The government offices have moved, but the former waag and burgerzaal are still used for weddings and other official proceedings.
The rest of the building is in use as the local visitor center of De Rijp.
[1] He designed and built it 1630, after he had already occupied the location as mayor and manager of the Beemster polder project, completed in 1612.
[2] The former mayor's office and vierschaar can only be seen by appointment, but visitors are welcome on the ground floor, which has a short film about the history of De Rijp for visitors, and where the old weighing scales from 1632 can be seen.
This apparatus has been kept in working order and is used occasionally for demonstrations.