Spring along the canal

29 March 2019

Spring appears to have begun with the arrival of two large boxwood plants. These beautiful plant pots give the museum's facade more cachet. The most important function, however, is to prevent cars from parking on the sidewalk, mostly parcel deliverers or customers from the coffee shops in the area. Hence the oversized format. In this way our visitors can reach the museum freely.

Jubilee Van der Want pipe factories

17 March 2019

On 17 March 1749, exactly 270 years ago today, Pieter van der Want Dirksz did his master proof for the Gouda pipe makers' guild. He is founder of the pipe factory that is now known as Zenith Van der Want. For centuries the factory produced press moulded clay tobacco pipes. Since 1920, the company has been known for its slip cast tobacco pipes, nowadays with a hollow-walled system for optimal dry and comfortable smoking. In Amsterdam Pipe Shop we have the exclusive right to sell these ceramic pipes that are appreciated worldwide for their dry smoking qualities.

Lecture Digital Heritage Netherlands

5 March 2019

On March 5, Benedict Goes gave a lecture at the Conference of Digital Heritage Netherlands (DEN) in Rotterdam, where he presented the pipeportal in the making. Our digital collaboration of multiple tobacco-related collections, even on a European scale, aroused admiration from the specialist audience. Participants of this conference were directors and other staff of museums and archives responsible for the online visibility of heritage collections. For those who are not familiar with this relatively new site made by our museum, visit www.pipeportal.eu.