Photo booth: Costume Museum

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Loes Tonneijck (65) has been working one morning a week as a hostess at The Costume Museum for a year and a half. She also regularly gives workshops on Staphorst Dot Painting and helps with the setup and dismantling of exhibitions.Loes comes from the education sector where she was a visual arts teacher; as a volunteer, she led a handicraft group with refugees in the Bijlmer. She found her place at The Costume Museum through Facebook. The Costume Museum is a foundation with the museum at its heart. The museum was opened in the summer of 2016 in a 16th-century canal house on the Herengracht. With the end of the costume tradition in sight, the foundation is trying to save what can be saved: the stories, crafts, and techniques are part of Dutch heritage and must not be lost.

Do something for the Costume Museum?

The museum works with around 25 volunteers and could use some more help.Who wants to help with the store, the website, marketing, and exhibition productions can sign up here.

Photos: Sake Rijpkema