  
The Traditional Costume and Fishery MuseumBehind the Noorderkerk in the heart of Spakenburg. In this museum you can find all sorts of things concerning the traditional costume and the culture of Bunschoten-Spakenburg.
The collection consists of more than 120 dolls, which will give you a good impression of the history of the traditional costume ranging from original christening dresses and marriage costumes to mourning clothes.
Apart from this about 20 miniature models of ‘botters’are exhibited including both ‘hookers’ and ‘trawlers’as boats for the vertical netfishing industry. There are also local village scenes such as a schoolclass, a paraffin dealer and the fishmonger’s work.
A rare collection of embroidered biblical scenes from England adorns the walls of the museum. Furthermore there is a beautiful room with glass cases full of knitted beaded handbags , long winter sleeves decorated with beads , silverware, handpainted ‘kraplappen’; the upper garment of the Spakenburg costume, and china.
There is also a magnificent quilt exhibition mostly made of authenticSpakenburg traditional costume fabrics. And for those of you who would like to have a go at quilting and patchworking themselves you can buy authentic fabrics in the museum shop which has a rich diversity of these fabrics. The museum is wheelchair-friendly and there are competent attendants to show you around.
More than 40 years ago a number of women got this fabulous idea of dressing up a number of dolls in the traditional costume of Spakenburg. This has resulted in the present doll exhibition in the rooms behind the Noorderkerk. Back then all the work was done by volunteers and the revenues were donated to the missionary . In the course of the years the museum has developed into what it is today. Each year there is a different exhibition and this year there is also a small gift shop.
The museum is still run by volunteers who perform all kinds of services to see to it that the museum can open its doors to the public from April up to and including September. The primary reason that so much energy is put into the museum is to raise money for the mission and all kinds of charities but also for spreading the gospel.
Bookings can be made for attending a traditional costume show. A group of about twelve people will show you different variations which were specifically worn in Bunschoten-Spakenburg. Or you can also get detailed information about the traditional costume and if you are interested one or two people from your party can be dressed in the traditional way. If you wish you can also include coffee and lunch in your booking.
The museum will be opened from 10 April till 11 September 2010 on Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. till 17 p.m.
For information and bookings, please phone 033-2984634. Address of the museum: Kerkstraat 20, P.O. Box 197, 3750 GD Bunschoten.
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