{"id":2715,"date":"2022-12-15T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T16:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/ontdek-het-verhaal-van-hoorn\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T12:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:42:48","slug":"discover-the-story-of-hoorn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/en\/discover-the-story-of-hoorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the story of Hoorn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discover the story of Hoorn: the starting point to discover the city<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover the story of Hoorn! First, experience the historical highlights of Hoorn in a spectacular multimedia show. Then, take one of the in-depth podwalks past the monuments in Hoorn\u2019s city center. If you only want to do the podwalks, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/en\/discover-the-story-of-hoorn-podwalks\/\">buy and download them here<\/a>. Otherwise, scroll down for all the details to plan your visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-gallery wp-block alignwide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"small-12 column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1017369b-LR-1000x595.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-69f238127de9d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload \" loading=\"lazy\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1017369b-LR-695x490.jpg\" alt=\"Persoon met koptelefoon op kijkt naar projecties van huizen op wanden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P1016955b-uitsnede-1000x595.jpeg\" class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-69f238127de9d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload \" loading=\"lazy\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P1016955b-uitsnede-695x490.jpeg\" alt=\"Persoon kijkt naar schepen geprojecteerd op wand\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mobiel-route-LR-1000x595.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-69f238127de9d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload \" loading=\"lazy\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mobiel-route-LR-695x490.jpg\" alt=\"Twee handen houden mobiel vast met wandelroute erop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P1017705-LR-1000x595.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-69f238127de9d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload \" loading=\"lazy\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P1017705-LR-695x490.jpg\" alt=\"Persoon met koptelefoon en mobiel voor monumentale poort\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Multimediashow-met-portretten-bewindhebbers-op-wanden.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-69f238127de9d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"more-photos\">View all 6 photos<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload \" loading=\"lazy\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Multimediashow-met-portretten-bewindhebbers-op-wanden.jpg\" alt=\"Multimediashow met portretten bewindhebbers op wanden geprojecteerd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/statenpoort-socmedia-5887-1000x595.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-69f238127de9d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload hide\" loading=\"lazy\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/statenpoort-socmedia-5887-400x245.jpg\" alt=\"Statenpoort\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"plan-visit\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-info wp-block alignfull\">\n            <div class=\"info-title\">\n            <h2>Plan your visit<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row expanded big-block\">\n        <div class=\"small-12 xlarge-6 column no-padding-right\">\n            <div class=\"content-container\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"small-12 medium-10 xlarge-5\">\n                        <h3>Opening times<\/h3>                         \n                                                        <ul class=\"no-bullits\"> \n                                                                    <li >Monday:<span>closed<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li >Tuesday:<span>Open 11.00 &#8211; 17.00<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"active-day\">Wednesday:<span>Open 11.00 &#8211; 17.00<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li >Thursday:<span>Open 11.00 &#8211; 17.00<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li >Friday:<span>Open 11.00 &#8211; 17.00<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li >Saturday:<span>Open 11.00 &#8211; 17.00<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li >Sunday:<span>Open 11.00 &#8211; 17.00<\/span><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"small-12 medium-10 xlarge-offset-1 xlarge-5\">\n                        <h3>Prices<\/h3>                                                    <ul class=\"no-bullits\">\n                                                                    <li>Adults:<span>  7,50<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li>Youths:<span>  2,50<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li>Dutch Museumcard:<span>  free<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li>VriendenLoterij VIP-KAART:<span>  gratis<\/span><\/li>\n                                                                    <li>Vrienden van het museum:<span>  gratis<\/span><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                                <h3>Visiting address<\/h3>                                                    <ul class=\"no-bullits\">\n                                                                    <li><strong>Discover the story of Hoorn<\/strong><\/li>\n                                                                                                                                    <li><strong>1621 EA Hoorn<\/strong><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"small-12 medium-10\">\n                                                                                    <h3>Getting here<\/h3>\n                                                                                        <p><strong>Public transport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the Hoorn Railway Station:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walking: approx. 10 minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.nl\/maps\/dir\/''\/@52.6392524,4.9887976,12z\/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c8a909bfe6eadd:0xc22aac63978ce3da!2m2!1d5.0588374!2d52.6391689\">Plan your walking route via Google Maps<\/a> here.<\/li>\n<li>Cycling: approx. 5 minutes. It is possible to rent a bicycle at the station.<\/li>\n<li>By Bus: Connexxion bus 14 to Hoorn Kersenboogerd station, exit at stop \u2018Gedempte Turfhaven\u2019. From there it\u2019s a two-minute walk. <a href=\"http:\/\/9292.nl\/plan\/vertrek\/2012-10-18T1755?naarRef=hoorn_roode-steen\">Plan your route with public transport here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>By Taxi: about 5 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Own transport<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.nl\/maps\/dir\/''\/@52.6392524,4.9887976,12z\/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c8a909bfe6eadd:0xc22aac63978ce3da!2m2!1d5.0588374!2d52.6391689\">Plan your route via Google Maps<\/a> here.<\/li>\n<li>By Car: the most convenient place to park is at Car Park &#8216;t Jeudje. From there, it is about a three-minute walk to the Statenpoort. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.p1.nl\/parkeren\/hoorn\/parkeergarage-het-jeudje\">To \u2018Parking at Jeudje\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li>By Coach: you are not allowed to enter the centre of Hoorn with a coach, unless you apply for a special exemption. Coaches can park on Nieuwe Wal\/Julianapark, from where it is a 15-minute walk. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoorn.nl\/ontheffing-touringcarverbod\">To apply for an exemption for a Coach<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                                                                                                                                                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>   \n        <div class=\"small-12 xlarge-6 column no-padding\">\n            <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2421.027168092131!2d5.057672216234217!3d52.641422179837285!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x47c8a9ff84864fc7%3A0x41d1d6a518fa420!2sStatenlogement!5e0!3m2!1snl!2snl!4v1669195683141!5m2!1snl!2snl\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" title=\"Location Westfries Museum on Google Maps map\"><\/iframe>\n        <\/div>          \n    <\/div> \n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-faq wp-block\">\n\t<div class=\"row align-center\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-center\">Accessibility<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"small-12 column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\t\t\n\t                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"faq-question\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"sect1\" id=\"accordion1id\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWheelchair access\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-answer\" role=\"region\" id=\"sect1\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion1id\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Statenpoort is largely wheelchair-accessible and therefore reasonably passable with a walker and pram. The only threshold of about 12 cm is on the street side, just in front of the building. We will gladly assist you. Inside, there are some low wooden thresholds. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\t\t\n\t                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"faq-question\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"sect2\" id=\"accordion2id\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWheelchair toilet\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-answer\" role=\"region\" id=\"sect2\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion2id\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Statenpoort has a wheelchair toilet. The next nearest wheelchair toilet can be found in caf\u00e9-restaurant Ridderikhoff on Roode Steen 9. That is approx. 200 metres away from the Statenpoort. Ridderikhoff is open Tuesday to Friday from 11 am and on weekends from 12 am. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\t\t\n\t                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"faq-question\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"sect3\" id=\"accordion3id\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistance dogs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-answer\" role=\"region\" id=\"sect3\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion3id\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour assistance dog is welcome in the Statenpoort.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\t\t\n\t                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"faq-question\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"sect4\" id=\"accordion4id\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAttendant\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-answer\" role=\"region\" id=\"sect4\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion4id\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you need an attendant to visit us due to your assistance needs and are you bringing them yourself? In that case that person may enter free of charge. Please indicate this at the reception desk. You don\u2019t have your own attendant, but you do have a request for help? Please let us know in advance. Then we will gladly lend you a helping hand during your visit. Please contact us at info&#64;w&#102;&#109;&#46;&#110;&#108;. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-item\">\t\t\n\t                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"faq-question\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"sect5\" id=\"accordion5id\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore information or questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-answer\" role=\"region\" id=\"sect5\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion5id\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you still have questions after reading this information? Then ask your questions via i&#110;&#102;&#111;&#64;&#119;&#102;&#109;.&#110;&#108;, call +31 (0)229-280022 or go to our reception at \u2018The Story of Hoorn&#8217; in the Statenpoort.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <\/div> \n<\/section>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VL_LOGO_2021_diap-300x100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2550\" style=\"width:300px;height:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VL_LOGO_2021_diap-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VL_LOGO_2021_diap-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VL_LOGO_2021_diap-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VL_LOGO_2021_diap-200x67.png 200w, https:\/\/westfriesmuseum.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/VL_LOGO_2021_diap.png 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the story of Hoorn: the starting point to discover the city Discover the story of Hoorn! 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