Rotterdam Rooftop Roetsj

The Maritime Museum building dates back to 1986 and is slated for renovation. This is scheduled for sometime in the coming years. Of course, we live in a very different city than when the museum was built, so the building and its surroundings must keep pace with the times. The municipality is therefore exploring with various parties what this exactly means. One idea is a publicly accessible rooftop, offering stunning views of both the harbor and the Coolsingel canal. The organizers of the Rotterdam Rooftop Days have been inspired to test this rooftop function with a large audience and create something truly special.

The museum occupies a truly unique location in the city. It’s the intersection of all the city’s districts (North, East, South, and West) and home to the busiest metro station in the Netherlands. The Rotte River, which gives our city its name, also flows underground into the Nieuwe Maas here. This location symbolizes the relationship Rotterdammers have with water. The rooftop exhibition explores a possible future for cities, where the boundaries between gray (buildings), blue (water), and green (nature) are increasingly blurred.

On the roof, you’ll discover a dazzling exhibition about a possible future for the city, where buildings, greenery, and water increasingly converge. Naturally, you’ll enjoy spectacular views of both the Coolsingel and the Leuvehaven harbor behind the Maritime Museum, a true “Window on the River” that has been on Rotterdammers’ wish lists since the reconstruction era.

A ticket for the Rooftop Roetsj costs €7.50. We don’t have different prices for children and adults. The museum harbor surrounding the building is always free to enter.

In principle, visitors will take the stairs to the top. There will be an elevator specifically for visitors with limited mobility or wheelchair users. We are still investigating how many tickets we can make available for the elevator and when. Would you like to stay informed? Please email info@rotterdamsedakendagen.nl

The slide ends at a pontoon in the Leuvehaven. You can then walk back to shore dry via a footbridge through the museum harbor.

Children are also allowed on the roof when accompanied by an adult. A maximum of two children are allowed per adult. There is no minimum age for the slide, but we do require a minimum height of 1.20 meters. This is for safety reasons.