Stedelijk Museum Almelo

Stedelijk Museum Almelo and its collection

The Almelo City Museum is housed in two buildings. The actual museum is in a historic building, the Rectorshuis (Headmaster's Home), a former Latin school dating from 1783, now a listed monument. The smaller Heyda building accommodates the office and the museum entrance. Relevant exhibits and stories paint a picture of the history of the former manor of Almelo. There is one room for temporary exhibitions, while the other rooms are used for more or less permanent displays, split up into five major themes. 1. Water: What it gave and what it took, 2. Power and prestige, 3. Living off the land, 4. Industry, and 5. Never a dull moment.