“The best part, of course, are collections of Haarlem residents or people from the region,” Van ‘t Slot explains. Mark Verburg, who organizes the exhibitions, fully agrees.

“Anyone who has an interesting collection at home or who knows someone like that, register at Kunstcentrum Haarlem. Here you can show it to a larger audience. The museum is open 24 hours a day, free admission and at an A-location in the center. Very nice,” Verburg explains.

The most striking exhibition in recent months was that of the collection of spicy books. Found in a large box, along a Haarlem street:

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