Staff
Dirk Janse, Director
Maartje Hagenbeek, Collection Management
Patricia Pennink, Business Operations
Volunteers
We are grateful for the large group of some 25 volunteers who dedicate themselves daily with great devotion and love to the Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum.
Board
Jean Eigeman, Chair, until 21-3-2029, eligible for reappointment
Additional positions: Chair of Stichting FLORON (Floristic Research the Netherlands) Nijmegen, Secretary of Steunstichting Banning Vereniging (fund manager) Amsterdam, Chair of Stichting Caetshage, City Farm Culemborg,
Chair of Stichting Vrijstadfestival Culemborg
Cees Braas, Secretary, until 26-8-2026, eligible for reappointment
Cock Kasbergen, Treasurer, until 1-2-2027, eligible for reappointment
Leonie Briene, General Member, until 1-11-2027, eligible for reappointment
Nevenfunctie: Additional position: Manager of Finance and Personnel Administration at Bedrijfsvoeringsorganisatie West-Betuwe
Félicie Benda, General Member, until 1-9-2028, eligible for reappointment
Additional position: Sales & Account Manager at Imagineear
The board adheres to the Governance Code Culture.
The Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum endorses the Ethical Code for Museums.
The Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum is seeking a Volunteer Housekeeping Assistant
The Elisabeth Orphanage, founded in 1560, provided shelter for a total of approximately 700 orphan children from Culemborg and the immediate vicinity over four centuries. The Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum preserves and exhibits the history of the orphan children and the city's history with great care. Many art treasures from Culemborg are part of the collection.
Keeping the museum and the collection clean is a very important part of our activities. Do you enjoy cleaning and would you like to do it in a museum, where you contribute to a wonderful experience for visitors? If so, you are most welcome as a Volunteer Housekeeping Assistant.
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The Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum is seeking hosts and hostesses
The Elisabeth Orphanage, founded in 1560, provided shelter for a total of approximately 700 orphan children from Culemborg and the immediate vicinity over four centuries. The Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum preserves and exhibits the history of the orphan children and the city's history with great care. Many art treasures from Culemborg are part of the collection.
Welcoming visitors with hospitality is one of the most important tasks in our museum. Do you enjoy interacting with people and would you like to share your enthusiasm about our museum with our visitors? Do you enjoy being responsible for the museum during your shift? If so, you are most welcome as a Volunteer Hostess or Host.
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Our thanks go out to the sponsors and partners who contribute to the Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum or help us to develop activities.
Since 1979, the museum has been supported by an active friends' association. The Friends of the Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum hold the historic building, the museum and its collection dear to their hearts. The Friends provide financial support as well as practical assistance to the museum.
Become a Friend too: Friends of the Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum
The Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum is partly dependent on private contributions to remain a lively and appealing museum. For example, we can only realise presentations and activities thanks to donations. With every gift, large or small, you contribute to the further growth and development of the museum.
The museum has been designated by the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration as a 'cultural public benefit organisation' (ANBI status). This means that you can deduct your gift from your taxes. And the museum does not have to pay gift or inheritance tax on your donation. Interested in making a donation? Transfer your gift to account number: NL44ABNA0934849587 in the name of the Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum.
The Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum is a Public Benefit Organisation (ANBI).
ANBI Public Disclosure Form
ANBI Register – Dutch Tax and Customs Administration
The RSINnumber of the Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum Foundation is 8053.45.012.
The Elisabeth Weeshuis Museum tells the story of the 700 children who grew up here and provides insight into the origins of the town of Culemborg. It invites reflection, offers insight and, through its presentations and programming, contributes to a sense of connection with one another and with the town.
Here you will find the annual report and policy plan of the museum:
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