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Making the most of r the Museumkaart By Tiffany Jarman Jansen 11

What is it? 400363927 T1 ~ The Museumkaart is a card that offers free geb.-i ~CjQJ_/t~3 or reduced price entry into 400 casties and ,. kaat4.9f63/~4Ur museums throughout The Netherlands. t is perfect for frequent museum visitors, whether you choose to go with friends, as a date, with the children, or lust to inject a little culture into your life. days) or you can stop by any one of the 1 35 locations listed on the website. Loca Partkipating Museums For only €35 for adults and €1 7.50 for stu tions can be browsed by city, postcode, dents and young people up to 24 years, province, or the whole of The Netherlands. A list of participating museums can be you can use your personalised card to get found at http://www.museumlaarkaart. into all participating museums and castles You will be charged an additional one-time nl/ and be browsed by city, postcode, for an entire year. Once that year is up, a €495 administration fee. Cards can only province, or the whole of the Nether new card can be sent to your home address be purchased individually as they are per lands. Here are is a selection of the par and you are ready for another year. sonalised. There are no ‘family’ or ‘partner’ ticipating museums in the Randstad as cards available. The card is valid for one well as some of the major castles through On the Museumkaart website (http:// year and can be used immediately after out the country. www.museumjaarkaart.nl/) you can find a purchase. wealth of information. The only set-back is Amsterdam inciudes that the website is all in Dutch. Browse the Amsterdam Historical Museum website to find special offers for cardhold W ybuya The Rembrandt House ers listed by museum and answers to fre Van Gogh Museum quently asked questions. There is also an Museumkaart? Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam option for checking the expiry date on your Hermitage Amsterdam card — just enter your card number and Well, there are several reasons. As expats, FOAM Photography Museum postcode. Another great offer is the E-Mag many of us come to The Netherlands not azine, which is free to all cardholders and knowing anyone and unable to work. Rotterdam includes articles, special offers and dis Instead of sitting at home lamenting your Historical Museum of Rotterdam counts in participating museum stores, situation, why not get out and learn more Maritime Museum Rotterdam exclusive evening events and tour informa about your new country? This card is a life Nederlands Fotomuseum tion. saver for many an expat lust beginning World Museum Rotterdam their life here in the Netherlands, pre-job Each participating museum and castle also and pre-social life. The Hague has its own page on the website. These The Hague Historical Museum pages include such information as opening It is also practical when family and friends Museum Mesdag and closing times, entry prices, ratings, come to visit. Often 1 find myself revisiting Fotomuseum The Hague location, facilities and provisions, current museums because they are on the must-see exhibitions and a list of other museums in list of a visiting friend or family member. Utrecht the vicinity. Separate pages for each city Rather than paying the full entry fee again Catharijneconvent Museum containing participating museums are and again for the same museum, purchase Spoorweg (Train) Museum another feature of the website and display the Museumkaart and stroll through the Museum Sterrenwacht Sonnenborgh a map of the city and museums in that city exhibits knowing that your wallet is no (Observatory) by topic, such as Natural History, Art, lighter for your museum visit. Geldmuseum (Money Museum) Archeology/H story. Centraal Museum Not only is it simple (lust show your card to museum workers or swipe the card in the Casties How can 1 purcha e machine at the entrance), you also have Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn unlimited access to the museum should you Kasteel de Haar, Haarzuilens a M seumkaart? want to see a future exhibition the museum is Kasteel Hoensbroek, Hoensbroek offering or you lust had too little time to see Kasteel Radboud, Medemblik There are two ways you can do this. You everything for the first time. The Museum- Muiderslot, Muiden can purchase the card online at http:// kaart will open new windows of discovery Slot Loevestein, Poederoijen www.museumlaarkaart.nl/ (your card will for you during your time in the Netherlands. Kasteel Duivenvoorde, Voorschoten be sent to your home address within five So, grab your card and hit the museums!