All profession & craft museums to visit in Limburg

Discover the skills and trades that have shaped societies at 10 profession and craft museums in Limburg. These museums highlight the history and techniques of various professions and crafts.

Are you interested in the art of craftsmanship? These are the must-visit profession and craft museums in Limburg:

  1. Hertog Jan-Brouwerij1

    Hertog Jan-Brouwerij

     Arcen
    The Hertog Jan-Brouwerij is located at the spot where a hundred years ago four friends opened the first Hertog Jan brewery. Beer is still brewed here. During a visit to the brewery, the visitor gets a tour through the entire brewing process. When the tour is finished, visitors can visit ‘Café Hertog
  2. Nederlands Mijnmuseum2

    Nederlands Mijnmuseum

     Heerlen
    At the Dutch Mining Museum in Heerlen, you can discover the different facets of the colourful mining history: dark stories, golden times, grey sides and colourful perspectives. We tell our story at two locations: At the main location of the Dutch Mining Museum, the mining history is literally and
  3. Peelmuseum3

    Peelmuseum

     America
    The Peel Museum is a museum in the Peel (an area in Brabant and Limburg) where the life and work of the beginning of the last century is exhibited. During a visit to the museum, there is always a guide present if desired who can tell the story of the peat extraction and the subsequent extraction. Th
  4. Museum De Locht4

    Museum De Locht

     Melderslo
    Museum de Locht is housed in an authentic North Limburg ‘langgevelboerderij’. It is a regional museum that focusses on the growing of asparagus and mushroom. The museum illustrates how people lived and worked in the countryside in the period from 1850 to 1950 and shows the whole process of growing a
  5. Maas Binnenvaartmuseum5

    Maas Binnenvaartmuseum

     Maasbracht
    This is a Museum for about and by inland navigation, run by volunteers ( former boaters ).
  6. Elsmuseum6

    Elsmuseum

     Beek
    The Elsm Museum is located in the production area of the former Hennekens distillery in Beek. The original distillation equipment and authentic objects and materials show visitors a glimpse into Beek's industrial past. Volunteers take care of maintenance and tours. On the upper floor a temporary exh
  7. Historiehuis van de Maasvallei7

    Historiehuis van de Maasvallei

     Elsloo
    Historiehuis van de Maasvallei (Historyhouse of the river Maas-valley houses a knowledge and information center about the Dutch-Belgian Maas-valley. With an experience room, library, mini cinema and visual and digital presentations. Here visitors will find information and inspiration about the histo
  8. Museum Peel en Maas8

    Museum Peel en Maas

     Helden
    Streekmuseum 't Land van Peel en Maas is housed in the former monastery Kerkebosch. The museum illustrates the history of the region of Peel en Maas. Among other things, the museum exhibits works by Dutch-American sculptor Shinkichi Tajiri. It also covers Romans in Maasdal and Peel and the deportati
  9. Drukkunstmuseum9

    Drukkunstmuseum

     Maastricht
    The Drukkunstmuseum is housed in a 19th century house. The museum illustrates the history of printing. Among other things, the museum features an old ‘drukkerij’ from around 1900 where a number of old printing presses are exhibited that are still functional. There are three central themes in the mus
  10. Museum de Kantfabriek10

    Museum de Kantfabriek

     Horst (LB)
    Museum de Kantfabriek is housed in the last lace producing factory in the Netherlands. The museum illustrates the old textile industry and how it laid a foundation for prosperity in North Limburg. In the Netherlands the concentration of textile industries was nowhere as high as in this region. The m