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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Wierdijk 12–22, Enkhuizen.
Tel 0228–351111.
∑ zuiderzeemuseum.nl
Indoor and open-air museums
Open Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm daily;
indoor museum also open Nov–
Mar: 10am–5pm daily.
Closed 25 Dec. £ Enkhuizen.
4 from the station. & 7 -
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. Contemporary Delft Blue Hugo Kaagman’s paintings
juxtapose traditional Delft motifs with present-day designs in
refreshing combinations: windmills, tulips and fisherfolk sit
beside portraits of popular singers.
The Church
The builders of this late-19th-
century church, from the island
of Wieringen, hid the organ in
a cupboard to avoid the
tax levied on church
organs at that time.

KEY
1 Ferries take visitors from the
station and entrance pavilion to the
Buitenmuseum (open-air museum).
2 Monnickendam smoke-houses
3 Reconstruction of Marken
harbour
4 Costume Chest allows visitors to
dress up in traditional outfits.
5 Shipbuilding and repairs
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6 A working windmill shows how
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polder drainage works (see pp168–9).
7 The houses in this area come
from Zoutkamp, a fishing village on
what was once the Lauwerszee.
8 Houses from the Zuiderzee
island of Urk

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