Huis van Gijn Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By admin This house is the house of Simon van Gijn. He was a lawyer, banker and collector.In 1925, after his dead in 1923, the house became a museum. Information. Simon van Gijn. . The kitchen. . The kitchen. The dining room . . The salon. Salon Grandeur. With expensive tapestries. It is also the oldest room with tapestries in the Netherlands . . The main Staircase with wapons The corridor on the first floor with some items of the collection The library. . The study room. . The bathroom. . The bedroom of mister van Gijn. . The second floor is for the domestic staff . .