All open air museums to visit in South Holland

Experience history come to life at open-air museums in South Holland. These museums feature historical buildings, reenactments, and interactive exhibits in an outdoor setting.

Are you interested in experiencing history firsthand? These are the best open air museums in South Holland:

  1. Madurodam1

    Madurodam

     The Hague
    Madurodam is a miniature park. Through models of buildings it illustrates a Dutch town and the Dutch society. Everything is recreated on a scale of 1 to 25. It includes buildings of historic city centers, modern residential areas, airports, roads, canals, port areas, natural areas and farmlands.
  2. Archeon2

    Archeon

     Alphen aan Den Rijn
    The 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.
  3. ProDemos - House for Democracy and the Rule of Law3

    ProDemos - House for Democracy and the Rule of Law

     The Hague
    ProDemos is located opposite of the ‘Binnenhof’ in The Hague. It is the house of democracy and the ‘rechtsstaat’. Visitors learn about the rules of democracy and the ‘rechtsstaat’ and experience the functioning of politics, democracy and the ‘rechtsstaat’. The Visitors Centre ProDemos organizes tour
  4. Openluchtmuseum De Duinhuisjes4

    Openluchtmuseum De Duinhuisjes

     Rockanje
    Openluchtmuseum 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
  5. Westlands Museum5

    Westlands Museum

     Honselersdijk
    The 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