Rien Poortvliet Museum

This small museum is dedicated to the oeuvre and legacy of the painter and illustrator Rien Poortvliet, mostly displaying the original artwork for the pages of his books. The unusual setting on the barely inhabited island of Tiengemeten and the arrival by ferry greatly enhance the experience. Much recommended.

I traveled all the way from Texas to see this museum! A friend and I were on a backpacking tour of Europe and this was the only thing I really wanted to see! As a child, my parents bought me Rien's "Noah's Ark" book for my 12th birthday and I fell in love. I was constantly flipping through the pages throughout my youth and often did "master copies" of the work in this book in my own sketchbook. Rien Poortvliet was hugely inspirational to me and it was a dream to get to see so many originals of his, many of which I grew up studying! The journey to get there via the ferry onto an island nature preserve just adds to the experience and I could not think of a more appropriate place for this collection of work to call home. I'm so glad that this museum exists, visiting it is one of my most cherished memories. I left a horse drawing along with my note in the guest book sometime in the summer of 2013. If the current book that is there still goes back that far, see if you can find me. :)

For fans of Poortvliet this place is a destination not to be missed. Galleries of incredible paintings, Gnomes artwork, and so much of his work I've never seen before in a beautiful location.

Cute little museum on a special place

Nice place for kids