History museums in Kampen

The Stedelijk Museum Kampen is housed in the old town hall in Kampen. It has a collection that consists of four main themes: law, religion, water, and the House of Orange-Nassau. Important in the museum is the ‘Schepenzaal’ or 'Magistrate Hall' from 1545, in which is shown how law was practised in t

The former synagogue of the city of Kampen in the Dutch province of Overijssel stands on the IJsselkade. The synagogue was built in 1847 to the design of city architect Nicolaas Plomp. During the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, especially in 1942, almost all the Jewish i

Museum farm Erf 29 introduces visitors to life and work on the farm as it was common on Kampereiland a hundred years ago. Kampereiland is a former group of islands at the mouth of the IJssel River and has traditionally been a pasture area in the IJssel Delta. The museum exhibits include a collection