Industrial & heritage museums in Gelderland

History can be viewed from many angles. This versatility is reflected in the Dutch Open Air Museum. Here you will find buildings, objects, and stories that are up to two hundred years old. You reflect on the major events in our history as well as the 'small' moments of daily life. You immerse yourse

The Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij (VSM) is operating a heritage railway between Apeldoorn, Beekbergen, Loenen, Eerbeek and Dieren. Especially the VSM’s Railway Museum in Beekbergen is worth a visit. This museum includes the locomotive workshops and depot where water and coal is loaded in the eng

The fortress of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie has Unesco World Heritage status. Hidden under the earth, the fort is five stories high and from the roof you have a spectacular view. Where else can you look across the Waal, Rhine and Pannerdensch Kanaal than here - at Doornenburg? Come to Fort Panne

Stoomgemaal De Tuut was built between 1916 and 1918 and took care of the necessary drainage of the land of Maas and Waal. Unlike other steam pumping stations in the Gelderland river area, Stoomgemaal De Tuut is preserved. This gives visitors the opportunity to get to know the world of pumping statio

The Dutch Wine Museum is dedicated to the history and future of wine. The old wine cellars show the process from grape to wine and the museum tells why one wine tastes different from another.

Sand Stories is the largest covered exhibition of sand sculptures in the world. In three large halls, with more than 300 sand sculptures, the story of our culture of Bibles and fishing boats comes to life, and this exhibition shows the areas of tension between the past and present. Dozens of stori

The Museum Factory in Winterswijk tells about the history of this village. From the time when dinosaurs swam there, the late Middle Ages, the emerging textile industry in the last century to the history of our fathers and mothers. An extensive collection of fossils from the quarry, remains of mammot

The Fort near Asperen is a military heritage site and part of the New Dutch Waterline that is on the nomination list for UNESCO World Heritage. The fort is a so-called tower fort that was built from 1840 onwards. Tower forts were often built in the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie. This tower is made

The Gelderse Smalspoor Stichting has a collection of narrow gauge railway trains and related objects. The collection includes old locomotives such as the Deutz OMD 117f, Diemas, the Whitcomb and a large 24-ton heavy electric locomotive and carriages and ‘lorries’. Visitors can also take a ride on th

Papierfabriek De Middelste Molen is the only mill in the Netherlands that has been preserved in its original state. Papierfabriek De Middelste Molen has produced paper since 1622. The museum illustrates the production processes of old Dutch paper. Besides paper making by machines, the museum also co

Baksteenmuseum De Panoven is a heritage museum, but was once a brickyard. The buildings and machines are still in very good condition. The museum features the only round zigzag oven of Europe and it displays unique films and books on the ceramic industry.

The House of Nijmegen History is the starting point for everyone who wants to know more about the history of the oldest city in the Netherlands. Everyone is welcome in the House of Nijmegen History. We take you into the history of the city and region. In fact, the House organizes exhibitions, lectu

The Nederlands Watermuseum is housed in the former ‘Bagijnemolen’. It is an interactive museum that covers everything related to water in the Netherlands, but also in the rest of the world. More than fifty presentations illustrate how the sewer system works, how much water the human body consists of