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 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 ! 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-WA0004.mp4https://www.kromhoutmuseum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VID-20250114-WA0003.mp4 Look here for more how-to photos of the restoration process
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
The rebirth of the ER II When the ER II arrived at our museum in 2019, it arrived in parts as a result of an engine swap. The volunteers at that time probably did not fully realize what they were getting into and how long the restoration would take. But they were made enthusiastic by […]
