The Apple Museum
| Established | 1 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Location | The Wall shopping centre, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Type | Technology museum |
| Owner | Stichting The Apple Museum |
| Website | Official website |
The Apple Museum is a museum in Utrecht, the Netherlands, devoted to the history and products of Apple Inc. It opened on 1 April 2026, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Apple,[1][2] and opened to the public on 2 April.[3]
History
[edit]In an interview on BNR Nieuwsradio's De Grote Tech Show, Bindels explained that the museum had been several years in the making and was created to present Apple's complete history as a coherent museum narrative.[4]The museum grew out of a private collection of Apple products and memorabilia assembled over a period of years. It was initiated by entrepreneur Ed Bindels, founder of the Dutch Apple reseller Amac.[5][6]
The official opening took place on 1 April 2026, the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Apple.[1][2] The museum is located in The Wall, a shopping centre in Utrecht.[3] The museum is managed by Stichting The Apple Museum, and is not affiliated with Apple Inc.[6]
Collection
[edit]The collection includes Apple products from different periods in the company's history, including early computers, Macintosh models, iPods, iPhones and related accessories.[2][3] The museum supervises a collection of 5,000 potential exhibits, however not all of them are on display. Among the items which are exhibited are an Apple Lisa from 1983, a rainbow of iMac G3s from the late 1990s and early 2000s, and one of the early versions of the iPod. There is also a vista of Steve Jobs' garage, part of the Apple historic folklore.[7] Covering approximately 2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft), it has been described as the largest museum devoted to Apple in Europe, with one of the largest collections of Apple products in the world.[8][9] Some of the museum's restored computers are operational and available for visitors to use.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Apple marks 50 years as new museum opens in Netherlands showcasing tech giant's history". Euronews. 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Grootste Apple-museum opent deuren in Utrecht" [Largest Apple museum opens doors in Utrecht] (in Dutch). Emerce. 2 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Snijders, Maurice (2 April 2026). "Apple Museum in Utrecht opent exact 50 jaar na de oprichting van Apple" [Apple Museum in Utrecht opens exactly 50 years after the founding of Apple]. iPhoned.
- ↑ "Apple Museum-oprichter: 'In 50 jaar stond de iPhone-maker er niet beter voor dan nu'". BNR Nieuwsradio (in Dutch). 1 April 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ Bueters, Philip (1 April 2026). "'Here's to the crazy ones': het Apple Museum van Ed Bindels opent eindelijk zijn deuren in Utrecht" (in Dutch). MT/Sprout.
- 1 2 Koevoets, Sasha (1 April 2026). "iCulture bezoekt: dit is het Apple Museum in Utrecht" [iCulture visits the Apple Museum in Utrecht: a journey through time] (in Dutch). iCulture.
- ↑ Debczak, Michele (6 April 2026). "See a colorful wall of vintage iMacs and a re-creation of Steve Jobs' garage at a New Apple Museum in the Netherlands". Smithsonian Magazine. Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 6 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- 1 2 Clover, Juli (9 April 2026). "Europe's Largest Apple Museum Opens in the Netherlands With 50 Years of Products on Display". MacRumors. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ Mendes, Marcus (8 April 2026). "Europe's largest Apple museum opens to the public in the Netherlands". 9to5Mac. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
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