All open air museums to visit in Friesland

Experience history come to life at open-air museums in Friesland. These museums feature historical buildings, reenactments, and interactive exhibits in an outdoor setting.

Are you interested in experiencing history firsthand? These are the best open air museums in Friesland:

  1. Openluchtmuseum De Spitkeet1

    Openluchtmuseum De Spitkeet

     Harkema
    Openluchtmuseum De Spitkeet illustrates on a site of more than four hectares how people lived on the Frisian and Groningen heath in the period from 1850 to 1950. In that period people were very poor and life was difficult. The museum displays various types of properties and conditions of that time.
  2. Casematemuseum Kornwerderzand2

    Casematemuseum Kornwerderzand

     Kornwerderzand
    The Casematemuseum Kornwerderzand is dedicated to the Battle of the Afsluitdijk during the German attack on the Netherlands in 1940. It features seven casemates decorated in the style of 1940, a German bunker and several other buildings. The museum illustrates the daily lives of the soldiers during
  3. Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs3

    Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs

     Nij Beets
    The Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs illustrates how the peat workers worked and lived and how ‘laagveenturf’ was made in the period 1863 to 1920. The living and working conditions were the cause of social struggle. The museum also illustrates the change in the landscape as a result of peat extraction. On
  4. Botanical Garden De Kruidhof4

    Botanical Garden De Kruidhof

     Buitenpost
    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