The Zaans Museum has been housed in a building with a contemporary design measuring 16,500m3 since it opened. The building was designed by the architect Cor van Hillo. The museum was extended in 2009 with a new wing - the Verkade Experience - opening on 11 March 2009. This wing houses the company collection of Verkade. The Zaans Museum is situated at the Zaanse Schans on the Kalverpolder, a nature reserve operated by Staatsbosbeheer (a Dutch government organization for Forestry and the management of nature reserves).
