Free museums in Overijssel

Veenmuseum Vriezenveenseveld illustrates working and living in the time of the extraction of peat in North Twente in the period from 1850 to 1950. Visitors can see the whole site in an original peat train, or walk to the decorated peat huts, the old Vriezenveen farmhouse and the little shop. In the

KunstaanZ focuses on visual art of the 20th and 21st centuries. The exhibitions show a variety with photographs, paintings, sculptures, creations, film, theater and music. Opening hours and location may vary.

The Bolwerksmolen dates back to 1863. It is the only wind-powered saw mill in the province of Overijssel. Demonstrations on sawing, grinding, hoisting logs from the water, hoisting and securing trees on the saw carriage, among others, are given.

The Weaver's House is an urban farmhouse that dates back to the early 1600s. The small house has half-timbered walls, wall and ceiling paintings. A permanent exhibit features a 300-year-old loom, various textile work forms, spinning wheels and old tools. There are regular demonstrations of old craft

Owner Bas Beckers created and restored stained glass and stained glass windows as a glazier for many years. His collection is on display in the Bas stained glass museum.

The Goors Historisch Museum is housed in a station building from 1865. The museum illustrates the history of Goor. The museum focusses on the textile history of Goor from 1833 and presents an overview of the manors and castles in Goor. A large model illustrates how Goor looked like in 1560. The muse

Museum 't Stadhuus illustrates the history and culture of Hardenberg and its surroundings. The museum exhibits many preserved archaeological finds from prehistoric times. The collection of the museum includes objects such as utensils, weapons, tools and a tomb. There is also a ‘style room’ and a dec

The Kunstenlab organizes exhibitions on contemporary art. Exhibitions always have to contribute to the discussion on current social issues and themes. Art is thus used to highlight new perspectives and to encourage thinking about the themes. The exhibitions usually consist of various installations,

The fisher ambulance museum shows ambulances throughout the years have been produced by the gebr. fisher.

Hourglass Museum Glanerbrug is a museum dedicated to hourglasses. Among other things, the museum displays various hourglasses, cooking timers, docking clocks, stopwatches, beaker clock. But also photographs, stamps and telephone cards with hourglass motif. The hourglasses are very diverse: with bell