National Jenever Museum Schiedam

Lange Haven 74-76, 3111 CH Schiedam, Netherlands


Former Use: Distillery
New Use: Industrial museum
Category: Industrial Museum
Website: https://www.jenevermuseum.nl/
Construction year(s): 1796 -
Reuse year(s): 1996 -

Description:

The Jenever Museum is housed in the former malt wine distillery and distillery of P. Melchers, a double warehouse from 1794 known as 'De Locomotief'. The monument has various valuable interior components and represents the history of the Schiedam gin industry, which is of great importance worldwide.(3)

Relevant Literature:

  1. Bayer.M. et al. 2015, Terug naar de fabriek, Amsterdam: Oosterwind, pp.72-77
  2. https://www.schiedam.nl/Docs/inwoners/wonenenwijken/wonen/Zorg%20voor%20monumenten%20in%20Schiedam/Boek_def.pdf
  3. https://erfgoedstem.nl/nationaal-jenevermuseum-schiedam-open-monument-van-de-maand-april/
Added on 2018-09-07 by editor Dora Chatzi Rodopoulou