Are you curious about ancient civilizations and archaeological finds? Here are the archaeology museums you must see in Overijssel:
1Stedelijk Museum Kampen
KampenThe 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 2Museum Anno
ZwolleMuseum Anno is dedicated to the cultural history and art from Zwolle. The museum consists of an old part, the former 16th century ‘Drostenhuis’ and a new part from 1997. The collection includes paintings by 17th century masters, cultural and historical objects, silverware and prints. The museum hold 3Museum Geert Groote Huis
DeventerGeert Groote (1340 - 1384) is the most important Deventer in history. He is known far beyond our borders as the founder of the Modern Devotion. This renewal movement stood for a personal experience of faith and a simple and sincere life. In the museum Geert Groote Huis, on the foundations of the 4Zoutmuseum Delden
DeldenZoutmuseum Delden is situated in the gardens of castle Twickel, on the grounds where salt was found in the soil in 1886. The museum illustrates the history of this treasure. In the permanent exhibition various topics on salt are covered such as salt mining, the formation of salt layers and the symbo 5Historisch Museum Deventer
DeventerHistorisch Museum Deventer is housed in the monumental weigh house from 1528. The museumillustrates the history of the city. The collection includes archaeological finds from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, paintings, silverware and objects related to the industrial history. In addition, the m 6Museum Hengelo
HengeloHistorisch Museum Hengelo is housed in an old patrician house. The museum illustrates the cultural history and development of Hengelo. One of the topics that are discussed in the museum is the rise of industry in Hengelo in the 19th century. It displays both finds of the first residents and finds fr 7Rijssens Museum
RijssenThe Rijssens Museum is a city museum located in the stately manor house De Oosterhof, popularly known as 'The Castle'. The museum tells the remarkable history of one of the oldest cities in Twente through a varied collection and it gives a picture of how people lived back then. It displays art, trad- 8
Goors Historisch Museum
GoorThe 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 - 9
Museum 't Stadhuus
HardenbergMuseum '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