Are you interested in learning more about the local history of South Holland? These are the must-visit local museums:
1Windmill museum De Valk
LeidenStedelijk Molenmuseum De Valk is housed in De Valk, a mill from 1743. The museum features the only preserved mill house in the Netherlands, from 1900. In the sleeping loft and the storage loft, the history and technology of mills and wheat grinding is illustrated. In the attic the visitor can see th- Online discount!
2Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
RotterdamAs a major port city, Rotterdam played an important role in the infrastructure of imperial and global movements of people, objects, and ideas. This identity is reflected at the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam through exhibitions and programming about the many people, histories, and cultures that shape and cr 3Museum Prinsenhof Delft
DelftMuseum Prinsenhof Delft is one of the Top 100 UNESCO monuments in the Netherlands. The museum illustrates the story of William of Orange and his role in the formation of the Dutch Republic. It is situated at the place where he was killed. The museum exhibits paintings, historical artefacts, prints a 4Museum De Lakenhal
LeidenMuseum De Lakenhal is the municipality museum of Leiden, that is housed in Leiden’s old cloth hall from 1640. It is the museum of arts, crafts and history of Leiden. The museum covers the history of Leiden from Leiden’s relief in 1574. Important in the museum are works by old masters such as Rembran 5Archeon
Alphen aan Den RijnThe Archeon is a theme park that shows how people lived in ancient times. Visitors can participate in various activities themselves, such as sword fighting, calligraphy and archery. 6Museum Gouda
GoudaMuseum Gouda recounts the history of this wonderful city. You will see, among other things, unique sixteenth century altarpieces, seventeenth century civic guard group portraits and Gouda pottery, which is famous all over the world. The museum is located in an old hospital, the Catharina Gasthuis. T 7Muzee Scheveningen
ScheveningenMuzee Scheveningen is a museum on natural and cultural history in Scheveningen which illustrates the culture, the history and the goings on in the city. The collection consists of a cultural history part and a biology part focused on the sea. The cultural history collection consists mainly of object 8the Dordts Patrician House
DordrechtIn our museum in Dordrecht, you’ll discover how affluent citizens lived at the end of the 18th century. The style rooms on the ground floor are decorated in the Louis XVI style. The highlight of the museum is the round Maas Room with a view of the busiest three-river intersection in Europe. 9Historisch Museum Den Briel
BrielleHistorisch Museum Den Briel is housed in two historic buildings: the former state prison and weigh house and the town hall. In the museum the visitor relives the Eighty Years' War. On April 1, 1572, the ‘Watergeuzen’ defeated the Spaniards for the first time by capturing Brielle. In the museum, the 10Katwijks Museum
KatwijkThe Katwijk Museum has an international collection of paintings which it combines with a collection of local objects. The museum has a large collection of works from the artists' colony that emerged in Katwijk in the early 20th century. There is also a permanent exhibition on fishery in Katwijk thro 11Hof van Nederland
DordrechtIn Hof van Nederland you will experience how we in the Netherlands deal with our freedoms, then and now, told from different perspectives. On the basis of important historical events that are important for Dutch history and which largely took place in Dordrecht, the oldest city in Holland, you will 12Museum De Schilpen
MaaslandMuseum De Schilpen is housed in a 16th century monumental building. The museum illustrates the history of grocery stores and living and working in Maasland in the 19th and 20th centuries. It features a shop and a house, a warehouse and a small rentier house. The store still has the original decorati 13Openluchtmuseum De Duinhuisjes
RockanjeOpenluchtmuseum De Duinhuisjes consists of four original dune farms with outbuildings from the period 1850 to 1910. During that time workers, gardeners and farmers lived in these simple houses. Three of the four houses are decorated as was common around 1900. In the fourth house changing exhibitions 14Huygens Museum: Hofwijck
VoorburgThe Huygens Museum comprises two historic sites located in the heart of Voorburg. The museum invites visitors to explore the diverse realms of history, art, and science. Spanning 2,000 years, its themes range from classical antiquity to the art and science of the 17th century, and from the modern wo 15Museum Noordwijk
NoordwijkMuseum Noordwijk is housed in a four hundred year old farmhouse. It is a museum on art, applied art and the history of Noordwijk. The collection includes Noordwijk costumes and paintings. The museum also has a large collection of ceramics made by porcelain factory ‘De Kroon’, including works by Henr 16Museum 1940-1945 Dordrecht
Dordrecht 17Museum Vlaardingen
VlaardingenMuseum Vlaardingen is housed in the ‘Huis met den Lindeboom’, a former ‘redershuis’ from 1742. The museum illustrates the history and fishing culture of Vlaardingen. The collection consists of objects related to the North Sea and the history of the city, ship models, artefacts, paintings, drawings, 18Oudheidkundig Streekmuseum Alphen
Alphen 19Stein Archaeological Museum
SteinMuseum of Grave Culture pays attention to the many and varied ways in which people have dealt with death and burial over the centuries. At the heart of the museum is a tomb laid out around 3400 B.C. and discovered during excavations in 1963. 20The Historical Museum of The Hague
The HagueThe Historical Museum of The Hague is housed in a building from 1636 that was built for the gunners of the St. Sebastian's Guild. The museum is dedicated to the history of The Hague. The permanent collection includes paintings such as cityscapes from 1553 and silver and glass objects. In addition, t 21Museum Johannes Postschool en Planetarium
Ridderkerk 22Huygens Museum: Notarishuis
VoorburgThe Huygens Museum comprises two historic sites located in the heart of Voorburg. The museum invites visitors to explore the diverse realms of history, art, and science. Spanning 2,000 years, its themes range from classical antiquity to the art and science of the 17th century, and from the modern wo 23Westlands Museum
HonselersdijkThe Westlands Museum is dedicated to the history of Westland. The museum illustrates the story of the origins of the Westland, which starts in prehistoric times. The earliest traces of habitation date back to 3700 BC. Behind the museum is a historical garden with all types of greenhouses and crops f 24Museum Rotterdam '40-'45 NU
RotterdamIn our Coolhaven location, you will experience what it means when your city is bombed. What does your life look like when you are persecuted and oppressed afterwards? An important part of the visit is the immersive Experience. You take your seat at an eight-meter-long touchscreen table. And before y 25Museum De Zwarte Tulp
LisseMuseum De Zwarte Tulp provides an overview of five centuries flower bulbs culture. The collection includes tools, interiors of bulb businesses, drawings, photos and videos. The museum shows the cycle of bulb to flower to bulb and shows how bulbs are grown and how new species are created. The tulip m 26Streekmuseum Krimpenerwaard
Krimpen aan Den IJsselStreekmuseum Krimpenerwaard is housed in a Low German House from the 17th century. The museum illustrates life and work in the Krimpenerwaard during the 19th and early 20th century. The collection consists of objects used in Krimpenerwaard for work in the countryside, household, industry and crafts. 27Belasting & Douane Museum
RotterdamThe Belasting & Douane Museum (Tax & Customs Museum) is housed in two historic houses. It illustrates the history of tax and customs in the Netherlands. The diverse collection includes paintings, photographs, drawings, prints, uniforms, glassware, silver objects, games, smuggling objects and measuri 28Sliedrechts Museum
SliedrechtThe Sliedrechts Museum illustrates the history of Sliedrecht and Alblasserwaard. The museum features living rooms, a grocery store, a school and the shop of a shoemaker. In the industrial hall a collection of tools from the local industry is exhibited. It includes objects from rope makers. In additi 29Museummolen De Nieuwe Palmboom
SchiedamMuseummolen De Nieuwe Palmboom is housed in ‘De Palmboom’, a windmill in Schiedam which was built in 1781 to grind raw materials for the production of jenever. The museum illustrates the history of mills of Schiedam and the production of grain into jenever. The museum also displays a model of the ci 30Smederijmuseum Nieuwkoop
NieuwkoopThe Forge Museum Nieuwkoop is located in picturesque, watery Nieuwkoop. A unique example of cultural and industrial heritage, this museum is dedicated to the history of the many smithies, which stood at Zuideinde in Nieuwkoop. Visitors here learn about the origins of the forges and the lives of the 31Landbouwmuseum Tiengemeten
TiengemetenLandbouwmuseum Tiengemeten is dedicated to the agricultural mechanization from 1920 to 1955. The museum illustrates the development of farming in that period. Agriculture was largely mechanized worldwide after the First World War. After 1920, the mechanization also slowly started in the Netherlands. 32Museum De Timmerwerf
De LierMuseum De Timmerwerf is housed in a monumental building from 1642. Parts of the building date back to the 15th century. The museum is dedicated to carpentry and the history of De Lier. The collection illustrates life of carpenters through the years. In the backyard is a tearoom. 33Gorcums Museum
GorinchemThe Gorcums Museum is modern and contemporary: we reflect on history while also embracing everything happening today. Since 1995, we have been located at our current premises, but our history goes back much further. The museum is situated in the heart of the most beautiful fortified city in the Neth 34Smederijmuseum "Het Land van Strijen"
StrijenForge Museum Strijen is located in a former village forge with, at the back, an attached house. For centuries the building was used as a forge. Numerous old machines are also still present, including a forging hammer driven by an electric motor. Horses can still be shod in the stable in front of the 35Streekmuseum Goeree-Overflakkee
SommelsdijkStreekmuseum Goeree-Overflakkee is housed in a row of houses from the seventeenth century in the village of Sommelsdijk. The museum tells the story of 2,000 years of island history, in which trade was central. 36Historisch Museum Ter Aar
Ter AarHistorical Museum Ter Aar is dedicated to the history of the town of Ter Aar. Among other things, the museum displays a grocery store and objects from horticulture and the auction. There is also a pram and two rowing boats with which market gardeners in the past brought their vegetables to the aucti 37Streekmuseum Reeuwijk
ReeuwijkThe museum shows how life was early 1900, in the new build "barn" additional themes are shown, ao, winter and ice scating, cheese in the area. Meeting rooms available. 38Museum Dorpsbehoud Papendrecht
PapendrechtMuseum Dorpsbehoud Papendrecht is dedicated to the cultural history of Papendrecht. An important event in the history of the area was the crash of a British Lancaster bomber in 1944. The museum exhibits include items from the bomber and photographs of the crew. 39Hofje van Aerden
LeerdamThe Hofje van Aerden is located on the Linge River. The museum has a unique collection of paintings by 17th-century Dutch masters, including by Frans Hals, Cornelis de Heem and Gerard ter Borgh. There is also an 18th-century outdoor kitchen, an original Rococo mirror and a cast-iron peat stove. 40Nederlands Kustverlichtingsmuseum
Hoek van HollandThe Dutch Coastal Lighting Museum "In the Lighthouse" is housed in an 1893 lighthouse that served until 1974. The museum features a permanent exhibition on everything related to shipping. 41Stadsmuseum Hellevoetsluis
HellevoetsluisThe Hellevoetsluis Antiquities Room displays objects used in daily life throughout the centuries. Central to the museum is the maritime past. But agriculture is also discussed. The antiquities room is arranged thematically around topics such as school, work and shipping. 42Streekmuseum Hoeksche Waard
HeinenoordStreekmuseum Hoeksche Waard consists of the seventeenth-century farmhouse Oost-Leeuwenstein and the mansion "Hof van Assendelft. The museum shows how people used to work and live. In the museum the visitor gets to know the craftswoman, gentleman farmer, village doctor, craftsman, shopkeeper, farm wo 43Loosduins Museum De Korenschuur
The HagueThe Loosduins Museum De Korenschuur paints a picture of the history of the horticultural village of Loosduinen through historical horticultural tools, paintings, documentation and various other objects. Three times a year the museum organizes a new exhibition. 44Museum De Koperen Knop
Hardinxveld-GiessendamMuseum De Koperen Knop is housed in a 17th century farmhouse on a hill. The museum consists of a main building, several outbuildings and a museum garden. The museum illustrates the history of the Albasserwaard. The front house is decorated as a chic farmhouse with kitchen, upstairs room, library, ‘r 45Museum Rijswijk
RijswijkMuseum Rijswijk is housed in a stately mansion from 1790. The museum has a collection of paintings, drawings and prints from the 17th century to the present made by artists from Rijswijk. Unique is the only known 17th century ‘Gezicht op Rijswijk’, a work by Jacob van der Croos. The museum also has- 46
Streekmuseum Jan Anderson
VlaardingenStreekmuseum Jan Anderson is dedicated to the history of Vlaardingen. Crafts get a lot of attention at the museum. Among other things, it shows a blacksmith shop, a painting workshop, a school class, a shoemaking shop and a polishing corner. In addition, the museum displays photographs, prints and s - 47
Museum Maassluis
MaassluisGemeentemuseum Maassluis illustrates the history of Maassluis and exhibits art. The collection includes paintings, drawings, textiles, objects related to daily life and various handicrafts and models of fishing boats and buildings. The core of the art collection comprises works by figurative artist - 48
Streekmuseum Veldzicht
NoordwijkStreekmuseum Veldzicht is housed in a farmhouse from 1864. The village of Noordwijk has an agricultural past. In the late Middle Ages it was a centre for the cultivation of herbs. Farmers had an old Dutch breed of cow, named Blaarkop and around 1850 the floriculture was important for the village. Th - 49
Historisch Museum Capelle
Capelle aan Den IJsselHistorisch Museum Capelle is located in the J.A. Beijerinck pumping station. The museum organizes exhibitions on historical subjects related to Capelle. In the ‘Regentenkamer’ the visitor learns about the history of Capelle. Old photos and other images are exhibited here. The museum also features th - 50
Leiderdorps Museum
LeiderdorpThe Leiderdorps Museum is dedicated to both the old and the recent history of Leiderdorp and surroundings. The collection includes photographs, documents and various models. Special themed exhibitions, historical objects, educational activities, lectures and a film and photo archive illustrate this - 51
Museum Voorschoten
VoorschotenMuseum Voorschoten is housed in a historical building. The front section dates from the end of the 17th century. The museum is dedicated to the municipality of Voorschoten, with focus on its history. The museum’s exhibitions are related to the people, objects and events of Voorschoten. The History o - 52
Museum Oud Overschie
RotterdamMuseum Oud Overschie illustrates the history of Overschie and its surroundings. The collection consists of over 20,000 photographs, more than a hundred paintings, drawings and prints and thousands of historical objects from 1850 to 1950. The museum regularly focusses on various crafts such as a blac - 53
Museum in den Halven Maen
TinteMuseum in den Halven Maen exhibits a collection of old objects. It mainly consists of tobacco related objects, hats, old groceries, clothing and cans. The objects are housed in a grocery store, an old Dutch old-fashioned candy store, a ‘hoedenzolder’, a small square and a cafe. In addition, the muse - 54
Historisch Museum het Stadhuis
NieuwpoortHistorisch Museum het Stadhuis is located in a historical building. The museum illustrates the history of the municipality of Liesveld that consists of Langerak, Groot-Ammers, Nieuwpoort and Streefkerk. The collection consists of various historical objects of the municipality of Liesveld, including - 55
Streekcentrum Ooievaarsdorp Het Liesvelt
Groot-AmmersStreekcentrum Ooievaarsdorp Het Liesvelt is a natural history museum dedicated to the Stork. From April to October the storks incubate eggs on the five hectares site. During a guided tour, the visitor learns about both storks and the region itself. In addition, the museum features an apiary with bee - 56
Museum van Hemessen
WoubruggeThe Museum van Hemessen is located on the second floor of the former fire department garage. The museum is named after the field ranger of Woubrugge who assembled most of the museum's collection in the years 1890 to 1924. The museum exhibits include postcards, photographs archaeological finds and sh - 57
Museum Oud Rijnsburg
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Museum Nieuwkoop
NieuwkoopThe Antiquities and Polder Museum in Nieuwkoop focuses on local history, with the main theme being peat and peat extraction. Here tools and utensils are exhibited. The museum also shows the flora and fauna of the area. A visit to the museum offers insight into the origins and changes of the landscap - 59
Torenmuseum Goedereede
GoedereedeThe Tower Museum paints a picture of regional agriculture, fishing and shipping. Goedereede was very prosperous in the past and was known as a trading town with a lot of shipping and fishing. Notable is the magnificent tower built in the years 1467 - 1512. From this time, the museum exhibits include - 60
Museum het Reghthuys
Giessenburg