Museum Vakdagen

Museum Vakdagen

Museum Vakdagen ("Museum Trade Days") is the international professional trade fair for the entire museum sector in the Netherlands and Flanders, organised by Expolaan BV (Oudenbosch, NL) — a fair organiser with more than 45 years of experience in (inter)national trade and consumer exhibitions.

Status (verified 2026-10-03)

The official website states that the 7th edition, originally scheduled for Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 May 2025, has been postponed (uitgesteld). The organiser says it decided to allow more preparation time in order to give the next edition an extra quality boost, and that the new date will be announced on the website and in the newsletter first. No new date has been published yet. The site has been unchanged since 13 May 2025.

Last edition held

• 6th edition: 8 & 9 November 2023 (Wednesday & Thursday), open daily 10:00-17:00
• Venue: Expo Houten, Meidoornkade 24, 3992 AE Houten, Netherlands
• More than 80 exhibitors; a parallel congress and lecture programme is coupled to the fair
• Free admission with a ticket obtained via exhibitors or the organiser; free parking; free cloakroom
• A network reception was held on the Wednesday evening from 17:00

Profile

The fair covers the full museum supply chain: museum technology and equipment, presentation and exhibition fitting, lighting, climate control and conservation, ticketing and visitor-management software, security, education and public engagement, restoration and services. The common thread is knowledge transfer, with an interactive congress linked to the trade fair.

Contact

• Organiser: Expolaan BV, Oudenbosch, Netherlands
• Contact: Joyce de Ruiter — +31 165 39 30 01 — info@museumvakdagen.nl
• Website: https://museumvakdagen.nl/