Belasting & Douane Museum

Investigation results

None of the objects in this museum have problematic provenance.

Result of this investigation

The museum reports that it cannot account entirely for the provenance of several paintings, yet there is no reason to suspect that their provenance is problematic. Many other objects have no uniquely identifiable characteristics. The consulted its registration system in its investigation as well as annual reports and acquisition registers. While reference was made to RKD (The Netherlands Institute for Art History) with regard to various paintings, no new information was revealed. Many gifts were received in the years after 1955 from the ministry of finance and the tax department, but since these objects have no uniquely identifiable characteristics their precise provenance can no longer be ascertained.

Information from previous research (report Museum Acquisitions 1940-1948)

View reaction of Belasting En Douane Museum in the report Museale acquisitions 1940-1948 which was published in 1999 in response to the previous museum research.

About this museum and its collection

The museum was founded in 1937, and reopened 75 years later after a thorough restoration and refurbishment. The collection spans twenty centuries of tax and customs history and covers a wide terrain: paintings, silver, glassware, uniforms, official dress, prints, drawings, photos, games, measuring instruments and smuggled objects. The museum also has a collection of contemporary art.