Dive into the world of coffee, follow the shopping route, and learn how food was preserved on board of the East Indiaman in the past.
And did you know that children up to 12 years old can enter for free? This makes it a budget-friendly activity as well!
Coffee fleet
Old coffee grounds from our restaurant get a new life during this holiday. Draw your ship, dip it in (coffee) water, and determine the water level. Your drawing will become part of a large coffee fleet. Between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, drop in at the Open Square.
Shopping route
Go on a journey with the shopping route. Together with your family, you'll discover everything in the museum related to both ships and food and drinks.
Coloring Sea Monsters
Use your imagination, anything is possible and everything is allowed! The coloring activity sheet was created by Kwennie Cheng, who also drew Diver Doris. The sheet is available for free at the Open Square and in the restaurant.
Brine with us
Come along to the galley of the East Indiaman and learn about onboard dining. Did you know that former methods of preserving food are still practical and tasty? Discover and taste it for yourself! Note: Only available from February 17th to 25th at 11:00, 11:45, and 13:00 on the open square.
The Tale of the Whale
The exhibition 'The Tale of the Whale' shows how we have viewed the whale throughout the centuries. You will learn about whale hunting and how it has led to the endangerment of the whale species.
Diver Doris
Diver Doris is an adventurous, maritime museum experience designed for families with children aged 2 years and older. This narrative and interactive exhibition is specially created for the youngest museum visitors.
Food Night with Lelani Lewis - Sold out!
In addition to the exhibition "Food for Thought," The Maritime Museum is organizing three Food Nights. Chef Lelani Lewis will curate the first of this series on January 26th. What are the real costs of global trade? And how do our colonial histories continue to influence the current system?
Please note: come to the museum with a filled stomach. There will be small bites to taste, but no full dinner provided.
Program
Follow the journey of cassava
On this evening, we focus on the food system by tracing one ingredient, cassava. A key component for a large part of the southern hemisphere, providing a basic diet for half a billion people. During this event, we explore how cassava is grown, harvested, processed, and exported across four continents, allowing you to taste the various culinary possibilities.
Mini Routes and Roots Food Market
Ingredients have been shipped worldwide for centuries. In this mini-market, you'll trace cassava, an essential ingredient for a significant portion of the southern hemisphere, providing a basic diet for half a million people. Walk through four continents and learn more about neocolonialism within our current food system.
This way, you get to taste, among other things, bubble tea, affingi soup by Chef Sabini Vola, and egusi and fufu (pureed cassava from Africa) by Chef Sade Zinhagel. Meanwhile, you can listen to stories from teacher Kimberly Kwanten and Lotte Wouters from the Ghana Food Movement
Location: Open Square
Installation
Artist Joana Velu explored the origin of cassava from Latin America to the rest of the world in the context of slavery and colonialism. Her installation, 'How The Cassava Traveled The World,' is on display in the museum.
Location: Open Square
Food Tours
Who produces your food, and where does it come from? Join a food tour and explore the "Food for Thought" exhibition by Kadir van Lohuizen about our current food system. Tours last 20 minutes and start every half hour.
Time: 19:15 - 21:15
Location: Food for Thought Exhibition
Discussion | Decolonization of Our Food System
Lelani engages in a conversation with Chautuileo Tranamil from Indegenous Liberation Movement and co-founder van Aralez, and Lotte Wouters from the Ghana Food Movement. They share more about how we can save our food system and our planet, for instance, through regenerative agriculture.
Time: 20:00
Location: The Rooms
Bites by Lelani
For the first 100 visitors, Lelani will prepare Caribbean canapés: Bammy and Akkra.
About Lelani Lewis
Lelani Lewis is a chef, food stylist, and culinary activist. She grew up in South London with her father from Grenada (Lesser Antilles) and her mother from Ireland. After studying sociology, she started Code Noir, a platform for Caribbean cuisines inspired by the complex history of her father's kitchen. Lelani organizes dinners, workshops, and lectures exploring the intersection of food, history, resistance, and colonialism.
Lelani Lewis
credit: Michelle Margot
Winter holidays in the Maritime Museum
In collaboration with Cinekid we have organised many activities for children. Because our temporary exhibition Food for Thought (for adults and older children) is about food, our entire holiday programming has a food twist this year.
Green screen – Take a picture!
Daily between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, the Open Square. Take a family photo in the style of the Maritime Museum. Where do you want to be, in a meadow with cows or perhaps on a ship? Pose together in front of the green screen and transform yourself into a different world!
Create your own stop motion video (4+)
Wednesday December 27 & Wednesday January 3, by registration at the Open Square. Bring your imagination to life and make your own animated film. In this workshop a professional guide will help you to produce your own stop-motion video.
Create your own Thaumatrope (3+)
Daily between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, the Open Square. Thaumatrope means “miracle twist”. It is an early predecessor of film: by quickly turning paper an illusion is created. It was a popular toy in the 19th century. And how cool we help you to make one yourself!
Grocery shopping route (6+)
Daily during opening hours, maps can be picked up at the Open Square. Together with your family you can discover everything in the museum that has to do with ships, food and drinks. Quickly grab your grocery shopping list, can you find everything?
Cinekid pop-up cinema - (3+)
Daily during opening hours, walk in via the Open Square. Settle down and relax in our Cinekid pop-up cinema. A compilation of short films will be shown throughout the winter holidays. One exciting and the other funny, but all with a water theme.
Doris the Diver (2+)
Diver Doris is an adventurous, maritime museum experience for families with children aged 2 years and older. In this space, children can become acquainted with The Maritime Museum, their love for the water and the maritime world in an accessible way.
The tale of the whale
The exhibition ‘the tale of the whale’ shows how we have viewed whales through the centuries. You will learn about whaling and how it has made the whale an endangered species.
East Indiaman
Visit the replica of the East Indiaman Amsterdam: an important part of your museum visit. On board, there is plenty to learn about the East India Company and its ships.