All industrial & heritage museums to visit in Friesland

Explore the impact of industry on society at 4 industrial heritage museums in Friesland. These museums showcase the history of manufacturing, technology, and labor.

Are you curious about the history of industry and innovation? These are the top industrial heritage museums in Friesland:

  1. Afsluitdijk Wadden Centre1

    Afsluitdijk Wadden Centre

     Kornwerderzand
    The Afsluitdijk Wadden Center is an exhibition center situated on the Afsluitdijk in Kornwerderzand, in the Dutch province of Friesland. This location offers a unique opportunity for visitors to learn about the history and future of the Afsluitdijk, the Wadden Sea, the IJsselmeer, and the Fish Migration River.
  2. Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal2

    Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal

     Lemmer
    The Ir. DF Woudagemaal is the largest pumping station in the world that is still in operation. The pumping station is used to lower the water level in Friesland and is one of the top 100 Dutch UNESCO monuments. The machine park includes four tandem compound steam engines with large linked flywheels
  3. Museum Joure3

    Museum Joure

     Joure
    Museum Joure is housed in ten buildings, including six national monuments. The ten buildings are surrounded by quays and a museum garden. One of the buildings once was the first factory of Dutch coffee manufacturer Douwe Egberts. The building features a coffee, tea and tobacco collection. On the 19t
  4. Museumgemaal Sudergemaal4

    Museumgemaal Sudergemaal

     Nij Beets
    The Sudergemaal (pumping station) from 1924 was one of the first electric pumping stations in Friesland. The museum pumping station shows how, after the peat extraction, the remaining marshy land could be cultivated. Art exhibitions are regularly organised in the pumping station with works by artist