Current Uses
Today, the church is no longer used for services but is now a popular exhibition space and is also used for organ recitals. There is a café in one of the buildings attached to the church that has an entrance to the church (during opening hours). There is a museum store inside the entrance that sells postcards, books, and gifts having to do with the church and its exhibitions.
The church is in use by the royal family for inaugurations, most recently the coronation of Queen Beatrix in 1980, and weddings, most recently the wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, to princess Máxima in 2002. The coronations of Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Juliana of the Netherlands also took place there.
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