# 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.
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).
* Allard Pierson Museum
* Amsterdam City Archives
* Amsterdam Museum
* Biblical Museum/Cromhout houses
* de Appel
* De Burcht / Vakbondsmuseum
* Diamond Museum Amsterdam
* The Dutch Maritime Museum
* EnergeticA
* Eye
* Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
* Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen
* H'ART Museum
* Museum Het Schip
* National Holocaust Memorial, Hollandsche Schouwberg
* Huis Marseille
* Jewish Historical Museum
* JHM Children's Museum
* Max Euwe Centrum
* NEMO
* Nieuwe Kerk
* Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
* Oude Kerk
* Pijpenkabinet & Smokiana
* Portuguese Synagogue
* Press Museum
* Rembrandt House Museum
* Rijksmuseum
* Royal Palace of Amsterdam
* Special collections at the Amsterdam University Library
* Stedelijk Museum
* Theatermuseum / Theater Instituut Nederland
* Museum tot zover
* Museum of the Tropics
* Van Gogh Museum
* Museum Van Loon
* Verzetsmuseum
* Museum Willet-Holthuysen

### Rotterdam

* Belasting and Douane Museum (Tax & Customs Museum)
* Chabot Museum
* Het Nieuwe Instituut
* Kunsthal Rotterdam
* Nederlands Fotomuseum
* Netherlands Architecture Institute
* Mariniersmuseum
* Maritiem Museum
* Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
* Museum Rotterdam
* TENT Rotterdam
* Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum
* Wereldmuseum
* Witte de With

### Utrecht

* Aboriginal Art Museum [nl], Utrecht (now permanently closed)
* Basis voor Actuele Kunst, (BAK)
* Utrecht University Botanic Gardens (Botanische Tuinen Universiteit Utrecht)
* Centraal Museum, Utrecht
* Museum Catharijneconvent
* Museum Speelklok
* Nederlands Volksbuurtmuseum (Dutch Museum of Working-class Districts)
* Railway Museum, Utrecht
* Sonnenborgh Observatory
* Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum)
* Universiteitsmuseum, Utrecht

### The Hague

* De Mesdag Collectie
* Fotomuseum de Haag
* Gem
* Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (Municipal Museum)
* Museum de Gevangenpoort (Prison Gate Museum)
* Haags Historisch Museum (Hague Historical Museum)
* Humanity House
* Kinderboekenmuseum
* Letterkundig Museum
* Louis Couperus Museum
* Louwman Museum
* Mauritshuis, The Hague
* Museon, The Hague
* Museum Beelden aan Zee
* Museum Bredius
* Museum Meermanno
* Museum voor Communicatie
* Nationaal Archief
* Panorama Mesdag

### Haarlem

* Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem
* Teylers Museum, Haarlem
* Historisch Museum Haarlem
* Museum De Hallen, Haarlem

### Leiden

* Boerhaave Museum, Leiden
* National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden (Homepage)
* National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden (Homepage)
* Naturalis, Leiden (Homepage)
* Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, Leiden

### Leeuwarden

* Fries Museum, Leeuwarden
* Princessehof, Leeuwarden (Homepage)

### Elsewhere

In other parts of the Netherlands:
* Kaas(Cheese) Museum, Alkmaar
* Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Alkmaar
* Cobra Museum, Amstelveen (Homepage)
* Museum Jan van der Jogt, Amstelveen
* Drents Museum, Assen (Homepage)
* Museum Klok en Peel, Asten
* Kranenburgh, Bergen
* Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal
* Titus Brandsma Museum, Bolsward
* Museeaquarium Delfzijl, Delfzijl
* Prinsenhof, Delft
* Schatkamer van Deventer, Deventer
* Het Dordts Particiërshuis, Dordecht
* Historisch Museum Ede, Ede
* Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
* Streekmuseum de Schippersbeurs, Elsloo
* Flessenscheepjes Museum, Enkhuizen
* RijksmuseumTwenthe, Enschede (Homepage)
* Twentsewelle, Enschede
* Museum Martena, Franeker
* Museum ‘De Roos’, Geertruidenberg
* Museum Opsterlän, Gorredijk
* Graafs Museum, Grave
* Groninger Museum, Groningen (Homepage)
* Museum de Koperen Kop, Hardinxveld-Giessendam
* Thermenmuseum, Heerlen
* Halve Maen, Hoorn
* Het Bolwerk, Ijzendijke
* Stedelijk Museum Kampen, Kampen
* Discovery Center Continium, Kerkade
* Naturalis, Leiden
* Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden
* Aviodrome (Aviation museum), Lelystad (Homepage)
* Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht (Homepage)
* Museum Betje Wolff, Middenbeemster
* Waterlandsmuseum Speeltoren, Monnickendam
* Comenius Museum, Naarden
* Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen
* Museum Noordwijk, Noordwijk
* Airborne Museum Hartenstein, Oosterbeek
* Speelgoed Museum op Stelten, Oosterhout
* Brabants Museum Oud-Oosterhout, Oosterhout
* Openluchtmuseum Ootmarsum Het Land van Heeren en Boeren, Ootmarsum
* Kaap Sil, Museum van Jutters en Zee, Oudeschild
* Slot Loevestein, Poederoijen
* Museum Slager, 'S-Hertogenbosch
* Flipje- en Streekmuseum Tiel, Tiel
* Museum Het Oude Raadhuis, Urk
* Miramar Zeemuseum, Vledder
* National Monument Kamp Vught, Vught
* Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad
* Stadskasteel, Zaltbommel
* Stadsmuseum Woerden, Woerden

## Usage

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