The best museums in Province of Groningen in September 2025

These are the top 50 best museums in Province of Groningen, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2025. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

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Looking for the best museums in Province of Groningen? These are the best ones:

  1. Sealcenter Pieterburen1

    Sealcenter Pieterburen

     Pieterburen
    Sealcenter Pieterburen, located in the quaint village of Pieterburen in the Netherlands, is a rescue center dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of seals. The center was formerly known as Seal Nursery Pieterburen, reflecting its initial focus on caring for young orphaned seals. Today, the center provides care for sick and weakened seals of all ages, with the aim of releasing them back into the wild once they have recovered.
  2. Hunebedcentrum2

    Hunebedcentrum

     Borgercompagnie
  3. Groninger Museum3

    Groninger Museum

     Groningen
    The Groninger Museum is housed in a building that is considered one of the highlights of postmodernism. The museum has four diverse collections with the following themes: history of Groningen, applied art, contemporary art and old art. The collection includes works by Hendrik Willem Mesdag and Jozef
  4. Vesting Bourtange4

    Vesting Bourtange

     Bourtange
    Vesting Bourtange is a historic fortified village that takes visitors back to the year 1742. Besides the fortified village itself, there are also various activities.From lively markets to realistically re-enacted battles.
  5. Museum aan de A5

    Museum aan de A

     Groningen
    Museum aan de A (the former Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum) is housed in two medieval buildings. The museum illustrates the history of Groningen and the Groningers.
  6. De Fraeylemaborg6

    De Fraeylemaborg

     Slochteren
    The Fraeylemaborg is a castle situated on an estate of 23 hectares from the 19th century. The interior illustrates how people lived in a luxury house. The interior consists of precious antiques and everyday personal objects and the collection includes works by the Dutch painter Gerrit van Houten (18
  7. De Theefabriek7

    De Theefabriek

     Houwerzijl
    The Theefabriek is housed in the former church and clergy house of Houwerzijl. It consists of a museum, a shop and a tearoom. It offers the largest and most comprehensive collection of tea in the world. The tea museum is dedicated to tea and the history of tea and covers the whole process, from the
  8. Openluchtmuseum Het Hoogeland8

    Openluchtmuseum Het Hoogeland

     Warffum
    Openluchtmuseum Het Hoogeland illustrates how people lived and worked in a small village in the countryside in the 19th century. The museum consists of twenty old buildings. Because of the many different buildings and their detailed decoration, the visitors gets to know the community of the village.
  9. Menkemaborg9

    Menkemaborg

     Uithuizen
    The Menkemaborg is a borg in Groningen of which the oldest part dates back to the 14th century. It illustrates life in the 18th century. The rooms are decorated with silver, brass, porcelain, furniture and various portraits from the 17th and 18th century. Between the canals are gardens, including th
  10. Museumspoorlijn STAR10

    Museumspoorlijn STAR

     Stadskanaal
    Museumspoorlijn STAR includes diesel trains and a historical steam train and is located between Veendam and Musselkanaal. With a track of 26 kilometres it is the longest museum line of the Netherlands. The carriages shed is converted into a museum, where a collection of authentic attributes from the
  11. Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam11

    Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam

     Veendam
    The Veenkoloniaal Museum is a cultural history museum dedicated to the Groningen ‘Veenkoloniën’. The museum covers East Groningen, peat growth and the ‘Bourtanger Moor’. The permanent collection consists of two subcollections: a maritime collection and a collection with objects related to the agricu
  12. University Museum Groningen12

    University Museum Groningen

     Groningen
    University Museum Groningen is a museum dedicated to people, nature and science. The collection consists of objects related to nature, culture and science. The exhibitions of the museum include a collection of flowers and seeds, an anatomical and pathological collection, a psychological collection,
  13. Museum Møhlmann13

    Museum Møhlmann

     Appingedam
    Museum Møhlmann is a private museum. The museum exhibits a collection of realistic and figurative art by known and lesser known artists. There are several permanent exhibitions in the museum. Besides works by Rob Møhlmann himself, the museum exhibits works by contemporary figuratives and realists. T
  14. Museum Stoomgemaal Winschoten14

    Museum Stoomgemaal Winschoten

     Winschoten
  15. Het Behouden Blik15

    Het Behouden Blik

     Uithuizermeeden
    Welcome in the smallest museum of the northern Netherlands Here you will encounter a large collection of tin boxes and commercial memorabilia of well-known Dutch brands as De Gruyter, Douwe Egberts, Van Nelle, Van Houten, Broekema, Verkade, Niemeijer, Tiktak and many more. The collection offers
  16. Politiepettenmuseum16

    Politiepettenmuseum

     Slochteren
    The Police Caps Museum holds a collection of more than 1,500 police caps from some 220 different countries. Among others, it displays caps from Africa, Asia and America. In addition to caps, the museum displays various objects that officers took with them into battle such as long batons and shields.
  17. Nederlands Strijkijzer Museum17

    Nederlands Strijkijzer Museum

     Noordbroek
    The Dutch Iron Museum shows how people in the past worked their clothes, and the culture surrounding them. Among other things, the museum has a collection of irons, including irons from 300 to 400 years ago.
  18. Museum Slag bij Heiligerlee18

    Museum Slag bij Heiligerlee

     Heiligerlee
    The museum tells the story of the famous battle between the forces of Spain and the Netherlands in May 1568, the first battle of the 80 Years war that culminated into the establishment of the Dutch Republic
  19. Klokkengieterijmuseum19

    Klokkengieterijmuseum

     Heiligerlee
    From 1863 till 1980 the Van Bergen family operated a bell foundry and manufactured fire engines in a monumental building in the heart of Heiligerlee. The museum shows all aspects of the art of casting bells and carillons, a wide range of historic bells and tower clocks. Visitors may try their hand a
  20. Victory Museum 1940-194520

    Victory Museum 1940-1945

     Grootegast
  21. Museum Lammert Boerma21

    Museum Lammert Boerma

     Borgercompagnie
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  22. Oudeschans museum en vesting22

    Oudeschans museum en vesting

     Oudeschans
  23. Museum 't Steenhuus23

    Museum 't Steenhuus

     Niebert
  24. Hortus Haren24

    Hortus Haren

     Haren (GR)
    The Hortus botanicus Haren was founded in 1626 (then in Groningen) and has about twenty acres of gardens. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the Netherlands. The garden consists of a Chinese garden, Laarman garden, arboretum, pinetum, English garden, a water garden, a rock garden, bamboo g
  25. Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum25

    Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum

     Zuidbroek (GR)
    The North Netherlands Train & Tram Museum is housed in the former station building of Zuidbroek built in 1865. It is the oldest station in the province of Groningen, on the line from the city of Groningen to Nieuweschans. The museum uses costumes, models, photographs, signs, tools and a model railwa
  26. MOW I Museum Westerwolde26

    MOW I Museum Westerwolde

     Bellingwolde
    The MOW focuses on the history and future of the region Westerwolde and the countryside of Groningen. Due to the temporary exhibitions, the museum changes frequently. Every exhibition has its own atmosphere, whether it presents art or objects from the museumcollection. Check the website for the ac
  27. Visserijmuseum Zoutkamp27

    Visserijmuseum Zoutkamp

     Zoutkamp
    Visserijmuseum Zoutkamp is housed in a monumental storage for sea marks in the old inner harbor. The museum illustrates the history and development of fishery in Zoutkamp. In the museum the fishing vessel ‘Tön 2’ is on display, which illustrates how people used to fish in the 60s and 70s. The perman
  28. Muzeeaquarium Delfzijl28

    Muzeeaquarium Delfzijl

     Delfzijl
    The Muzeeaquarium Delfzijl is situated at the embankment near the harbour. The museum has permanent exhibitions on archaeology, geology, shipping, fishing and shells. There is also an aquarium with various animals and plants from the North Sea and Wadden Sea, which is constructed in a bunker from th
  29. Nationaal Bus Museum29

    Nationaal Bus Museum

     Hoogezand
    Have you ever wondered what happened to all those wonderful old buses that ran in the Netherlands and which you only now see in old films and books? Well, the good news is, some of them live on! While thousands went to the scrap yard at the end of their working lives, some have found their way into
  30. Museum Wierdenland30

    Museum Wierdenland

     Ezinge
    Museum Wierdenland focuses on stories about the culture and landscape of mounds in the northern Wadden Sea area. Most focus is on the National Landscape ‘MiddagHumsterland’ and the mound Ezinge. Ezinge is a mound village built on an artificial hill. The ‘Landschapszaal’ illustrates the history of th
  31. Landgoed Borg Verhildersum31

    Landgoed Borg Verhildersum

     Leens
    Landgoed Verhildersum illustrates the Groningen countryside in the 19th century. The estate also includes the borg (a noble house), a small house and the museum farm. The Borg dates back to the 14th century and has a 19th century style. The small house from 1888 also has 19th century interior. Vario
  32. Klooster Ter Apel32

    Klooster Ter Apel

     Ter Apel
    Ter Apel Monastery is a former monastery. It includes two modern art galleries and the Museum voor Klooster- en Kerkgeschiedenis & Religieuze Kunst. The monastery used to be a place of hospitality and dedication to passing travelers. In Klooster ter Apel, both permanent and changing exhibits are org
  33. Borg en Nationaal Rijtuigmuseum Nienoord33

    Borg en Nationaal Rijtuigmuseum Nienoord

     Leek
    Borg en Rijtuigmuseum Nienoord is housed in a monumental borg located on the Nienoord estate. The museum features a large collection of carriages. The collection consists of about 250 carriages and sleighs with related objects. In yearly changing exhibitions, a part of this collection is exhibited.
  34. Streekhistorisch Centrum34

    Streekhistorisch Centrum

     Stadskanaal
    The Streekhistorisch Centrum is dedicated to the history of the Kanaalstreek and Westerwolde. The museum exhibits photographs, films, books, newspapers, documents and objects related to the history of the Kanaalstreek and Westerwolde. The collection is displayed in regularly changing exhibitions.
  35. Kapiteinshuis Nieuwe Pekela35

    Kapiteinshuis Nieuwe Pekela

     Nieuwe Pekela
    Kapiteinshuis Nieuwe Pekela is an old captain's house from the late 18th century. The collection of the museum includes portraits and paintings, writings and various objects, that are related to the history of Pekela and shipping in the 18th and 19th century. In addition, the collection includes Rus
  36. Botanische Tuin Domies Toen36

    Botanische Tuin Domies Toen

     Pieterburen
    Botanische Tuin Domies Toen is located around the Petrus church in Pieterburen. It is the old clergy house garden of that town. The botanical garden consists of the following parts: a nature garden, a herb garden, a rose garden, a ‘slingertuin’, a ‘hooiland’, a ‘dobbe’, plant borders and a gazebo. T
  37. Museumgemaal Cremer37

    Museumgemaal Cremer

     Termunterzijl
    Museumgemaal Cremer is a pumping station from 1930. Natural gas production caused subsidence which made the building of a new pumping station inevitable. In 2002, the pumping station was no longer used and became a museum pumping station. It is named after father and son Cremer, hydraulic engineers
  38. Noorderlicht. Studio | Festival | On Tour38

    Noorderlicht. Studio | Festival | On Tour

     Groningen
    Exhibitions, festivals, debate and publications in the field of contemporary photography and other visual arts.
  39. De Groninger Zilverkamer39

    De Groninger Zilverkamer

     Appingedam
  40. Brandweermuseum Hoogezand - Sappemeer40

    Brandweermuseum Hoogezand - Sappemeer

     Sappemeer
  41. Synagoge Groningen41

    Synagoge Groningen

     Groningen
  42. Museum The former monastery of Aduard42

    Museum The former monastery of Aduard

     Aduard
    The museum is dedicated to the former St Bernard’s Abbey of Aduard, in its time (1192-1595) the biggest (Cistercian) cloister in The Netherlands. The museum shows many archaeological finds and a scale model of the complete convent. A movie is shown in which the process of reconstruction is detailed
  43. Museum Stad Appingedam43

    Museum Stad Appingedam

     Appingedam
    Museum Stad Appingendam is dedicated to the history and development of Appingedam. Besides Groningen, it is the only city in the province of Groningen that dates back to the Middle Ages. The permanent collection is exhibited in several rooms. A porcelain and a silver collection are on display in the
  44. 44

    Oudheidkamer Uithuizermeeden

     Uithuizermeeden
    Oudheidkamer Uithuizermeeden is a museum that displays weapons, armor and other historical objects to visitors.
  45. 45

    Museum De Weem

     Westeremden
    Museum De Weem is located in the home and also exhibition space of Henk Helmantel. Mainly still lifes and interiors of churches and monasteries are the subject of his paintings.
  46. 46

    Museum Musica

     Stadskanaal
  47. 47

    Boerderij Museum Duurswold

     Slochteren
  48. 48

    Groninger Schaatsmuseum Sappemeer

     Sappemeer
    The Groninger Schaatsmuseum Sappemeer displays skates that are sometimes region- and/or province-specific. There are also models developed by private individuals that bear their names. In addition to ice skates, the museum displays various objects related to ice skating.
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    Het Abel Tasman Kabinet

     Lutjegast
    The Abel Tasman Cabinet is dedicated to Abel Janszoon Tasman. This seafarer-explorer was in the service of the Dutch East India Company and put Tasmania, New Zealand, Tonga and the Fiji Islands, among others, on the world map.
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    Museumgemaal de Hoogte

     Nieuwolda

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