Jacob Haafner's ship's chest

The 11-year-old Jacob Haafner sailed with the VOC as a cabin boy to the Far East. He was away from home for months! What did he pack in his ship's chest for that long journey? And what did he experience during all those months at sea? Walk into the Museum Studio at Museum Kaap Skil between 2 and 3 pm and discover it for yourself!

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Heemskerckstraat 9, 1792 AA Oudeschild.



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Museum Kaap Skil

Museum Kaap Skil

In Oudeschild, the port of Texel, you will find the Kaap Skil museum. A visit to Museum Kaap Skil in Oudeschild on Texel is an experience; there is a lot to do. The exhibitions are about shipping, fishing, maritime history and discovered finds from shipwrecks. In the open-air museum behind the entrance building, you can experience Oudeschild as it used to be. The roadstead of Texel In the 17th century ships were waiting for a favorable wind to set sail on the Reede van Texel. The world's largest model shows what that looked like. The model comes to life by means of light and sound effects. In the exhibition “Ship in sight” you will learn everything about whalers, whistle ships and war yachts. fishermen's houses At Kaap Skil, various fishermen's houses have been recreated in the outdoor area. Do you want to know how people lived at the beginning of the 19th century? Step in and find out. There are regular extra activities in the museum such as demonstrations of net fines, iron forging, spinning and rope making. Sailors and beachcombers stories are also told.

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