Edam - Municipal Museum

(Local Name: Stedelijk Museum) The Municipal Museum (Stedelijk Museum) at Damplein 8 occupies a house dating from 1540, with a beautiful facade of 1737. It has a curious floating cellar in the form of a boat. The most striking items in the museum are the paintings of three local characters - the "Fat Man" (who is said to have weighed 445 pounds), the "Man with a Beard" and the "Big Girl" (depicted life-size, 2.5m/8ft2.5in tall).