Not Here to Please you: Before Ciara

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Before Ciara

Hey there, stranger.

Last weekend was a long (and much needed) weekend for me. Also, a weekend to stay at home since we had the storm, Ciara, on top of our heads! Or at least, that was our main idea until, of course, we decided to do one of our favourite things during our spare time: visit a museum!

Our initial idea was visiting the Westfries Museum at Hoorn, but due to the storm lots of trains were cancelled, so we decided not to take the risk and we paid a visit to the lovely Kaasmuseum (cheese museum) here in Alkmaar.

The Kaasmuseum was founded in Alkmaar in 1983 and it's located in the historic Waaggebouw (weighing house), which was built in the 14th century. The day was quite dark, so I don't have any photos of the beautiful facade of the building, but we manage to take some nice shots inside the museum.

This is not an art museum, but a history museum that explains from the process of making cheese to how the industry has evolved. You can see lots of old instruments that were used to make cheese, some of them they're still using nowadays!

The origins of the Kaasmuseum lie in the creation of the Stichting Hollands Zuivelarchief on 23 April 1969. The aim of this foundation is to collect objects and machines relating to the history of the dairy industry and the preparation of dairy products; that's why you can see lots of interesting objects here.

When we were almost finishing our visit one of the lovely employees of the Kaasmuseum told us that, due to the storm, they were closing earlier, so we grab our coats and went back home before Ciara arrived. Anyway, I could get some shots of my outfit that day at home!

This lovely Alice & The Pirates skirt is one of my newest acquisitions, and oh, boy! Such a jewel! The black velveteen print is simply gorgeous and she golden sparks from the fabric give it a magical touch! A very gothic outfit for a proper winter day. Don't miss also this beautiful handmade rosary necklace by Tierra Negra Jewelry! I was looking for the perfect one and I found it with them.