Profession & craft museums in South Holland

Rijksmuseum Boerhaave is the Netherlands’ treasure chamber of science and medicine. What were the major discoveries in the history of science in the Netherlands? Who were the researchers behind them and how great is the impact of their discoveries on our lives today? Find out more about their inv

Museum 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

The Nationaal Brandweermuseum is housed in two former marine buildings from 1786. The museum exhibits a collection of firefighting equipment that was used in the Netherlands. The collection includes primitive tools from the 16th century to modern tools of the present. It includes old fire engines, s

Museum 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

The Nederlands Zilvermuseum presents an overview of the history of Dutch silver. The collection covers a period from 1600 to the present. The museum is focussed on historical and contemporary silver objects, history, certification marks, technology and jewellery from the twenties. The museum owns th

The Koffieleut mainly displays old lap and hanging coffee grinders, more than 1,000 of them. Also hanging and on display are agricultural and horticultural tools. Of course also other items from earlier times.

The 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

The National Cooperative Museum is dedicated to the history of the consumer cooperatives that were especially active between the two world wars. More than ten percent of the Dutch population was affiliated with a convenience store at the time. The collection includes books, brochures, minutes, perio

The 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

Museum 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.

Forge 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

Wassenaar Fire Department Museum is located in the basement of De Paauw Town Hall. The museum has a complete collection of historical material from 300 years of firefighting in Wassenaar.

In the heart of The Hague’s historic centre, you'll discover the hidden treasure of Van Kleef. Founded in 1842, we are the sole surviving jenever and liqueur distillery that continues to operate to this day. We showcase a wide and enticing selection of local liquors and liqueurs, each one based on a

In the old centre of Delft at Koornmarkt 66 a unique collection of ancient medical, nursing, dental and pharmaceutical instruments is displayed to the public. After 50 years of collecting medical and pharmaceutical items, the foundation” De Griffioen” was founded. The museum provides an insight in t

Did you know that the iconic Delftware is actually painted with black? While baking in the oven, the black changes to the familiar, intense blue color. Delft Blue is still made by hand in a traditional way at Royal Delft. Here you can see our painters and craftsmen at work in the factory. In the mus

Streekmuseum 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

Museum 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

De Koffietuin is located in a farmhouse, parts of which are from 1610. The museum exhibits various objects related to coffee, with special focus on the roasting, grinding, making and serving of coffee. The museum displays photographs of the coffee picking at the plantation in Indonesia. In addition,

Museum of Crafts is a small museum where three small historic buildings display various old tools of different trades, a worker's cottage and a chapel.