Museum Maarssen cruise

We sail to the Museum from Loosdrecht Maarssen and here, the exhibition places outside the gates of Vecht visits. Route can be enjoyed for lunch and then we fly back. If desired there is a guide on board who go much beyond clarify the places we pass the Vecht. Ask us a free quote through 06-29 608 608 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

"Access to rich possession" Barriers to sites outside of the Vecht
Museum Maarssen sets the very successful exhibition "Cities on the Fight Outside, new empires in the 17th and 18th centuries' wine. Additional there is an exhibition created by the richly decorated gates and so-called 'water gate' at the outside sites. These gates are impressive characteristic of the heyday of the outposts in the Vecht (in the 17th and 18th centuries).
This began with wooden fences, in the subsequent period cast iron and wrought iron fences. These were not just as 'defense' (defensive), but this fence and access to outside sites was also a glimpse of rich possesses a fully formed with architecture and landscaping. The manufacture of wrought iron and cast iron gates to the Golden Age of the metalwork mentioned: ranging in style from simple to exuberant rococo classical. Some are made by great artists like Jean and Daniel Marot Tijou often lines of the fences in gardens and noble kastelen.Ook on the river side of the outposts was often a fence: a waterhek. Visitors were able to land there. Rarely was a water bank, a sort of landing terrace on the water. Here one could moor the boat, but sitting, drinking tea and watching what was happening on the Vecht. The function was similar to that of the domes tea, watching and being watched, but in the open lucht.Hoewel some of these gates from the 18th century has fallen into decay, scrapped or sold, is a happy part of the Vecht retained. They are a unique cultural erfgoed.De exhibition with photographs, engravings and fine examples of existing models and lost gates of wrought iron and cast iron. The well documented example of restoration of the gates of Burgh By Vreede and Hoff shows that today many efforts are made to this cultural heritage conservation.

The exhibition lasts from April 22, 2009 until January 3, 2010.

For more information on the website of the Museum Maarssen.