All geology museums to visit in Overijssel

Discover the Earth's secrets at 5 geology museums in Overijssel. These museums feature exhibits on rocks, minerals, fossils, and the geological processes that shape our planet.

Are you fascinated by the Earth's natural history? These are the geology museums you should visit in Overijssel:

  1. Museum De Oude Aarde1

    Museum De Oude Aarde

     Giethoorn
    Museum De Oude Aarde is a museum of minerals and fossils. In this museum, the visitor finds himself in the world of gemstones and fossils from the depths of the earth. For children there is a scavenger hunt through the museum and outside they can go look for crystals in the pond.
  2. Museum Natura Docet2

    Museum Natura Docet

     Denekamp
    Natura Docet is the first natural history museum in the Netherlands that was open to the public. The museum takes the visitor on a search for the origins of the Twente landscape. The museum collection consists of various objects such as animals, fossils and minerals. The museum garden is designed as
  3. Zoutmuseum Delden3

    Zoutmuseum Delden

     Delden
    Zoutmuseum 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
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    Geologisch Streekmuseum de IJsselvallei

     Olst
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    De Museumfabriek

     Enschede
    A museum of nature and technology, of art and science, of birds, of flowers, fossils, machines and of old and new things. For people who wonder, about stars, planets, about the blue sky and the clouds in it. For people who want to know where we come from and where we are going. For people who unders