At Zaanse Schans, you can experience the workings of a traditional windmill.

Climb to the top of the windmill and hear the loud flaps of the trelliswork and canvas sails.

Windmills used to grind corn and crush seeds to make oil.

Zaanse Schans had a mustard mill and the last working oil mill in existence.

The windmills at Zaanse Schans are operated by the residents

Energy from windmills are used to grind minerals to make paint pigments

Paint pigments being produced

Production of ocre pigment

Production of ocre pigment

Minerals are ground into a fine white powder

Mill machinery at Zaanse Schans

Rotating cog operates an adjacent wheel to transmit power

Windmill of Zaanse Schans

One of the windmills at Zaanse Schans

Top of a windmill