History of Maassluis. About the year 1340 Maassluis was founded as a small settlement near a sluice in a sea wall, that had been constructed between Rotterdam and the North Sea to prevent floods. This hamlet was called "Maeslantsluys" and belonged to the governance of the nearby town of Maeslant. On May 16th 1614 Maeslantsluys became independent from Maeslant and is since called Maassluis. The Great Church ("De Groote Kerk"). The construction of the Great Church started in 1629. Unfortunately, the building activities were suspended for several years because pirates from Dunkirk (Duinkerken) conquered many fishing boats from Maassluis. As…
A promotion video has been created for the The National Dutch Towage Museum in Maassluis. You may watch the film in the museum, but it is also available on our Youtube channel. Furthermore the video can be watched on our Facebook-page. Please click on the left side of the facebook page. Have a look at this film and maybe it invites you to visit the museum one day. You are very welcome.It is for some time now that the board of the National Dutch Towage Museum commissioned the media company  "Dubbelklik" in Rotterdam to create and produce a video about the museum and it's staff. After…
The space of the National Dutch Towage Museum has been furnished according to themes. The halls are called as follows: the Zeezaal (Sea hall) for long range ocean tugs; the Havenzaal (Harbour hall) for harbour- and coastal tugs; the Rivierzaal (River hall) for inland and river (Rhine) tugs; the Burgemeesterszaal (used to be the burgomaster's office) for meetings and films; the Trouwzaal (the wedding room) for temporary expositions; the Bergingszaal (Salvage hall) for salvage ships and equipment; the Trappenhuis (stairs shaft) for miscellaneous objects. For your orientation please click on the links below to open the hall plan: