War museums in Zeeland

Bevrijdingsmuseum Zeeland illustrates the history of Zeeland during World War II. The museum offers a guided tour that leads the visitor through the most important events. The museum’s main topic is the story of Kees Sinke, who went into the army in 1939 during the mobilization. The museum also cove

The Polderhuis Westkapelle Dijk- en Oorlogsmuseum is housed in an old building of the water board. The permanent exhibition presents an overview of the history of Westkapelle and Walcheren. The history is illustrated through interactive media, stories, photos, and other objects. Dikers were very im

Museum Het Bolwerk is a museum that is dedicated to the ‘Staats-Spaanse Linies ‘. The Eighty Years' War has played a major role in the history of Zeeland. The collection includes various objects, drawings, maps and models that illustrate how the residents of the region defended themselves from attac

The Bunker Museum illustrates life in a bunker. The story is told of the German soldiers that were sometimes here for a few months to defend the Atlantic Wall. The bunker still features weapons, various other equipment and communications devices. Every year the museum focusses on a different theme.

Museum 'De Burghse Schoole' is an authentic old school building from around 1845 and has the status of a national monument. The museum has three exhibition spaces: a classroom from 1920, a room for changing exhibitions and a room with the theme 'the Carolingian Ringwalburg', which is located behind

Memorial 40-45 Kapelle: a place of remembrance An often forgotten but important chapter of World War II is that in the May days of 1940 and the war years that followed, thousands of French soldiers fought on Dutch soil. Many died in and around Kapelle, but also in other places in Zeeland and other p

The War Museum Switchback focuses on the history of World War II, with special attention to the liberation in the fall of 1944. The museum is named after the code name of the Canadian military operation to liberate West Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in October 1944: Operation Switch Back.

Wings to Victory is a museum on the air war over the southwestern part of the Netherlands.