Huis van Hilde

What Huis van Hilde does

Huis van Hilde is the archaeology museum of the Province of North Holland, Netherlands, operating as both a public museum and the visitor center for the provincial archaeological depot. Founded circa 2015 in Castricum, it serves families, school groups, researchers, tourists, and event organizers through a unified museum-depot model. The institution curates several million archaeological finds from the province spanning the New Stone Age through WWII, held under statutory preservation duty in 1,560 m² of climate-controlled storage. Its visitor-facing products include the ArcheoLab hands-on laboratory, ArcheoHotspot citizen-research station, guided tours (including a sensory-accessible format and multilingual offerings), children's programs, the Hildes Atelier workshop space, and the 'Schip vol raadsels' exhibition on the Palmhoutwrak wreck running through June 2027.

The technology stack combines a digital collections management system with a public-facing searchable database (collectie.huisvanhilde.nl), open-data access via API and OAI-PMH protocols under Creative Commons licensing, and an Augmented Reality tour delivered through the third-party Wintor smartphone app using computer vision to overlay historical imagery onto museum objects. Content distribution extends to the 'Kasteeldetective' podcast, an online 'Canon van de Noord-Hollandse Archeologie' digital magazine, the Hildes Academie lecture series, and a co-produced regional television series. The entity operates as a wholly government-owned institution under the Province of North Holland with statutory mandate rooted in the Dutch Heritage Act (Erfgoedwet 2015, art. 5.8).

Revenue is generated through a mixed model: museum admissions across pricing tiers, museum shop sales (publications and replicas), café and hospitality operations, room rental for events and meetings, and publication sales (€10–€75 per item). Go-to-market is event- and exhibition-driven, supported by digital marketing through the institutional website, newsletter, and Instagram. The core funding relationship is with the Province of North Holland as parent entity, which both governs the museum and underwrites its statutory preservation function; earned revenue streams are supplementary rather than primary.

Name

Huis van Hilde

Legal name

Huis van Hilde

Website

https://huisvanhilde.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Huis van Hilde is the provincial archaeology museum and depot of North Holland, Netherlands, serving families, schools, researchers, and tourists with exhibitions, an AR tour, educational programs, and curated access to millions of archaeological finds under statutory mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Archaeology Museum and Cultural Heritage Services

NAICS

Museums (712110), Historical Sites (71212), Libraries and Archives (51921), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

akta.pro primary industry

Archaeological Sites & Heritage Interpretation Centers (THAJADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

History Museums (THAJADAB), Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI), Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Archaeological museum services
• Provincial heritage collection
• Educational museum programs
• Augmented reality tours
• Archaeological publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Castricum

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Museum Admissions: Ticket sales for museum entry, with various pricing tiers for different visitor categories
2. Museum Shop Sales: Sales of publications, archaeological replicas, and souvenir items
3. Café and Hospitality: Museum café operations serving visitors
4. Room Rental: Rental of museum spaces for events and meetings
5. Publication Sales: Sale of archaeological publications including the Noord-Hollandse Archeologische Publicaties series, brochures, and the Archaeologische Kroniek annual publication

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Huis van Hilde operates as the archaeology museum and visitor center for the provincial archaeological depot of North Holland. It exhibits and preserves several million archaeological finds from the province, and delivers public-facing experiences including museum exhibitions, hands-on labs (ArcheoLab, ArcheoHotspot), an AR tour via smartphone, guided tours, school programs, children's parties, lecture series, and a publication series. It also maintains an open digital collection database with API access for researchers.

Product overview

Huis van Hilde is the archaeology museum of Province North Holland, operating as a unified museum-depot system. The core offering combines a public museum with interactive visitor experiences (ArcheoLab, ArcheoHotspot, AR-tour, guided tours, Hildes Atelier, children's programs, and Hildes Academie lectures) alongside the administrative Provincial Archaeological Depot housing millions of finds with a searchable online collection database and API access for researchers. The museum also produces publications (Noord-Hollandse Archeologische Publicaties), a digital canon resource, and the Kasteeldetective podcast. Services include reporting archaeological finds, venue rental for events, and school/group programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Archeologiemuseum Huis van Hilde (Museum Admission) Public admission to the archaeology museum of Province North Holland, exhibiting millions of finds from all periods of North Holland history, from Stone Age hand axes to WWII soldier helmets. Open Tuesday-Friday 10:00-17:00 and Saturday-Sunday 11:00-17:00.
• Guided Tours (Rondleidingen) Guided museum tours including the general 'Hildes tour door de tijd' and themed tours on jewelry, rituals, faith, landscape, and temporary exhibitions. Saturday/Sunday at 13:30, free with museum entry, maximum 15 persons.
• Exclusive Group Tours (Exclusieve Rondleidingen) Private themed tours for groups up to 15 persons, available in multiple themes (general, children's, temporary exhibition, rituals, jewelry, religion, landscape, slavery, Brederode, ArcheoLab, sensory, multilingual). Priced at €55 plus museum entry; reservation one week in advance; languages include German, Spanish, English, Norwegian.
• Augmented Reality (AR) Tour Interactive AR experience using a smartphone with the Wintor app. Visitors scan a QR code in the museum to access augmented reality overlays showing historical imagery, videos, animations, and virtual guides across the museum, covering North Holland history from Roman times through the Middle Ages to WWII.
• Children's Birthday Parties (Kinderpartijtjes) Birthday party package for children aged 6+ including an interactive children's tour with dress-up options, hands-on archaeology in ArcheoLab, and refreshments in the museum café. Maximum 10 children and 2 supervisors; total cost €150 for approximately 2 hours.
• Hildes Academie Lecture Series Academic lecture series featuring presentations on archaeological topics including the Palmhoutwrak research, ship archaeology, and sonar technology for discovering submerged wrecks. Sessions are open to the public.
• Noord-Hollandse Archeologische Publicaties (Archaeological Publications) Publication series including richly illustrated brochures, archaeological reports, the Archaeologische Kroniek (Archaeological Chronicle) annual publication, and public books. Most are available free online; some are sold in the museum shop at prices ranging from €10 to €75.
• Museum Venue and Room Rental (Zaalhuur) Rental of museum spaces for events, meetings, and corporate gatherings at the Castricum location, marketed as a distinctive regional meeting venue.
• Vondst Melden (Report Finds Service) Service allowing citizens to report accidental archaeological discoveries for professional collection and preservation by the province, fulfilling the museum's statutory heritage mandate under Erfgoedwet 2015.
• Provincial Archaeological Collection Database (Online) Online searchable database of the provincial archaeological collection, providing public digital access to the entire North Holland collection with documentation. Includes API and OAI-PMH endpoints; metadata released under CC0 and images under CC BY 4.0.
• Provincial Archaeological Depot (Depot Services) Provincial repository that manages and preserves all archaeological finds from North Holland under the Erfgoedwet 2015 statutory mandate, providing curation, climate-controlled storage, and research access for the province's archaeological heritage.
• School Programs and Educational Visits Curriculum-aligned educational programs and dedicated school group visits for primary and secondary schools in North Holland, organized to support history and archaeology education with hands-on activities.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Provincie Noord-Holland (Province of North Holland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Province of North Holland is the founding and governing body of Huis van Hilde. The museum serves as the visitor center for the provincial archaeological depot. The province has statutory responsibility under the Erfgoedwet 2015 to preserve all archaeological finds from North Holland, a function delegated to the depot and museum.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/huisvanhilde
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/huis-van-hilde

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Funding overview

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Investors

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