Step into the Deventer art climate of the 1960s to 1989 and experience the cultural landscape and art climate in the raw Deventer of that time.
Behold our Deventer masterpieces of national and even international fame.
Museum De Waag is Deventer's historical museum. From the oldest weighing house in the Netherlands, we tell you about the urban history of the Hanseatic city of Deventer.
In the museum, you will learn all about the city's genesis, the Hanseatic period with its trade and markets and the industries of silversmiths and the famous bakers.
But you will also discover a rich collection of art from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including works by Gerard ter Borch II and Hendrick ter Brugghen. From later times, we present works by Cornelis Springer and the Deventer-born master forger Han van Meegeren.
- In the historic city centre of Hanseatic Deventer
- Masterpieces of international renown
- Free audio tour with in-depth information
- Housed in the oldest weighing house in the Netherlands
Museum De Waag is situated in the oldest weighing house in the Netherlands built as such. It is an icon of the city, located on Deventer's Brink.
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