Discover what can be seen and experienced in the permanent exhibition(s) in the Tax & Customs Museum, for both young and old. Get a unique glimpse into Dutch tax history and learn everything about customs work from the past to the present. In addition to the permanent presentation, there are always temporary exhibitions, which means that our offering remains surprising.

On display now

OPIUM, de staat als dealer

Temporary exhibition, from October 19, 2024

Step into the world of Opium and discover how the Netherlands built an opium empire, with far-reaching consequences.

Permanent exhibition

Always on display

We bring taxes and customs work to life with surprising exhibitions, experiences and interactive exhibits.

Online exhibitions

GOED/FOUT

post-war settlement

With personal stories of traitors, enemy subjects and relatives of 'absents'.

Bezegeld

400 year tax stamp

With this exhibition we celebrate the 400th anniversary of this Dutch invention.

GOED/FOUT

On view from December 1, 2023 - September 22, 2024

A special exhibition about post-war settlement

Dierbare Goederen

On view from November 30, 2022 - October 29, 2023

This exhibition was about the role of Customs in combating cross-border illegal trade in protected animals

Tussen Poen & Platzak

All stories can still be seen online!

A community exhibition & project full of wallets with a story. Was on display at the museum from July 16, 2021 - April 3, 2022

Belast Koloniaal Verleden

On view from April 22 - October 31, 2022

An exhibition about taxes and colonial tax systems as one of the aspects of Dutch rule.

FIOD Fraudebestrijding

On view from June 5, 2021 - October 2, 2022

This exhibition had the setting of an escape room. 5 fraud cases had to be solved in five rooms.

Samensmeden, meesters in zilver

Was on view from March 16, 2019 - January 17, 2021

Silver showpieces and old masters from the collection of Museum Boijmans have been forged together with objects from the history of inspectors of the Waarborg.