Golden coach hoisted over Amsterdam Museum

In the dead of night on 9-10 June, the restored Golden Coach was hoisted over the roof of the Amsterdam Museum in a wooden box. A special and spectacular moment that took place in the middle of the night because the tram lines had to be shut down for this major operation. Everything went well and the Golden Coach officially returned last night to the city that gifted it to Queen Wilhelmina in 1898: Amsterdam. From Friday 18 June, the public can come and see the restored Golden Coach at the Amsterdam Museum.

The Golden Coach was transported from The Hague to Amsterdam after a five-year restoration. The carriage was hoisted in a wooden box by Koninklijke Saan using a crane over the Amsterdam Museum building in the museum courtyard. An exciting moment because the carriage is large in size and weighs no less than 2,800 kilos. The Golden Coach will be placed in a special glass enclosure in the courtyard of the Amsterdam Museum where it will be on display to the public as the centrepiece of an exhibition from 18 June to 27 February 2022.

Exhibition The Golden Coach

From Friday 18 June 2021 to 27 February 2022, the Amsterdam Museum will host the exhibition The Golden Coach.

After more than five years of restoration, the Golden Coach is back on public display for the first time. Visitors can view the carriage up close in peace and quiet in a glass enclosure in the courtyard of the Amsterdam Museum. In six museum rooms around the courtyard, hundreds of cultural-historical objects, paintings, garments, cartoons, photographs, moving images and contemporary artworks provide a multifaceted picture of the history and use of the Golden Coach and past and present discussions about this iconic vehicle. Among others, the panel Homage of the Colonies. The Amsterdam Museum also invites visitors to share their knowledge, views and memories surrounding the Golden Coach.

The exhibition was made possible in part by: BankGiro Lottery, Blockbuster Fund, De Nederlandsche Bank, Dr Hendrik Muller's Vaderlandsch Fonds (publication), Fonds 21, Gerard van den Tweel, Van den Tweel Foundation, Kickstart Cultuurfonds, Mondriaan Fonds, Nico Nap Foundation, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. The Amsterdam Museum is structurally supported by the City of Amsterdam and the BankGiro Lottery.