Are you interested in the history and impact of religion? These are the top religion museums in Gelderland:
1Museumpark Orientalis
Heilig LandstichtingMuseumpark Orientalis is an open-air museum dedicated to religion and culture. The museum shows the origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It illustrates how the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Koran emerged against the background of past civilizations in the Middle East. The exhibits 2Eusebiuskerk
ArnhemIn the Eusebius church you make a journey through time. Step back five hundred years in the time of knights and castles. In an exciting route through the church hall and crypts of the Eusebiuskerk you will get to know the people of that time. In the church you will find old treasures, but there is a 3Streekmuseum De Roode Tooren
DoesburgStreekmuseum 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 4Museum Sjoel Elburg
ElburgSjoel Elburg is a museum that illustrates the daily lives of twelve Jewish families that started living in Elburg in the 18th century. The museum is located in the monumental synagogue of Elburg. It illustrates Jewish history and offers a historical perspective on the current topic of integration an 5Museum Schatkamer Walburgis
ArnhemThe Sint-Walburgisbasiliek dates back to the 14th century and is the oldest church building in Arnhem. In the Middle Ages it was a collegiate church. One of the side chapels is decorated as a treasury that features liturgical objects, such as ciboria, candlesticks and chalices. Important are a chass 6Museum Elburg
ElburgMuseum Elburg is housed in the 15th century Saint Agnes Monastery with a double medieval chapel. The museum collection consists of objects that are related to the history of Elburg and its region. Major themes that recur in the collection include silver, fishing, law, city defense and Admiral JH van 7Heiligenbeeldenmuseum
VordenThe Heiligenbeeldenmuseum is housed in the Antonius van Paduakerk from 1855. The museum focuses on the preservation and presentation of Roman Catholic heritage. It houses a collection of approximately six hundred sculptures of saints. In addition to focusing on the theme ‘Cuypers’, the architect of- 8
Liemers Museum
ZevenaarThe Liemers Museum is dedicated to the area and its residents. Archaeological finds illustrate the past and mounted animals illustrate the fauna in the region. The museum also covers the Turmac cigarette factory, which was established in Zevenaar ninety years ago.