Come and discover the Anton Pieck Museum

Here visitors can enjoy the largest collection of works by Dutch engraver and art painter Anton Pieck.

Versatile artist
Anton Pieck is best known for his book and calendar illustrations, and as designer of the Fairy Tale Forest in theme park the Efteling. The fact that Anton Pieck, in addition to the illustrative craft, also mastered many graphic techniques and developed into a gifted and productive versatile artist is less known to the public. The museum wants to show who Anton Pieck was and why his work belongs to the Dutch art historical heritage. Besides changing exhibitions, Pieck’s original studio can be admired where he spent hours to make his most detailed works of art. In the basement a 1500-kilo-weighing etching press can be seen on which the master printed his own etchings.

Anton Pieck was born in Den Helder, lived in The Hague and spent a large part of his life in Overveen. Pieck initially didn't like the idea of a museum dedicated to him and his work, but he gradually got used to the idea. However, he did impose one condition; he did not want to be disturbed in his work by interested parties, who, after a museum visit, would also drive past his house in buses to see where and how the artist lived. Therefore he did not want a museum too close to his home. That is the reason why the initiators looked for another place. An Anton Pieck-exhibition in Hattem drew their attention to this town on the river IJssel. The Anton Pieck Museum was opened by Anton Pieck himself on 6th September 1984, in the presence of Princess Margriet.

Museum shop
In the museum shop lovely souvenirs are being sold. In the charming entrance hall visitors can get a delicious cup of coffee or tea. The Anton Pieck Museum is situated on Noordwal 31 in Hattem. For more information and opening times, go to www.antonpieckmuseum.nl