{"id":347,"date":"2020-04-20T07:41:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T07:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/GRACHTEN_WP\/museum\/over-de-organisatie\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:40:21","slug":"organisation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grachten.museum\/en\/organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Schermafbeelding-2022-09-22-090011-kopieren.jpg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;413px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;110px||200px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About Us Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;70px||4px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;About Us Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;294.4px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-37px|auto|32px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;37px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;525px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|500|||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;750px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Space Grotesk&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The Museum of the Canals tells the story of the Amsterdam canals: about then, now and in the future. The history of the Amsterdam canals is told in an accessible way to reach and inspire as many people as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Our Story Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;0deg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;0&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Our Story Area&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2426.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;museum&#8221; title_text=&#8221;2426&#8243; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-100px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|5%|5%|5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; max_width=&#8221;750px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;795px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;25px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]Foundation Het Grachtenhuis is a non-profit organization and serves the public interest. The foundation\u2019s aim is to convey the history of the Amsterdam canal ring (UNESCO: Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht) to a broad public. This aim is realized via the existence, maintenance and exploitation of the museum: \u2018Museum of the Canals\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Team Museum of the Canals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Supervisory Board<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pieter Brinkhorst<br \/>\nHeleen ten Heggeler-Verloop<br \/>\nBart Veldman<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Board<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Annemiek Krans<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Museum Team<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Martijn Bosch, General Director<br \/>\nFleur Lagerwerf, Communications &amp; Design<br \/>\nBirkan Tuzkapan, Head of Operations<br \/>\nMarije Cornelissen, Project leader Exhibitions &amp; Programming<br \/>\nLovisa Blom, Intern Communications &amp; Programming<br \/>\nBennie, Office Dog &amp; Head of Security<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"de\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Branco Sieljes, Duty Manager<br \/>\nFleur Zwaan, Duty Manager<br \/>\nMillie Honnebier, Duty Manager<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Marijke (Mare) van der Lee, Duty Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Andrea Muller, Museum Host<br \/>\nIsa Dullemans, Museum Host<br \/>\nJasmijn Doukje Plantinga, Museum Host<br \/>\nBalthasar Ex, Museum Host<br \/>\nMees Kurpershoek, Museum Host<br \/>\nAdrienn Fustos, Museum Host<br \/>\nKokob Mehari, Intern Hospitality[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Our Story Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;0deg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;0&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Our Story Area&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|5%|5%|5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;750px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;25px|||&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The board of Foundation Het Grachtenhuis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Museum of the Canals is governed by the management, consisting of a chief executive officer. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the entire operational management.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation functions with a Board of Directors. The board has a supervising and advisory role, monitoring the policymaking of the management and the general organization of the foundation and the museum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Annual reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Annual reports of Foundation Het Grachtenhuis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jaarverslag-2024-Grachtenmuseum-Amsterdam.pdf\">Annual report 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jaarverslag-2023-Grachtenmuseum-Amsterdam.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual report 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/STHG-Jaarverslag-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual report 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STHG-Jaarverslag-2021-Grachtenmuseum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual report 2021 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210503-STHG-Jaarverslag-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual report 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Annual <span>accounts<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jaarrekening-2024-Grachtenmuseum-Amsterdam.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual account 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jaarrekening-2023-Grachtenmuseum-Amsterdam.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual account 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/STHG-Financieel-jaarverslag-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual account 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/STHG-Jaarverslag-2021-Grachtenmuseum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual account 2021 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210503-STHG-Jaarverslag-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual account 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Grachtenhuis-foto-vincent-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Museum of the canals- foto vincent&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-100px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Divider Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Divider Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MissionThe Museum of the Canals tells the story of the Amsterdam canals: about then, now and in the future. 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