Museumkaart

The Museum Card, also known as the Museumkaart in Dutch, is a personal card that grants free entry to approximately 400 museums in the Netherlands for one year. It is available for purchase at many of the larger participating museums or online, with a temporary card issued when purchased from the museum. While most museums offer free entry to Museum Card holders, some museums may charge an additional fee for special exhibitions, but not for general collections.[2][3]

Museumkaart
Industryarts and culture; heritage; museums
Founded1981[1]
Headquarters
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
Area served
Netherlands
Websitewww.museumkaart.nl

In 2013, over 900.000 people held Museum Cards, and approximately 23% of visitors to affiliated museums in 2011 held Museum Cards (4.3 million out of 18.1 million visitors).

Museum Card Requirements

Buying the card online is only possible for Dutch residents with a Dutch IBAN and a registered Dutch address. Tourists or visitors from other countries who want to purchase the Museum Card can do so at participating museums, where a temporary card is issued, valid for 31 days or 5 visits.

Mission

The Museum Card, issued by the Dutch Museum Association, is intended to encourage repeat visits to museums and foster a stronger connection between museums and their patrons. The Museum Card Foundation (SMK) is responsible for managing the card, coordinating the annual Museum Weekend event, and assisting with the promotion of affiliated museums. The revenue generated from the sale of the card contributes to the support of participating museums. Affiliated museums are recognized in the Dutch Museum Register and hold membership in the Dutch Museum Association.

Participating museums

The Museum Card is available to buy at many of the participating museums below. It was noteworthy that the main web page for the Museum Card was available in Dutch only and it did not provide any translation, however there are now currently translations into English and German.

Amsterdam

In Amsterdam, the participating museums are as follows. Many of these museums are part of the Official Museums of Amsterdam, including the Cobra Museum (located in Amstelveen) and the Zaans Museum (located in Zaandam).

Rotterdam

Utrecht

The Hague

Haarlem

Leiden

Leeuwarden

Elsewhere

In other parts of the Netherlands:

Usage
Year Cardholders Price Visitants Museums Visits Per Card Reimbursement to Museums
1980[4] 145.000
1989[4] 280.000 ƒ 30 2.000.000 ƒ 6.000.000
1990[4] ƒ 40
1992[5] 120.000 ƒ 40
1993[5] 154.000 ƒ 40
1994[5] ƒ 40 408
1997[6] 3.000.000 ƒ 19.000.000
1998[6] ƒ 55
2008[7] 598.486 3.000.000 440 5,4 € 14.000.000
2009[8] 674.446 3.500.000 440 € 16.000.000
2010[9] 754.390 € 40 3.700.000 372
2011[10] 800.000 4.300.000 5,5
2012[11] 900.000 € 45 5.100.000 5,8
2013[12] 1.000.000 € 49,95 6.400.000 6,4 € 37.591.000
2017[13] 1.350.000 € 59,50 8.700.000 451 6,6 €62 Million (total)

See also

References
  1. "Over ons". Museumkaart (in Dutch). Museumkaart. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. "Over Ons". Museumkaart. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. "Kies uw Museumkaart(en)". Museumkaart. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. NRC Handelsblad, 25 april 1990
  5. NRC Handelsblad, 16 maart 1994
  6. NRC Handelsblad, 28 maart 1998
  7. Jaarverslag Nederlandse Museumvereniging 2008
  8. Jaarverslag Nederlandse Museumvereniging 2009
  9. Jaarverslag Nederlandse Museumvereniging 2010
  10. Jaarverslag Nederlandse Museumvereniging 2011
  11. Jaarverslag Nederlandse Museumvereniging 2012
  12. Meevaller musea door jaarkaart
  13. Aantal museumkaarthouders in 2017 gestegen
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