Huis Van Gijn

Open today from 11:00 until 17:00

Open today from 11:00 until 17:00

Sat - Sun 11:00 - 17:00
Mon - Tue Closed
Wed - Thu 11:00 - 17:00
Overview of opening hours
Nieuwe Haven 29-30
3311 AP Dordrecht
Plan route Plan route

078 - 77 05 240

Outside house of Gijn
Exterior of the van Gijn house
Kitchen of house Gijn
The kitchen in the house

The Huis Van Gijn museum was the historic residence of banker and avid collector Simon van Gijn. Van Gijn thought that a museum should be a place where people can enjoy beautiful things.

That’s definitely the case here. A tour through the house will quickly reveal Van Gijns’ varied interests, ranging from painting and prints, arms and ships to furniture, silverware and ceramics. The attic holds a unique collection of 19th-century toys. Van Gijn was interested in everything, and put all he bought in his house. But not everything in the museum was collected by Van Gijn. His collections were merged with the collection of the Vereniging Oud-Dordrecht (old Dordrecht society). The collection is constantly being expanded.

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