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Toy Museum Mechelen and Sportimonium reinforce each other with exhibition 'Top Players'

April 14, 2026
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Last Thursday, April 4, the exhibition 'Top Players' was launched at the Toy Museum Mechelen. Eight well-known Belgian athletes talk about their sports careers through colorful and interactive presentations in this expo. Visitors to the Toy Museum can from April through 30...

Groninger Museum receives €1,2 million in additional support and starts transformation plan

The Municipality and the Province of Groningen are making €1,2 million available for a rescue plan for the Groninger Museum. It is one of the city and province's most important attractions (166.000 visitors in 2024). According to an analysis by...

Archeon launches recruitment campaign for Roman Shipyard

The completion of the restoration period of the Roman ship 'Zwammerdam 3' marks the beginning of a new phase: the development of the Archeon Roman Shipyard, where two restored ships will find their permanent place in a modern and internationally appealing public facility....

Record amount of 115 million euros from the Friends Lottery for culture in the Netherlands

Thanks to its participants, the Friends Lottery can once again make a significant contribution to culture in the Netherlands in 2025. The lottery is donating a total of €115.137.792 million to 74 cultural organizations, including museums, heritage institutions, and distribution funds. That's nine million euros more...

ABN AMRO expects cautious growth in the leisure sector in 2026

ABN AMRO expects cautious growth in most subsectors of the leisure sector, but uncertainty will persist this year and unrest in the sector will remain. Hotels and holiday parks are facing an increase in VAT on overnight stays...

The Railway Museum is shifting its focus back to a museum institution

The Railway Museum is one of the most popular museums outside the capital, with 437.000 visitors in 2024. Despite these impressive attendance figures, the museum has struggled to balance its budget in recent years. While the museum has recently...

New Batavialand Museum is taking shape

The draft design for the renovation of Museum Batavialand is complete. Local residents and museum staff were given the scoop yesterday. The design gives the ship the Batavia a prominent place; it will soon form part of the new...

Museum card is becoming increasingly popular in the Netherlands

The Museum Card's success continued unabated in 2025. The number of cardholders grew to over 1.540.188 on December 31st, the highest number ever. The digital Museum Card was launched in 2025 and is now also available as a mobile app...

Fewer visitors to the Rijksmuseum in 2025

The Rijksmuseum welcomed over 2,3 million visitors in 2025. This is a decrease compared to the previous year, with 2,5 million visitors, and well below the peak years of 2019 and 2023, with 2,7 million visitors. A museum like the Rijksmuseum is...

Mauritshuis introduces 'After Work' tickets for 20% of the normal price

Starting January 1, 2026, the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague will launch a pilot program with a special ticket category: Dutch visitors who enter the museum after 4:00 PM will pay only €4 instead of €20 for the last two hours. Our (Pretwerk)...

Investment of €8 million in Flemish memorial tourism in the Westhoek

With a total investment of eight million euros, Flemish Minister of Tourism Melissa Depraetere and the Province of West Flanders are investing heavily in high-quality, sustainable, and experiential tourism in the Westhoek region in the coming years. The In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres...

Museums will not yet return to pre-corona levels in terms of visitor numbers in 2024

Dutch museums attracted nearly 32 million visits in 2024, the same number as the previous year. That's 2 million fewer than in the pre-COVID year of 2019. People aged 65 and over, in particular, are visiting museums less often. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

Toy Museum Mechelen and Sportimonium reinforce each other with exhibition 'Top Players'

Groninger Museum receives €1,2 million in additional support and starts transformation plan

Archeon launches recruitment campaign for Roman Shipyard

Record amount of 115 million euros from the Friends Lottery for culture in the Netherlands

ABN AMRO expects cautious growth in the leisure sector in 2026

The Railway Museum is shifting its focus back to a museum institution

New Batavialand Museum is taking shape

Museum card is becoming increasingly popular in the Netherlands

Fewer visitors to the Rijksmuseum in 2025

Mauritshuis introduces 'After Work' tickets for 20% of the normal price

Investment of €8 million in Flemish memorial tourism in the Westhoek

Museums will not yet return to pre-corona levels in terms of visitor numbers in 2024

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