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The building dates back to 1851, built as
the club house for the Royal Dutch Yachting club. An exclusive
yachting The collection comprises around 200.000 items. In size and quality it is one of the most important in its kind in Western Europe. The museum does not only have a sharp eye for the past, but signals also interesting cultural trends of toda and tomorrow.. Contemporary art, photography and film form an essential part of the collection. In the museum the highlights are brought together in a permanent exhibition called "Schatkamers" (Treasures). Besides the permanent collection the museum devotes a lot of space to changing exhibitons.
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club
under the presidency of HRH Prince Hendrik, brother to King
William III. The collection of the Maritime Museum (1878) and
the ethnicological museum (1883) developed around gifts
donated by wealthy and well travelled members of the club.
Both museums were housed 
here. The maritime museum moved elsewhere later.
In 1908 a 3rd floor was added.