All profession & craft museums to visit in the Netherlands

Discover the skills and trades that have shaped societies at 144 profession and craft museums in the Netherlands. These museums highlight the history and techniques of various professions and crafts.

Are you interested in the art of craftsmanship? These are the must-visit profession and craft museums in the Netherlands:

  1. Dutch Open Air Museum1

    Dutch Open Air Museum

     Arnhem
    History can be viewed from many angles. This versatility is reflected in the Dutch Open Air Museum. Here you will find buildings, objects, and stories that are up to two hundred years old. You reflect on the major events in our history as well as the 'small' moments of daily life. You immerse yourse
  2. Zuiderzee Museum2

    Zuiderzee Museum

     Enkhuizen
    The Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen brings stories of the people who once lived on the shores of the Zuiderzee to life. Discover the everyday life round the Zuiderzee as it was before the Afsluitdijk (the great IJsselmeer Barrier Dam) turned the former inland sea into what we now know as the IJsselmee
  3. Online discount!Heineken Experience3

    Heineken Experience

     Amsterdam
    The Heineken Experience is housed in the former Heineken brewery in 1876. The building has served as a Heineken brewery until 1988. Visitors are introduced to more than 150 years of craftsmanship. In a show, Heineken shows that it is the most international beer in the world. In a 4D experience visit
  4. Museum Batavialand4

    Museum Batavialand

     Lelystad
    At Museum Batavialand, you uncover hidden stories through three unique experiences: Step aboard the reconstructed VOC ship Batavia, discover traditional crafts at the shipyard, and dive into the history of Flevoland in our exhibition spaces. All included with just one ticket! Parking is easy right
  5. Museum of the Mind | Dolhuys5

    Museum of the Mind | Dolhuys

     Haarlem
    Museum of the Mind has two locations; one in Haarlem and one in Amsterdam. In the museum in Haarlem you can discover more about your own mind and those of others in an interactive way. In Amsterdam you can see exhibitions with outsider art, in which artists show their imaginative inner world. In th
  6. Online discount!Red Light Secrets: Museum of Prostitution6

    Red Light Secrets: Museum of Prostitution

     Amsterdam
    The Museum of Prostitution illustrates the life of prostitutes that work in the Red Light District, as well as illustrate the life of courtesans in brothels.
  7. Rijksmuseum Boerhaave7

    Rijksmuseum Boerhaave

     Leiden
    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
  8. Cheese Museum8

    Cheese Museum

     Amsterdam
    In the Amsterdam Cheese Museum visitors can relive the history of cheese making and experience the unique flavor of Dutch cheese.
  9. TextielMuseum9

    TextielMuseum

     Tilburg
    Everything related to textiles The TextielMuseum is a dynamic and creative working museum located in a former textile factory in Tilburg. It is the only place in the world where textile design, art, fashion, industrial heritage and innovation come together.
  10. Museum Kaap Skil10

    Museum Kaap Skil

     Oudeschild
    Museum Kaap Skil is housed in a modern glass building with a shell of wooden beams. The museum is dedicated to Texel and the sea. The collection includes beachcombing objects and dive finds, as well as paintings and prints. In addition, the museum has the largest maritime model in the world.
  11. Dutch Cheese Museum11

    Dutch Cheese Museum

     Alkmaar
    The Dutch Cheese Museum is housed in the weigh house of Alkmaar. The museum illustrates the past and present of the manufacturing of dairy products on the farm and in the factory. The whole process is covered, from the milking of the cow to cheesemaking itself. The museum also illustrates trade and
  12. Hertog Jan-Brouwerij12

    Hertog Jan-Brouwerij

     Arcen
    The Hertog Jan-Brouwerij is located at the spot where a hundred years ago four friends opened the first Hertog Jan brewery. Beer is still brewed here. During a visit to the brewery, the visitor gets a tour through the entire brewing process. When the tour is finished, visitors can visit ‘Café Hertog
  13. Veenpark13

    Veenpark

     Barger-Compascuum
    Veenpark has an arcreage of 160 hectares, which makes it the largest museum in the Netherlands. This open-air museum is dedicated to the digging of the brown gold, peat. The peat history of Drenthe comes to life in this museum. The visitor travels through nostalgic villages and a bog area with peat
  14. Bakkerijmuseum De Oude Bakkerij14

    Bakkerijmuseum De Oude Bakkerij

     Medemblik
    Bakkerijmuseum De Oude Bakkerij is a museum dedicated to bakers and bakeries. The museum illustrates how bakers made and sold their products in the past century. The collection consists of machines, tools, forms and other objects related to bakery. The museum also exhibits objects related to the top
  15. Museum Het Schip15

    Museum Het Schip

     Amsterdam
    World-renowned expressionist building "Het Schip" ("the ship") is the most famous work by Amsterdam School architect Michel de Klerk, which was completed in 1921. The museum located in the building is dedicated to the Amsterdam School, an architecture style. The former post office designed by the a
  16. Museum aan de A16

    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.
  17. Mecmuseum17

    Mecmuseum

     Dronten
    The MEC Museum (Mechanical Heritage Center) in Dronten is a museum with a large diverse collection, from sewing machines and tools to large steam engines and historic combustion engines. A 1942 English patrol ship/minesweeper, and a 1949 icebreaker, etc. Every third Saturday of the month is steam d
  18. Dutch Bakery Museum18

    Dutch Bakery Museum

     Hattem
    The Nederlands Bakkerijmuseum is housed in two medieval farms and an old stable. It illustrates the history of bakery and the cooperation between farmers, millers and bakers. The common room is decorated like a 19th century parlor including tile panels and a stove. In addition, the museum displays c
  19. Dutch Steam Engine Museum19

    Dutch Steam Engine Museum

     Medemblik
    The Dutch Steam Engine Museum shows, through working examples, the exciting history of the development of the steam engine. Steam engines played a major role in the Industrial Revolution. Most of the engines have since been replaced by other forms of power but fortunately we still have some of those
  20. Molen van Sloten - Kuiperijmuseum20

    Molen van Sloten - Kuiperijmuseum

     Amsterdam
    The Molen van Sloten – Kuiperijmuseum includes an original ‘poldermolen’ and a museum where visitors learn how barrels are made. The Molen van Sloten is a functioning ‘poldermolen’ and is the only mill in Amsterdam that is daily open to the public. It is a ‘stellingmolen’ with a backside that was re
  21. Nederlands Mijnmuseum21

    Nederlands Mijnmuseum

     Heerlen
    At the Dutch Mining Museum in Heerlen, you can discover the different facets of the colourful mining history: dark stories, golden times, grey sides and colourful perspectives. We tell our story at two locations: At the main location of the Dutch Mining Museum, the mining history is literally and
  22. Biesbosch MuseumEiland Werkendam22

    Biesbosch MuseumEiland Werkendam

     Werkendam
    The Biesbosch Museum Werkendam illustrates the history and the fishing, hunting and ‘griend’ culture in the Biesbosch. The museum also focusses on the artisans in the area. There are workshops of among others, a hoop maker, a basket maker and a cooper. In addition, the museum covers the resistance i
  23. Openluchtmuseum Het Hoogeland23

    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.
  24. Volksbuurtmuseum24

    Volksbuurtmuseum

     Utrecht
    The working-class neighborhood used to be a neighborhood where "the common people" lived, often in small houses in poor condition. Every city had its working-class neighborhoods. Utrecht had Wijk C, once so named because the French occupiers could not (or would not) pronounce the Dutch names. Wijk
  25. Museum 't Brabants Leven25

    Museum 't Brabants Leven

     Den Dungen
  26. Museum De Sigarenmaker26

    Museum De Sigarenmaker

     Bergeijk
    Museum the Cigar Maker is dedicated to the craft of making cigars by hand. Among other things, the museum displays cigars, books about cigars and assorted boxes in which the cigars are preserved. Everything that was made around cigars (bands, presenters and other packaging) are also on display in mu
  27. Peelmuseum27

    Peelmuseum

     America
    The Peel Museum is a museum in the Peel (an area in Brabant and Limburg) where the life and work of the beginning of the last century is exhibited. During a visit to the museum, there is always a guide present if desired who can tell the story of the peat extraction and the subsequent extraction. Th
  28. Museum De Schilpen28

    Museum De Schilpen

     Maasland
    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
  29. Museum De Locht29

    Museum De Locht

     Melderslo
    Museum de Locht is housed in an authentic North Limburg ‘langgevelboerderij’. It is a regional museum that focusses on the growing of asparagus and mushroom. The museum illustrates how people lived and worked in the countryside in the period from 1850 to 1950 and shows the whole process of growing a
  30. De Looierij30

    De Looierij

     Dongen
    De Looierij is a museum housed in an old tannery, of which the oldest part dates from 1890. The museum illustrates the tanning process and the life of tanners. By walking the ‘looiroute’, the visitor learns everything about tanning. The museum has three sections. In one of the sections a collection
  31. Meierijsche Museumboerderij (farm museum)31

    Meierijsche Museumboerderij (farm museum)

     Heeswijk-Dinther
    The Meierijsche Museumboerderij illustrates life and work on a farm in the Brabant Meierij from 1880 to 1930. Topics that are discussed in the museum include the habits and customs of that time. In the Middle Ages, people started agricultural activities on the site of the farm.
  32. NationaalBrandweermuseum Hellevoetsluis32

    NationaalBrandweermuseum Hellevoetsluis

     Hellevoetsluis
    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
  33. Museum Giethoorn 't Olde Maat Uus33

    Museum Giethoorn 't Olde Maat Uus

     Giethoorn
    Visit Museum Giethoorn 't Olde Maat Uus, which is located in an original historical farmhouse. It is the only place in Giethoorn where you can see how people lived more than 100 years ago and how they earned a meagre living by cutting peat and building small boats (‘punters’). There is also a museum
  34. Schaatsmuseum34

    Schaatsmuseum

     Hindeloopen
    The Schaatsmuseum is dedicated to skating. The museum has the largest collection of ice skates and sledges in the world. In addition, it displays objects related to the Eleven Cities Tour. The museum also features an old workshop, a paint shops and forges.
  35. Museum Joure35

    Museum Joure

     Joure
    Museum Joure is housed in ten buildings, including six national monuments. The ten buildings are surrounded by quays and a museum garden. One of the buildings once was the first factory of Dutch coffee manufacturer Douwe Egberts. The building features a coffee, tea and tobacco collection. On the 19t
  36. Openluchtmuseum Ootmarsum36

    Openluchtmuseum Ootmarsum

     Ootmarsum
    Openluchtmuseum Ootmarsum is a museum that illustrates life in the countryside of Twente from a hundred years ago. It consists of seventeen authentic buildings fully furnished with their own story. In addition to the typical Saxon farmhouses, the museum features outbuildings, including a blacksmith,
  37. Museum Noordwijk37

    Museum Noordwijk

     Noordwijk
    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
  38. Museum IJsselstein38

    Museum IJsselstein

     IJsselstein
    The exhibitions of Museum IJsselstein (MIJ) always focus on a current theme, a topic that plays an important role in society. Contemporary artists penetrate to the core and invite you to approach it from different perspectives. In addition, at MIJ you will see a collection of historical objects: a w
  39. Bierbrouwerij De Roos39

    Bierbrouwerij De Roos

     Hilvarenbeek
    Join us and imagine yourself in a brewery in the 19th century. Do you know what a reefer is? And have you ever cooked on mutsard? At the only authentic village brewery in the Netherlands, you can see how beer was brewed in the past. At Bierbrouwerij De Roos, you can still see most of the original i
  40. Dutch Museum of Lithography40

    Dutch Museum of Lithography

     Valkenswaard
    Alois Senefelder discovers stone printing or lithography in 1798. He thus brought the world for the first time a printing technique to reproduce images quickly, massively and inexpensively. Starting in 1837, this could finally be done in color! The further development of photolithography perfected a
  41. Dutch Silver Museum41

    Dutch Silver Museum

     Schoonhoven
    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
  42. Old Crafts & Toy Museum42

    Old Crafts & Toy Museum

     Terschuur
    The Oude Ambachten & Speelgoed Museum consists of an indoor and an outdoor museum. The indoor museum houses a collection of craft related objects and a collection of toys. The museum covers more than 160 crafts, including the basket weaver, the cheesemaker, the silversmith, the ‘kantklosser’ and the
  43. Maas Binnenvaartmuseum43

    Maas Binnenvaartmuseum

     Maasbracht
    This is a Museum for about and by inland navigation, run by volunteers ( former boaters ).
  44. Elsmuseum44

    Elsmuseum

     Beek
    The Elsm Museum is located in the production area of the former Hennekens distillery in Beek. The original distillation equipment and authentic objects and materials show visitors a glimpse into Beek's industrial past. Volunteers take care of maintenance and tours. On the upper floor a temporary exh
  45. Het Behouden Blik45

    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
  46. Politiepettenmuseum46

    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.
  47. Olie- en Korenmolen Woldzigt47

    Olie- en Korenmolen Woldzigt

     Roderwolde
    Authentic and unique 1852 industrial mill containing a "department" for the production of linseed oil (called oil milling) and a "department" of flour milling. Both are still fully operational and are still in regular use. Everything still functions just as it was built in 1852. Regularly, a grou
  48. Klokkengieterijmuseum48

    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
  49. Grootmoeders Keukenmuseum49

    Grootmoeders Keukenmuseum

     Nijmegen
    Grandmother's Kitchen Museum is a small museum in the Kruittoren at Kronenburg Park. It showcases a collection of old kitchen utensils and has a grocery store.
  50. Museumboerderij Erve Brooks50

    Museumboerderij Erve Brooks

     Gelselaar
    Museum farm Erve Brooks Niehof is a farmhouse that dates back to 1538. Exhibits in the farmhouse include a loom, a collection of cutting hats, an old-fashioned linen closet and an alcove. In the attic of the farmhouse, old radios and televisions, old-fashioned costumes and a geological collection co
  51. Mosterdmuseum51

    Mosterdmuseum

     Doesburg
    At the Mustard Museum (Doesburgsche Mosterd- en Azijnfabriek), visitors are introduced to a typical Old Dutch craft.
  52. It Kokelhûs52

    It Kokelhûs

     Eernewoude
  53. Tractor & Werktuigen Museum Jan Drenthe53

    Tractor & Werktuigen Museum Jan Drenthe

     Valthermond
    Old agricultural machinery of the brand and dealership McCormick-Deering / International Harvester / Farmall (IHC), including tractors, plows, mowers. Attention to the Marshall Plan and its role in the post-war development of agricultural mechanization in the region. Also peat-colonial agricultural
  54. Museum 't Steenhuus54

    Museum 't Steenhuus

     Niebert
  55. Bakkerijmuseum ‘In de Gecroonde Duyvekater’55

    Bakkerijmuseum ‘In de Gecroonde Duyvekater’

     Zaandam
    Bakery Museum "In de Gecroonde Duyvekater" dates back to 1658.
  56. House of Bols56

    House of Bols

     Amsterdam
    House of Bols takes visitors on a journey through the "World of flavor". All the senses are stimulated in the Hall of Taste and Genever Room, and visitors discover the secrets of 38 Bols liqueurs and Bols Genever.
  57. Weverijmuseum57

    Weverijmuseum

     Geldrop
    Weverijmuseum Geldrop is housed in a monumental factory building. The main collection of the museum consists of looms and machines. The museum shows how to weave and how the process has evolved. In addition there are machines that show how yarn is made and a loom where ‘smeerkussens’ are woven. The
  58. De Koffieleut58

    De Koffieleut

     Rockanje
    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.
  59. Museum of the Mind | Outsider Art59

    Museum of the Mind | Outsider Art

     Amsterdam
    Museum of the Mind is fascinated by the work of art inside your head. Because nothing is as diverse, unique, powerful and yet so fragile as the human mind. Through its art and cultural programmes, the museum helps to bring mental health and neurodiversity into the open. Museum van de Geest | Outside
  60. Nationaal Vlasserij-Suikermuseum60

    Nationaal Vlasserij-Suikermuseum

     Klundert
    The Vlasserij-Suikermuseum is located at the west corner of North Brabant, where flax and sugar beet have been cultivated for years. The museum shows the process and the products that are made from both sugar beet and flax, such as linseed oil, flax ribbon, linen and sugar. The museum features vario
  61. The Story of Edam Cheese61

    The Story of Edam Cheese

     Edam
    Always wanted to know why Edam is so famous? Henri Willig has built an experience in Edam where the glorious history of Edam cheese is told and where you can learn everything about Edam cheese from the past and also today. A nice outing for all ages. The experience is wheelchair accessible. Edam
  62. International Wooden Shoe Museum62

    International Wooden Shoe Museum

     Eelde
    The International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde is a museum dedicated to the wooden shoe, wooden shoe making machines and tools used by clog makers. The museum has the greatest and most extensive collection of clogs in the world. The collection consists of more than 3,000 pairs of clogs and other wooden
  63. Belasting & Douane Museum63

    Belasting & Douane Museum

     Rotterdam
    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
  64. Brabants Museum Oud Oosterhout64

    Brabants Museum Oud Oosterhout

     Oosterhout
    Brabants Museum Oud Oosterhout consists of an indoor and an outdoor museum. The outdoor museum depicts the history of Brabant, and in particular of Oosterhout. The park has about 250 Oosterhout miniature buildings. In addition, it features a Flemish barn, a shoemaker and a laundry room. The indoor m
  65. Nationaal Coöperatie Museum65

    Nationaal Coöperatie Museum

     Schiedam
    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
  66. Fries Landbouwmuseum66

    Fries Landbouwmuseum

     Leeuwarden
    The Fries Landbouwmuseum illustrates two thousand years of agricultural history of Friesland. Working, living and housing conditions of a peasant family in different time periods are illustrated, including the mound period, the Middle Ages and periods before and after the Second World War. The colle
  67. Museum Spakenburg67

    Museum Spakenburg

     Bunschoten-Spakenburg
    Museum Spakenburg focuses on the themes of farm life, old crafts and fishing. The collection has over seven thousand pieces and includes paintings, furniture, regional costumes, household objects, fishing parts and porcelain and pottery. In addition to typical industrial activity, the museum also fo
  68. Museum Smedekinck68

    Museum Smedekinck

     Zelhem
    Museum Smedekinck is housed in the historical farm Smedekinck. The museum illustrates the history and lifestyle of the ‘Zelhemmers’ through the ages. Archaeological finds reflect habitation in the region in the past. There is also a ‘style room’ decorated as a farmhouse kitchen, including a cherry w
  69. Streekmuseum De Roode Tooren69

    Streekmuseum De Roode Tooren

     Doesburg
    Streekmuseum De Roode Tooren illustrates the history of the ‘oude Richterambt Doesborgh ‘, which consisted of the town Doesburg and the former municipalities Angerlo, Hummelo and Keppel. The museum displays a ‘tabakskerverij’, a small industrial businesses from 1894, an old grocery store and collect
  70. Stadsmuseum Veenendaal70

    Stadsmuseum Veenendaal

     Veenendaal
    Stadsmuseum Veenendaal illustratesthe history of Veenendaal. It is dedicated to the flood of 1855, the Second World War and the local cigar and wool industry. In the treasury, the museum displays various objects such as leadlights from the Panther factory, a barge that transported peat and a silver
  71. Historiehuis van de Maasvallei71

    Historiehuis van de Maasvallei

     Elsloo
    Historiehuis van de Maasvallei (Historyhouse of the river Maas-valley houses a knowledge and information center about the Dutch-Belgian Maas-valley. With an experience room, library, mini cinema and visual and digital presentations. Here visitors will find information and inspiration about the histo
  72. Museum de Vier Quartieren72

    Museum de Vier Quartieren

     Oirschot
    Museum de Vier Quartieren exhibits objects related to popular culture, agriculture, crafts and religion. The museum illustrates life in the countryside and in the city between 1840 and 1915. Additionally, the museum displays objects from childhood time, clothes and hats.
  73. Smederijmuseum Nieuwkoop73

    Smederijmuseum Nieuwkoop

     Nieuwkoop
    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
  74. Museumwinkel Albert Heijn74

    Museumwinkel Albert Heijn

     Zaandam
    Museumwinkel Albert Heijn is an old grocery store. The museum exhibits the original furnishings and inventory. It illustrates grocery shopping in more than a century ago. Among other things, the museum exhibits jars with white and black candy, licorice, ‘suikerbrood’, rennet used for cheese and pepp
  75. Museum de Dorpsdokter75

    Museum de Dorpsdokter

     Hilvarenbeek
    Museum De Dorpsdokter is dedicated to the life of doctors in villages from early 1800 to 2000. The museum illustrates the life of this old fashioned doctor. The medical historical collection includes medical instruments and related objects. In addition, the museum covers the pharmacist, physiotherap
  76. Museum Bussemakerhuis76

    Museum Bussemakerhuis

     Borne
    Museum Bussemakerhuis is a monumental ‘fabrikeurshuis’. It is the only remaining 18th century linen ‘fabrikeurshuis’ in the Netherlands. The museum illustrates the Born linen history in the 18th and 19th century. The museum covers four main topics: linen, ‘fabrikeurs’, the Mennonite Church in the Ne
  77. Museum De Timmerwerf77

    Museum De Timmerwerf

     De Lier
    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.
  78. Verhalenkamer Willibrordus / VVV / Tourist info78

    Verhalenkamer Willibrordus / VVV / Tourist info

     Heiloo
    The Willibrordus Storytelling Room is located on the Willibrordus Estate in Heiloo. The Story Room shows the timeline from the history to the present of psychiatry in general and the former psychiatric institution St. Willibrordus in particular. The collection consists of a number of objects and wal
  79. Museum Oud Soest79

    Museum Oud Soest

     Soest
    Museum Oud Soest is housed in the Sint Jozefgesticht, a monastery from 1868. The museum illustrates the history of Soest. The museum focusses on traditional crafts with a bakery, a cartwright and a clog makery and displays objects related to the thatcher, slater and beekeeper. In addition, it featur
  80. Museum Peel en Maas80

    Museum Peel en Maas

     Helden
    Streekmuseum 't Land van Peel en Maas is housed in the former monastery Kerkebosch. The museum illustrates the history of the region of Peel en Maas. Among other things, the museum exhibits works by Dutch-American sculptor Shinkichi Tajiri. It also covers Romans in Maasdal and Peel and the deportati
  81. Museumboerderij den Tip81

    Museumboerderij den Tip

     Herveld
    Museumboerderij 'Den Tip' is an old T-farm from 1734, built on an Artificial dwelling hill. The collection of the museum illustrates the history of the farm and the surrounding area. Among other things, the museum exhibits old tools. The farm still has a ‘waterzolder’ and the living room is still fu
  82. Grolsch Brewery Tour82

    Grolsch Brewery Tour

     Enschede
    Do you want to know how the beautiful Grolsch ends up in the unique swing-top bottle? Then visit the Grolsch brewery for an extensive tour. Everything you want to know will be covered; the rich history, the brewing of the characteristic lager and the many specialty beers, the bottling of the unique
  83. Museum voor het kruideniersbedrijf83

    Museum voor het kruideniersbedrijf

     Utrecht
    The Museum voor het kruideniersbedrijf is located in a 17th century building. The property has always been a commercial building. Nowadays it features a shop and an exhibition space. In the shop a wide range of nostalgic merchandise is on offer, including candy from the old days. In the exhibition s
  84. Drukkunstmuseum84

    Drukkunstmuseum

     Maastricht
    The Drukkunstmuseum is housed in a 19th century house. The museum illustrates the history of printing. Among other things, the museum features an old ‘drukkerij’ from around 1900 where a number of old printing presses are exhibited that are still functional. There are three central themes in the mus
  85. Fire Department Museum85

    Fire Department Museum

     Borculo
    Brandweermuseum Borculo illustrates firefighting, from the first firefighters until the end of the 60s. The museum exhibits a collection of authentic objects and firefighter equipment, which used to belong to the fire department. The collection includes leather buckets, ‘stortzakken’, ladder trucks
  86. Scherjon's Klompenmakerij en Klompenmuseum86

    Scherjon's Klompenmakerij en Klompenmuseum

     Noardburgum
    In Scherjon's Klompenmakerij en Klompenmuseum various clogs are on display and the old craft is illustrated. Besides Dutch clogs, the museum exhibits clogs from all over the world. The museum shows the development, the fabrication and the use of clogs. In addition, there is a video presentation on t
  87. Veenmuseum Vriezenveenseveld87

    Veenmuseum Vriezenveenseveld

     Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk
    Veenmuseum Vriezenveenseveld illustrates working and living in the time of the extraction of peat in North Twente in the period from 1850 to 1950. Visitors can see the whole site in an original peat train, or walk to the decorated peat huts, the old Vriezenveen farmhouse and the little shop. In the
  88. Jan Visser Museum88

    Jan Visser Museum

     Helmond
    The Jan Visser Museum is dedicated to the old agricultural past before everything in the industry got mechanized. Old farming tools and various other objects illustrate how agriculture used to be. The museum features a decorated forge, a butchery, a shoemaker and a bakery, where objects related to t
  89. Papierfabriek De Middelste Molen89

    Papierfabriek De Middelste Molen

     Loenen
    Papierfabriek De Middelste Molen is the only mill in the Netherlands that has been preserved in its original state. Papierfabriek De Middelste Molen has produced paper since 1622. The museum illustrates the production processes of old Dutch paper. Besides paper making by machines, the museum also co
  90. The Dutch Hunting Museum90

    The Dutch Hunting Museum

     Doorwerth
    The Nederlands jachtmuseum is housed in the Doorwerth Castle. The exhibitions and public activities of the Nederlands jachtmuseum are part of the overall presentation of the castle. The national forestry collection is also housed in the castle. Central themes in the museum are the castle, hunting an
  91. Bavaria Biertour91

    Bavaria Biertour

     Lieshout
    Armed with a tasting glass, the visitor experiences step by step how Bavaria beer is brewed. Find out about the quality of Bavaria beer, taste the ingredients, learn how Bavaria beer is brewed and learn about the family history. After the Bavaria Beer tour, each visitor (18+) receives a Bavaria gift
  92. Smederijmuseum "Het Land van Strijen"92

    Smederijmuseum "Het Land van Strijen"

     Strijen
    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
  93. Brandweermuseum Wassenaar93

    Brandweermuseum Wassenaar

     Wassenaar
    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.
  94. Nationaal Ambulance- en Eerste Hulpmuseum94

    Nationaal Ambulance- en Eerste Hulpmuseum

     Leiden
  95. Jenever museum Van Kleef95

    Jenever museum Van Kleef

     The Hague
    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
  96. Medical and Pharmaceutical museum De Griffioen96

    Medical and Pharmaceutical museum De Griffioen

     Delft
    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
  97. Orvelte Poort - Ottenshoes97

    Orvelte Poort - Ottenshoes

     Orvelte
  98. Brandweermuseum Hoogezand - Sappemeer98

    Brandweermuseum Hoogezand - Sappemeer

     Sappemeer
  99. Museum De Dageraad99

    Museum De Dageraad

     Amsterdam
    Housing complex De Dageraad is the Amsterdam School in its purest form. Architects Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer were commissioned to design all facets of the streetscape. In addition to the street facades, they also designed the rear facades and house plans. This led to gesamtkunstwerk in which b
  100. Online discount!Rembrandts Amsterdam Experience100

    Rembrandts Amsterdam Experience

     Amsterdam
    Rembrandt is perhaps one of the most famous painters in the world. Rembrandt lived in bustling Amsterdam of the 17th century. He was able to become quite successful and his studio grew into a true 'painter's empire'. Rembrandt was also a collector, he bought many exotic things, brought by merchants
  101. Streekmuseum Vredegoed101

    Streekmuseum Vredegoed

     Tienhoven
    In maart 2009 is de Stichting Boerderijmuseum Vredegoed opgericht. Het doel van de stichting is om een bijzondere collectie plattelands- en boerenvoorwerpen onder te brengen en tentoon te stellen in het streekmuseum Vredegoed. Het zijn voorwerpen van rond 1900 uit de dorpen Tienhoven, Oud Maarssevee
  102. Kaas- en Botermuseum De Weistaar102

    Kaas- en Botermuseum De Weistaar

     Maarsbergen
    Cheese and Butter Museum De Weistaar paints a picture of the making of cheese and butter, as well as farm facades, a village square and streets with authentic stores dressed with lifelike dolls in traditional costumes.
  103. Museum Huize Keizer103

    Museum Huize Keizer

     Denekamp
  104. Stadsboerderij het Wevershuisje104

    Stadsboerderij het Wevershuisje

     Almelo
    The Weaver's House is an urban farmhouse that dates back to the early 1600s. The small house has half-timbered walls, wall and ceiling paintings. A permanent exhibit features a 300-year-old loom, various textile work forms, spinning wheels and old tools. There are regular demonstrations of old craft
  105. Visserij- en Cultuurhistorisch museum Woudrichem105

    Visserij- en Cultuurhistorisch museum Woudrichem

     Woudrichem
    The Fisheries and Cultural History Museum grew out of the initiative of a group of enthusiastic residents of Woudrichem. They started collecting historical material about river fishing. In a few years, so much material was gathered that it was decided to set up a museum. The collection provides an a
  106. Bakery museum106

    Bakery museum

     Luyksgestel
    The Kempen Bakery Museum is an old bakery with an over 170-year-old old oven fired with faggots and an equally old, nostalgic candy store. You can fully experience the firing, dough working and baking as it was done in those days around the old troughs and full explanations will be given during a ba
  107. Museum de Kantfabriek107

    Museum de Kantfabriek

     Horst (LB)
    Museum de Kantfabriek is housed in the last lace producing factory in the Netherlands. The museum illustrates the old textile industry and how it laid a foundation for prosperity in North Limburg. In the Netherlands the concentration of textile industries was nowhere as high as in this region. The m
  108. International Fire Brigade Museum108

    International Fire Brigade Museum

     Rijssen
    In its exhibition in the 2nd Bouwhuis, the Fire Brigade Museum shows in an interactive way what the world of a firefighter looks like. Upon entering, you are drawn into the world of the firefighter and all the aspects that go with it. There is even a virtual ride with a fire engine to the fire addre
  109. Kempenmuseum De Acht Zaligheden109

    Kempenmuseum De Acht Zaligheden

     Eersel
    Kempenmuseum De Acht Zaligheden is housed in a Kempen longhouse farm. The museum illustrates life, living and working in Kempen during the period 1850-1950. The part that is called ‘De Acht Zaligheden’ gets extra focus. The collection includes Brabant textiles, tools and machines. The workshops illu
  110. Het Schoenenkwartier110

    Het Schoenenkwartier

     Waalwijk
    The Shoe Quarter is much more than a museum. As a podium, workshop, study center and laboratory, the Shoe Quarter occupies a distinctive place in the cultural landscape. The 20,000 objects - including 13,000 shoes! - together form a unique collection that also truly belongs to Waalwijk, the place
  111. Royal Delft111

    Royal Delft

     Delft
    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
  112. Marechausseemuseum112

    Marechausseemuseum

     Buren
    The Museum der Koninklijke Marechaussee is housed in a former Royal Orphanage. The museum is dedicated to the Royal Marechaussee and covers the time between its establishment to the present. It ranges from military police in Napoleonic uniforms from 1814 to the troopers now. The museum illustrates t
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    Cheese Warehouse Woerden

     Woerden
    Kaaspakwoerden is it a cheese warehouse which is still in use and open for viewing, you can learn all about the production and craft of cheese here.
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    Gereedschap Museum Mensert

     Delft
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    Streekmuseum Jan Anderson

     Vlaardingen
    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
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    Borduurmuseum

     Barneveld
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    Kapper Doeleman's Scheermuseum

     Workum
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    Klokkengieterijmuseum Vries

     Vries
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    Dorpsmuseum De Kluis

     Eext
    Village Museum The Vault is housed in the former freezer vault built in 1958. The building used to consist of 120 freezer cells. The museum organizes exhibitions about old businesses that have already disappeared, such as a bakery, repair shop, blacksmith, barber and shoemaker. In one part of the mu
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    Glas-in-loodmuseum Hengelo Bas-in-lood

     Hengelo
    Owner Bas Beckers created and restored stained glass and stained glass windows as a glazier for many years. His collection is on display in the Bas stained glass museum.
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    Retro Audio Museum

     Lelystad
    The foundation of the Retro Audio Museum is a unique private collection of about 500 cassette decks, cassette recorders, reel-to-reel recorders and other audio equipment, mostly produced in the 1980s.
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    Museumboerderij Wendezoele

     Ambt Delden
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    Miniaturen- en poppenhuismuseum

     Breda
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    Nederlands Drukkerij Museum

     Etten-Leur
    The Nederlands Drukkerij Museum is dedicated to printing. The museum focusses on old graphics crafts, such as the printer, the typesetter and the bookbinder. The museum’s collection includes a collection of printing presses, typesetting machines, staplers and folding and sewing machines to bind book
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    Nationaal Vlechtmuseum

     Noordwolde
    The Nationaal Vlechtmuseum is dedicated to one of the oldest crafts: braiding. The museum shows that various materials can be used to braid. With various materials It shows both contemporary and traditional braided objects, such as basketry, furniture, jewellery, utensils, applied art and packaging.
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    Klompenmuseum 't Oale Ambacht

     Goor
    Klompenmuseum 't Oale Ambacht is a museum dedicated to clogs and clog making. The museum provides information on clogs and displays various clogs that were worn in the past in the Netherlands and other countries. In addition to clogs, the collection includes shoes and machines that are used to make
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    Museum Oold Ark

     Makkinga
    Museum Oold Ark exhibits hand tools primarily used in the past at the ‘Stellingwerven’. In reconstructed workshops, exhibitions illustrate how the various tools were used in the past. The museum features a special room where tools of Mr. Bulthuis are exhibited, who restored wooden tjotters. Every ye
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    Museum Oud Overschie

     Rotterdam
    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
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    Museum voor Oude Boekdrukkunst

     Almen
    Museum Oude Boekdrukkunst is a ‘working’ printing museum. Visitors learn about the way in which books used to be made. The collection of the museum includes ‘zetbokken’, stair tiles, monograms from the lead era and woodcuts. In addition, the museum exhibits posters and prints from the Second World W
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    De Koffietuin

     Nieuwerbrug
    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,
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    Museum Stoomhoutzagerij Nahuis

     Groenlo
    Museum Stoomhoutzagerij Nahuis is a ‘working’ museum. It emerged from the ‘radmakerij’, which was already in operation in 1850. The museum is open to the public several times a year. The museum’s collection illustrates how people have been using the various machines for over a hundred years. The ent
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    Game and Computer Museum

     Zwolle
    The Bonami Spelcomputer Museum is housed in the Weighing House. It is dedicated to the history of the game console. The museum brings back memories of the first consoles. It features over ten thousand different video games, of which a large number can be played.
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    Museum 't Vlasschuurken

     Koewacht
    Museum 't Vlasschuurken illustrates the ‘flax life’. The collection consists of original instruments and machines that illustrate the cultivation of flax and flax processing. The seed machine and the harvesting machine are on display and are still functional, which allows visitors to see the entire
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    Museum van het Ambacht

     The Hague
    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.
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    Historische Scheepswerf C.A. Meerman

     Arnemuiden
    The Historic Shipyard C.A. Meerman is a working museum shipyard. It is the oldest shipyard in Zeeland, founded in 1763. The ship shed, the slipway and the fire pit are still in use. The saw shed is fully equipped as a museum. Among other things, old implements and tools can be admired.
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    Smederijmuseum D'Oale Smederië

     Hellendoorn
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    Klompenmuseum 't Sköpke

     Enter
    Clog Museum "Sköpke" displays smuggling clogs, soccer clogs and many other unique clogs from home and abroad, among other things. In the past, Enter was a real "clog village" and once counted more than 300 clog makers. A video presentation shows how wooden shoes were once made by hand from willow or
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    Meubelmakerij Museum

     Den Ham
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    Theepottenmuseum The TeaRat

     Amsterdam
    In a Victorian living room, host Martin Oudbier tells the story of the teapots that are exhibited in the museum.
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    Brandweermuseum Wouwse Plantage

     Wouwse Plantage
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    Ons Museum

     Wintelre
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    Bakkerijmuseum Oosterhout

     Oosterhout
    The Bakery Museum is dedicated to the craft of baking. The museum displays various bakery supplies.
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    Ambachtsmuseum en Gereedschapsmuseum De Holle Roffel

     Kruisland
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    Dè Wascht en Strèkt

     Gilze
    Here you can discover the history of washing and ironing. Through various objects such as washing machines, centrifuges, wash rammers, wash boards, and ironing irons, mangles, linen presses, etc.