The Zeeland Archives branches in Middelburg and Zierikzee can be visited without an appointment during our regular opening hours. If you want to visit our reading room in Terneuzen, however, you will have to make an appointment in advance.
Opening hours exhibition
Come and see our exhibition ‘Ooggetuigen van de slavenhandel’ (‘Eye witnesses of the slave trade’) in Middelburg. You can visit the exhibition free of charge on Monday through Friday between 10:00 and 17:00 hours.
Learn more about the exhibition (page is in Dutch)
Visit our reading rooms
- Reading room visitors require a visitor pass. If you do not yet own a visitor pass, please bring a valid form of identification with you, and we will make one for you free of charge.
- Kindly store your coat and bag in a locker (no charge).
- If possible, we advise visitors to reserve any materials they would like to see in advance.
Opening hours reading rooms
Please note our list of additional holidays below.
Middelburg
- Wednesday through Friday: 10:00-17:00 hours.
- Please bring your own laptop, if possible. We only have a few public computers available in our reading room.
Zierikzee
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 10:00-17:00 hours.
- Thursday: 18:00-21:00 hours.
- Please bring your own laptop, if possible. We only have a few public computers available in our reading room.
Starting Januari 1, 2024 the opening hours of the reading room on Thursdays will be: 18:00 – 20:00 hours. In July and August the reading room will be closed on Thursdays.
Terneuzen
- Tuesday and Wednesday: 10:00-16:00 hours. Please note that you can only visit our reading room in Terneuzen by prior appointment.
- The reading room is closed on Wednesdays 23 August, 20 and 27 September.
- To make an appointment, please send an email to studiezaalterneuzen@zeeuwsarchief.nl. If you want to visit us on Tuesday, make sure your email reaches us before 15:00 hours on Monday. If you want to visit us on Wednesday, make sure your email reaches us before 15:00 hours on Tuesday.
- Please bring your own laptop, if possible. There are no public computers available.
How to reserve archival material
Middelburg
Make your reservation(s) using MijnStudiezaal. If you want to see a building permit/construction file you can make your request via email (info@zeeuwsarchief.nl). Please mention the date of your intended visit and also the concerned address.
Zierikzee
Make your reservation(s) using MijnStudiezaal. If you want to see a building permit/construction file you can make your request via email (studiezaalzierikzee@zeeuwsarchief.nl). Please mention the date of your intended visit and also the concerned address.
Terneuzen
Please note that in Terneuzen you can only consult materials from the archives of the municipality of Terneuzen, and from the archives of Waterschap Scheldestromen in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. Make your reservation(s) using MijnStudiezaal, or send an email to studiezaalterneuzen@zeeuwsarchief.nl. If you make your request via email:
- Please mention the date of your intended visit. If you want to visit us on Tuesday, make sure your email reaches us before 15:00 hours on Monday. If you want to visit us on Wednesday, make sure your email reaches us before 15:00 hours on Tuesday.
- You will receive a confirmation email.
Additional information
The Zeeland Archives in Middelburg and the reading rooms in Middelburg, Zierikzee and Terneuzen will be closed on the following dates in 2023:
- Monday 2 January
- Monday 3 January
- On Thursday 19 January the reading room in Middelburg closes at 15:30 hours
- On Thursday 19 January the reading room in Zierikzee is closed
- Monday 10 April (Easter)
- Thursday 27 April (King’s Day)
- Friday 28 April
- On Thursday evening 4 May the reading room in Zierikzee is closed (National Remembrance Day)
- Thursday 18 May (Ascension Day)
- Friday 19 May
- On Wednesday 24 May the reading room in Middelburg closes at 15:30 hours
- Monday 29 May (Pentecost)
- On Tuesday 13 June the reading room in Zierikzee closes at 12:00 hours
- On Wednesdays 12 and 19 July the reading room in Zierikzee closes at 16:00 hours
- On Wednesday 23 August the reading room in Terneuzen is closed
- On Wednesdays 23 and 30 August the reading room in Zierikzee closes at 16:00 hours
- On Thursday 14 September the reading room in Middelburg closes at 15.30 hours
- On Wednesday 20 September the reading room in Terneuzen is closed
- On Wednesday 27 September the reading room in Terneuzen is closed
- On Friday 29 September the reading room in Middelburg is closed
- On Wednesday 29 November the reading room in Middelburg closes at 15.30 hrs
- On Wednesday 29 November the reading room in Zierikzee closes at 15.00 hrs
- On Tuesday 12 December the reading room in Zierikzee closes at 13.00 hrs
- On Wednesday 20 December the reading room in Zierikzee closes at 13.00 hrs
- On Wednesday 20 December the reading room in Middelburg closes at 15.30 hrs
- On Thursday 21 December the reading room in Zierikzee will be closed
- Monday 25 December (Christmas)
- Tuesday 26 December (Christmas)
- On Thursday 28 December the reading room in Zierikzee will be closed
- Monday 1 January 2024 (New Year’s Day)
The Zeeland Archives in Middelburg and the reading rooms in Middelburg, Zierikzee and Terneuzen will be closed on the following dates in 2024:
- Monday 1 January
- Monday 1 April (Easter)
- Thursday 9 May (Ascension Day)
- Friday 10 May
- Monday 20 May (Pentecost)
- On Tuesday 24 December the reading room in Zierikzee closes at 15.00 hrs
- Wednesday 25 December (Christmas)
- Thursday 26 December (Christmas)
- Friday 27 December
- Monday 30 December
- On Tuesday 31 December the Zeeland Archives in Middelburg and Terneuzen are closed
- On Tuesday 31 December the reading room in Zierikzee closes at 15.00 hrs
- Wednesday 1 January 2025 (New Year’s Day)
Volunteers of the Genealogisch Centrum Zeeland (GCZ) are present in the reading room in Middelburg on:
- Wednesdays from 10:00 till 15:00 hours
- Thursdays from 10:00 till 15:00 hours
Plan je bezoek
De locaties van het Zeeuws Archief zijn gemakkelijk bereikbaar. Raadpleeg de pagina Plan je bezoek.
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Expositie 'Ooggetuigen van de slavenhandel'
Bezoek de expositie 'Ooggetuigen van de slavenhandel' in het Zeeuws Archief in Middelburg. Toegang gratis.
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Activiteiten in het Zeeuws Archief in Middelburg
Raadpleeg de agenda voor cursussen en workshops en nog veel meer
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