Kromhout Fabriek

The Kromhout factories A photo series about the Kromhout factories

PR/Communications Specialist wanted

PR/Communications Specialist Wanted Are you an enthusiastic PR/Communication Specialist with a passion for culture and heritage? We require an enthusiastic PR/Communication Specialist to help us bring the museum and our events to the attention of new visitor target groups and cooperation partners. This year Museum ‘t Kromhout is celebrating its 50th anniversary, which makes this […]

Museum staff wanted

Museum staff wanted Telling stories, showing visitors around and participating in events?Tour guides, hosts, front desk staff at most beautiful museum location in Amsterdam! We would like to get in touch with enthusiastic tour guides for a few days (by mutual agreement) per month. Using a script written by us, you will take visitors through […]

M1 glowhead engine back in operation again

M1 glowhead back in operation After being out of operation for a long time, now (21-Jan-2025) our M1 glowhead engine is back in operation. Tribute to our mechanics ! ! https://www.kromhoutmuseum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250114_102055-V2.mp4https://www.kromhoutmuseum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VID-20250121-WA0011.mp4https://www.kromhoutmuseum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/M1DraaitV2.mp4 Back to other news

ER2 successfully restored !

ER2 successfully restored ! It took a while and required a lot of perseverance from our technical staff, but today, January 14, 2025, our “Eenvoudige Ruwoliemotor2” (ER2) ran successfully for the first time. https://www.kromhoutmuseum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VID-20250114-WA0003.mp4https://www.kromhoutmuseum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VID-20250114-WA0004.mp4 Look here for more how-to photos of the restoration process

ER2 : its first turnings…

The restoration of the ER2 engine has now progressed to the point where the first pops are leaving the exhaust.We are not yet to the point where it is running after that but we are making progress. Tornen doe je niet alleen https://www.kromhoutmuseum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ER2-1ePlof_IMG_6137.mp4