about the museum of Zoetermeer

Collections

Museum De Voorde’s collection consists of three sub-collections: ‘Zoetermeer Heritage Collection’, ‘Zoetermeer 2008 Collection: Heritage Lab DNA Zoetermeer’ and ‘Popular Design Collection’.