Profession & craft 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 Nederlands Bakkerijmuseum is housed in two medieval farms and an old stable. It illustrates the history of bakery and the cooperation between farmers, millers and bakers. The common room is decorated like a 19th century parlor including tile panels and a stove. In addition, the museum displays c

The Oude Ambachten & Speelgoed Museum consists of an indoor and an outdoor museum. The indoor museum houses a collection of craft related objects and a collection of toys. The museum covers more than 160 crafts, including the basket weaver, the cheesemaker, the silversmith, the ‘kantklosser’ and the

Grandmother's Kitchen Museum is a small museum in the Kruittoren at Kronenburg Park. It showcases a collection of old kitchen utensils and has a grocery store.

Museum farm Erve Brooks Niehof is a farmhouse that dates back to 1538. Exhibits in the farmhouse include a loom, a collection of cutting hats, an old-fashioned linen closet and an alcove. In the attic of the farmhouse, old radios and televisions, old-fashioned costumes and a geological collection co

At the Mustard Museum (Doesburgsche Mosterd- en Azijnfabriek), visitors are introduced to a typical Old Dutch craft.

Museum Smedekinck is housed in the historical farm Smedekinck. The museum illustrates the history and lifestyle of the ‘Zelhemmers’ through the ages. Archaeological finds reflect habitation in the region in the past. There is also a ‘style room’ decorated as a farmhouse kitchen, including a cherry w

Streekmuseum De Roode Tooren illustrates the history of the ‘oude Richterambt Doesborgh ‘, which consisted of the town Doesburg and the former municipalities Angerlo, Hummelo and Keppel. The museum displays a ‘tabakskerverij’, a small industrial businesses from 1894, an old grocery store and collect

Museumboerderij 'Den Tip' is an old T-farm from 1734, built on an Artificial dwelling hill. The collection of the museum illustrates the history of the farm and the surrounding area. Among other things, the museum exhibits old tools. The farm still has a ‘waterzolder’ and the living room is still fu

Brandweermuseum Borculo illustrates firefighting, from the first firefighters until the end of the 60s. The museum exhibits a collection of authentic objects and firefighter equipment, which used to belong to the fire department. The collection includes leather buckets, ‘stortzakken’, ladder trucks

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

The Nederlands jachtmuseum is housed in the Doorwerth Castle. The exhibitions and public activities of the Nederlands jachtmuseum are part of the overall presentation of the castle. The national forestry collection is also housed in the castle. Central themes in the museum are the castle, hunting an

The Museum der Koninklijke Marechaussee is housed in a former Royal Orphanage. The museum is dedicated to the Royal Marechaussee and covers the time between its establishment to the present. It ranges from military police in Napoleonic uniforms from 1814 to the troopers now. The museum illustrates t

Museum Oude Boekdrukkunst is a ‘working’ printing museum. Visitors learn about the way in which books used to be made. The collection of the museum includes ‘zetbokken’, stair tiles, monograms from the lead era and woodcuts. In addition, the museum exhibits posters and prints from the Second World W

Museum Stoomhoutzagerij Nahuis is a ‘working’ museum. It emerged from the ‘radmakerij’, which was already in operation in 1850. The museum is open to the public several times a year. The museum’s collection illustrates how people have been using the various machines for over a hundred years. The ent