{"id":2439,"date":"2024-06-25T11:25:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/over-ons-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:54:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block  alignfull block-room  circle-shapes\" id=\"block-room-block_958f49ec2ba017643278840c905f3520\">\n            <div class=\"row align-center\">\n            <div class=\"column small-12 large-8\">\n                <div class=\"text-center special-text\">\n                                            <span>About us<\/span>\n                                                                <h2>The Texel House of Antiquities<\/h2>\n                                        <p>In the Texel House of Antiquities, visitors can step in to get a glimpse of life as it once was for the people of Texel. In this historic home, time seems to have stood still. Everyday objects and personal stories bring different aspects of village life on Texel to life, dating from the early modern period to the Second World War. The personal histories of the islanders are preserved and passed on here, because memories and the way we engage with the past reveal much about ourselves and how we view bygone times.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"row expanded small-up-1 large-up-3 \">\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image-text wp-block alignfull image-text--image-right\" id=\"text-image-block_d48ace2e69b6aa8e2ec4a530274509a1\">\n\t<div class=\"row align-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column small-12 large-6 image-text__text-col\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-l\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"image-text__title\">Temporary exhibitions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to the fixed layout of the rooms in the house, the upper floor of the Texel House of Antiquities is used for temporary exhibitions. In these exhibitions, constant new aspects of Texel\u2019s past are highlighted. The current temporary exhibition shows paintings from Texel dating from the early 20th century.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column small-12 large-6 image-text__image-col\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"image-text__image lazyload aspect-ratio-12-8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bovenverdieping-OHK-header-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Texel House of Antiquities has the goal to preserve the personal history of Texel inhabitants for future generations and to make it come to life inside the house and in the exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"image-text wp-block alignfull image-text--image-left\" id=\"text-image-block_48def267ba26d681c6286d9add4464c3\">\n\t<div class=\"row align-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column small-12 large-6 image-text__text-col\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-l\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"image-text__title\">Collection<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not only does the museum focus on exhibiting and showcasing its collection, but preserving it is also a key responsibility. After all, the collection encompasses much more than what\u2018s on display in the museum. Conservation and management are core tasks of any museum. And this doesn\u2019t just apply to the physical collection, the Texel House of Antiquities has also made it its mission to preserve stories of the past for the future. To safeguard this so-called immaterial heritage, the <em>oral history<\/em> project was set up. Older inhabitants of Texel share stories of the past, based on their own experiences, or passed down through generations. These stories are recorded on film.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/en\/the-collection\/\" class=\"button is-style-primary\" role=\"button\" target=\"_blank\"> More about the collection<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column small-12 large-6 image-text__image-col\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"image-text__image lazyload aspect-ratio-12-8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/overzicht-servieskast-achterkamer-22.jpg\" alt=\"Theekan en bestek in de servieskast van de achterkamer in Oudheidkamer Texel\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image-text wp-block alignfull image-text--image-right\" id=\"text-image-block_bd91049ef467622abb6b2a033c3cf819\">\n\t<div class=\"row align-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column small-12 large-6 image-text__text-col\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-l\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"image-text__title\">Volunteers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The hosts of the Texel House of Antiquities are all volunteers. The maintenance of the herb garden and part of the collection is also done by volunteers. The conservator of Kaap Skil Museum, together with the collection staff of the Texel Museum Foundation, is responsible for the acquisition policy, the maintenance and management, and the accessibility of the collection.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/en\/vacancies\/\" class=\"button is-style-primary\" role=\"button\" target=\"_blank\">Job vacancies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column small-12 large-6 image-text__image-col\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"image-text__image lazyload aspect-ratio-12-8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/foto-naast-tekst-lisa-tuin-27-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Dame kijkt in de kruidentuin van Oudheidkamer Texel\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Texel Museum Foundation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Together with <a href=\"https:\/\/kaapskil.nl\/en\/\">Kaap Skil Museum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vuurtorentexel.nl\/en\">Lighthouse Texel<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecomare.nl\/en\/\">Ecomare<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/en\/\">the Texel House of Antiquities<\/a> is part of the Texel Museum Foundation. On the website of the foundation, annual reports and policy plans can be downloaded. The foundation has the ANBI status and the CBF seal of approval, two guarantees for a careful allocation of received contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block alignfull more-items\" id=\"more-items-block_57d6f6f082fe273373a15bc960e7798f\">\n\t<div class=\"row text-center align-center pb-s\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column small-12 large-6\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Want to know more?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"row small-up-1 medium-up-2 large-up-3 flex-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/en\/whats-there-to-see\/\" class=\"card grow card--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"card__image lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/header-jongens-carrousel-11-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Twee jongens kijken naar het speelgoed van de generatie van hun oma in de tentoonstelling Spelen met het Verleden\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4 card__title\">What\u2019s there to see?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text text-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A house in which time has stood still<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"button card__button\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/en\/the-collection\/\" class=\"card grow card--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"card__image lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mb-oudheidkamer-26-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"De linnenkast in het Voorhuis van de Oudheidkamer met daarnaast enkele schilderijen.\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4 card__title\">The collection<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text text-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have a look in the collection of the Texel House of Antiquities<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"button card__button\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/en\/vacancies\/\" class=\"card grow card--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"card__image lazyload aspect-ratio-6-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/oudheidkamertexel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/header-oudheidkamer-20-2-kopie-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Een oma kijkt met haar kleinkinderen naar de gedekte tafel in de Achterkamer van de Oudheidkamer.\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4 card__title\">Vacancies<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__text text-grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Looking for a nice position? 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