Belasting & Douane Museum
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Opening hours
  • Home
  • Visiting us
    • Opening times & Admission prices
    • Tours & Bookings
    • Museum café
    • Museum shop
    • Venue hire
  • Exhibitions
    • Permanent exhibition
    • DouaneDek – Customs for Kids
  • Collection
    • Unique objects
    • Museum treasures
    • Contraband and smugglers’ objects
    • Silverworks
    • Art from the past and the present
    • Online collection
  • Museum
    • Mission & Organisation
    • History of the museum
    • De Kuyper Salon
    • Our partners
      • Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën (History of Public Finance Foundation)
      • Leiden University
      • DNB Visitor Centre
Tickets

Be surprised!

Opening times: Please note: the elevator in the museum will be out of order until April 7
Exhibitions

Now on display

Exhibition: Precious goods

A jewel from the depot

425 years of Customs in action

Plan your visit

Visit the museum for a surprisingly enjoyable and informative experience. Be fascinated by intriguing stories and objects that illustrate the history of tax and customs in the Netherlands.

New in the permanent Exhibition

Douane Experience

Come and experience this spectaculiar new part in the permanent exhibition. The museum offers a themed, interactive journey of discovery through the history of Dutch taxes and the world of Customs.

Temporary in our Museum

The painting ‘Veemarkt’ from Cornelis Saftleven (1659) is in 2023 on display in the Tax & Customs museum. This unique 17th-century painting which shows Rotterdam and is painted by a Rotterdam painter, is in loan from the Rotterdam museum.

Collection

Explore the museum’s special collection of paintings, silverworks, official dress and uniforms, objects used by smugglers, measuring and weighing instruments, prints, drawings, photos and unique documents.

About the museum

The Tax & Customs Museum was founded in 1937 to teach students of the National Tax Academy about the history of taxes. Through its collection, exhibitions, educational programmes and activities for visitors, the museum offers today a cultural-history adventure for young and old alike.

Belasting & Douane Museum

Belasting & Douane Museum

Parklaan 14-16, 3016 BB Rotterdam, Phone: 088 - 1514900

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