Museum Kam

Mr Kam, a wealthy man,  came to live in Nijmegen after his retirement. He was looking for worms to use as fishing bait when he stumbled upon clay pots and dishes and such from the Roman time. He was so fascinated he kept on looking and found loads and loads more. He decided to build a museum. He made it known the museum should carry his name and all finds should be in open places to see. Not behind locked doors in storage. The museum had and has all kinds of roman elements. Finished in 1922, shortly before his death. 

It has recently been renovated and transformed to the way it was and is now open on Sundays for guided tours. It is part of the Valkhof museum. 

The Valkhof museum recently acquired two medieval transcripts. One from early in the 1400s, the other from around 1500. Prayer books. Very special! The drawings inside were inspired by the drawings that painters from Nijmegen made earlier on, the three brothers van Lymborch. They were renowned in Europe in the 14th century. Prayer books at those times were decorated with their miniature paintings. 

Today was one day that you could see the two prayer books. And see the building. After today the books will be examined thoroughly and they won't be on display again until somewhere in 2026. So it was a very special occasion! My brother got tickets for the both of us. We had a great time at seeing both the building and the prayer books.