Vereniging De Zaansche Molen

De Zaansche Molen
Zaan region
Established	1925 (1925)
Location	Schansend 1 Zaandam, Netherlands
Type	Windmill Association, ICOM, ICOMOS, De Hollandsche Molen
Collection size	60,000+ objects
Visitors	520.000 [1]
Director	Björn Stenvers [2]
Curator	Henk Heijnen Jippe Kreuning
Website	www.zaanschemolen.nl

Vereniging De Zaansche Molen is an association that is committed to the heritage protection and preservation of the remaining industrial mills in the Zaanstreek, concentrated in and around the Zaanse Schans. ^[3] Wind-powered machines have been used earlier.

Contents

• History
• Foundation Museum
• The first Mills
• The current collection or our Mills
• References
• Sources
• External links

History

On February 26, 1925, the oil mill De Zoeker was hit by a tornado. This affected both schoolmaster and artist Frans Mars, who published an open letter in the newspaper De Zaanlander. He also sought and found supporters, including Pieter Boorsma. This ultimately led to the founding of the association in the same year, 1925. ^[4]

Foundation Museum

The first act was an exhibition about windmills at the public primary school in Koog aan de Zaan, which attracted a considerable amount of interest and led to increased membership. The plan for a windmill museum gained momentum when the building known as the "House with the Iron Bridge" became available, which had to be demolished for the construction of Koogerpark. As a compromise, it was moved to the edge of the park and the association established it as the Windmill Museum. The association's office is also located there. On May 24, 1928, the Mill Museum was opened. ^[5]

The first Mills

In the early days, the association primarily focused on raising funds for struggling mill owners, thus preserving their mills. This changed in 1939 when the oil mill Het Pink was offered by the Zaan region Tourist Office. The mill was restored, but the opening on May 10, 1940, was canceled due to the German invasion of the Netherlands. Over the years, the association's mill ownership grew to 14. In 2007, the newly built Het Jonge Schaap mill was added to the association, giving the Zaan region another hexagonal smock mill. In 2014, De Jonge Dirk came into the possession of the association, as well as the meadow mill De Zwaan in Westzaan ^{[6] [7]}

The current collection or our Mills

In addition to the mill museum, the association owns the following mills:

• Oil mill: De Bonte Hen, De Ooijevaar, Het Pink, De Zoeker, De Os, Zaandam.
• Sawmill: De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Het Jonge Schaap.
• Gristmill: De Pale Death, De Koker.
• Peeling mill: Het Prinsenhof.
• Papermills: De Schoolmeester, De Jonge Dirk.
• Spice mill: De Huisman.
• Paint mill: De Kat.
• Pasture mill: De Zwaan.

References

Sources

• Vereniging de zaansche molen 1925-1985. Nieuwe Uitgevers B.V. / Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel, 1985, ISBN   9789028832428
• Frans Mars, een leven in de Zaansche molen. Stichting Uitgeverij Noord-Holland,Wormer, 2003, ISBN   9789071123702
• De Zaansche Molen, 100 jaar in beweging. Koopmans Drukkerij,Zwaag, 2025, ISBN   9789081779937
• De Zaansche Molen, vijfenzeventig jaar behoud van industrieel erfgoed, Rob Kooijman, 2000, Vereniging De Zaansche Molen/ Koog aan de Zaan & Inmerc, Wormer.

External links

• Website De Zaansche Molen