The Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands . The Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar presents a collection of ancient and modern art, crafts and history of the city.

The Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar in the permanent exhibition extensively discusses the works of artists such as Else Berg, Mommie Schwarz, Leo Gestel, Dirk Filarski, Gerrit Willem van Blaaderen, Arnout Colnot and Piet and Matthieu Wiegman.

In the "golden age of Alkmaar" one enters a world of development, well-being and wealth. On display are paintings by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Maarten van Heemskerck, Gerard van Honthorst, Pieter Jansz Saenredam and Jan de Baen . The vast collection of Caesar van Everdingen is exceptional.