Edams museum

Opening during the winter from November 9 till April 1, only on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am till 4.30 pm.

Location Stadhuys is closed from December 16 till April 1.

The Coopmanhuys, which is part of Edam’s museum, is the city’s oldest brick house.  It was built around 1540 as a private house and became a museum in 1895. The step gable which is made of natural stone, the profile of the pinnacles, and its asymmetry give the house a late Gothic character.

However, other details have obviously been influenced by the later Renaissance period. 
The value of this museum is that you can see inside the typical construction of this type of Dutch house i.e. a very heavy oak skeleton consisting of uprights, main beams supported by corbel blocks or brackets, key pieces, and smaller cross beams.
The internal lay-out is completely original and the furnishings give a good impression of what it was like to live in Edam all those centuries ago. The kitchen leads into the famous floating cellar - a brick box-shaped room, floating freely on the ground water.