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There are always several exhibitions on art and history in the museum. You can also stop by for a cup of coffee, buy a gift in our museum shop or get creative in the  Atelier.

Yayoi Kusama. The Dutch Years 1966-1970

Yayoi Kusama. The Dutch Years 1966-1970

23 September 2023 - 17 March 2024

Yayoi Kusama. The Dutch Years 1965-1970 paints a surprising new picture of a self-aware young Kusama, who laid the foundations for her world-conquering artistic oeuvre in a version of the Netherlands characterised by its Provo counterculture movement, happenings and youth culture.

AiRich. Afrofuturistic Visions

AiRich. Afrofuturistic Visions

27 January 2024 - 9 June 2024

From 27 January to 8 June 2024, the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam will be presenting the first solo exhibition of the artist AiRich. Her work primarily consists of Afrofuturistic portrait series that celebrate a colourful and empowering world and a future full of extravagant Black people. In the portraits, in which the artist herself also features, she emphasises the importance of rediscovering and redefining Black identity. AiRich puts a futuristic and otherworldly spin on Black identity, drawing on pop culture, fashion, music, science fiction and mythology

Out of poverty. Art, history & stories

Out of poverty. Art, history & stories

27 January 2024 - 9 June 2024

There is perhaps no issue that is more at the forefront of political debate at the moment than poverty. Unfortunately, for many Schiedam residents, living on a shoestring is a fact of life. And yet poverty is hardly a new phenomenon. Over the centuries, there have always been Schiedammers struggling to make ends meet, and people who have cared for them – like those who worked at the Sint Jacobsgasthuis, the former hospital for ‘destitute elderly’. Since 1940, that same building has been home to the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, and it is here that the exhibition 'Out of poverty. Art, History and Stories' brings together the past and the present.

Levi van Veluw. Planetary Chapel. 2021

Levi van Veluw. Planetary Chapel. 2021

23 September 2023 - 25 February 2024

From September 23, the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam will be presenting its latest acquisition, Levi van Veluw’s Planetary Chapel (2021), in a blue, tranquil space specially designed for the piece. Externally, the work resembles a modern interpretation of a small altar. It features an ingenious mechanism, designed by Van Veluw himself, which opens the hatches and reveals an extraordinary interplay of rotating golden planets.

Panorama Schiedam

Panorama Schiedam

From 14 May 2022

In Panorama Schiedam, the museum tells stories of the city, from hard workers, dreamers and adventurers to heroes, strategists and survivors.

Art in the stairwell

Art in the stairwell

in the stairwellAlways on display, from 14 May onwards

To celebrate the updated stairwells we asked six contemporary artists to place a work in these beautiful spots in the building.

On this page you’ll find our opening hours, entry prices, and everything else you may need for an enjoyable visit to the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. You can buy a ticket online, or drop in when you’re nearby.

Open Tuesdays to Sundays, 11:00 to 17:00
Closed Mondays, except some public holidays

Address
Hoogstraat 112
3111 HL Schiedam

Everyone is welcome at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. We do everything we can to make the museum accessible to all visitors – we have lifts, an accessible toilet, and a visitor wheelchair. You can read more about accessibility here.

Assistance dogs are welcome in the museum. A water bowl is available for other pets in the courtyard, where they can wait while their owners visit the museum.

Public holidays
The museum is open on public holidays except for New Year’s Day, King’s Day and Christmas Day. If a holiday falls on a Monday then the museum may open, such as on Whitsun and Boxing Day in 2022. Check this page for different opening hours.

Entrance fees

€14.50 Full price
€5.00 Schiedammers, CJP pass, MBC pass, student card, Historische Vereniging Schiedam members, KLiK Vrijwilligerspass
€0.00 Child/youth up to and including 18 years old, Museumkaart, Rotterdampas, Vriendenloterij VIP card, ICOM pass, Rembrandtpas, Huisvrienden, Docentenpas, Buurtplaatjes contributors, guest accompanying a disabled visitor
€10.00 Groups of more than 15 people

*If you have a discount card, please show it at the entrance, otherwise we can’t give you a discount. Without a card or pass you have to pay the full price.

The museum has a special café in its 18th-century chapel, with a sunny outdoor terrace. The buffet features mostly local products such as Vlaamsch Broodhuys bread and De Bonte Koe chocolate spread. Make your own sandwich, have some tea, coffee, or lemonade, and pay what you think it’s worth.

Looking for a nice gift, souvenir or gadget? Take a look round our museum shop, with books in all shapes and sizes for children and adults, beautiful and designer bags and much more.

Our range changes and is adapted to the exhibitions and season, but products from Schiedam and Rotterdam are always available.

Open
Just like the museum, the shop is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 to 17:00.

Payment
You can pay in the museum shop by debit card, mobile phone, or with cash.

Questions?
You can email Fleur at fleur@stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nl or call 010 246 36 58.

Our address
Hoogstraat 112
3111 HL Schiedam

By public transport, bike or car?
Here’s some tips on how to get to us.

Public transport
Buses 51, 54 and 89, and trams 21 and 24 stop at the Koemarkt stop, a three-minute walk from the museum.

You can take a tram or walk directly from Schiedam Centraal train station, where there are regular trains including the five-minute Intercity from Rotterdam Centraal.

It’s a 20-minute walk from the station to the museum, past the beautiful Sint Janskerk, and the tree on the Grote Markt in which Carice van Houten sat as Poes Minoes in the film of the same name. A small detour will take you along the newly restored Lange Haven, the main artery of the historic centre.

Plan your journey easily with 9292.

Bike
It’s just a 20-minute cycle from Rotterdam Centraal, and there is bicycle parking on the street in front of the museum.

Car
Of course, nothing is too far with a car! There’s paid parking near the museum using a bank card or parking app, but spaces are limited. There are three different car parks a short walking distance from the museum. We recommend the first because the route to the museum takes you past some beautiful spots in the old city centre.

Westvest car park, entrance on Westvest
Open Monday to Sunday, all day

De Nieuwe Passage parking garage
Open Monday to Sunday, 7:00 to 22:00

ABC car park, entrance on Kreupelstraat
Open Monday to Saturday, 7:00 to 22:00 and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00
The car park exit is open 24 hours a day