Geology museums in Friesland

The Natuurmuseum Fryslân is housed in a former orphanage. The central theme of the museum is the nature of Friesland. The museum consists of four floors with animals, plants, information, assignments and experiments. Doing and experiencing are important in the museum. The collection consists of appr

Museum Opsterland is a regional museum that illustrates the history of Gorredijk and Opsterland. The collection is based on five themes: Geology & Archaeology, Peat & Socialism, Benefactors & Aristocracy, ‘De vlecke Gorredijk’ and Jewish history. Objects spread over four halls illustrate life and wo

Botanische Tuin De Kruidhof is the largest botanical garden of the Netherlands. It features seventeen themed gardens each with their own plant collections. Themed gardens that can be visited include: medicinal herbs, cloister garden, butterfly garden, rose garden, woodland garden, fruit garden, fern

Observeum is the only museum in the Netherlands with a large Middle Stone Age exhibition. It is based on years of scientific research and excavations on the banks of the Burgumermar. We also show the contrast between "rich and poor" in the 19th century, the 'Golden Age of the Frisian farmer' and how