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1,891 museum stories

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Groningen · Groningen

OVCG: in search of a Groningen war story

The Oorlogs- en Verzetscentrum Groningen preserves and opens up information about the Second World War in the city and province. It is a heritage and documentation centre; a visit calls for different preparation from a walk through museum galleries.

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Pieterburen · Groningen

Domies Toen: a museum to walk in

At Domies Toen in Pieterburen, the garden itself is the collection. The organisation describes a botanical garden featuring a landscape garden with winding paths (slingertuin), herbs, borders and various small habitats for plants.

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Hogebeintum · Friesland

Harsta State: a hall with plenty to discover

The Harsta State museum house in Hegebeintum presents an interior and a resident’s story. The Hendrick de Keyser association mentions the great hall, the corridor and the stinzentuin (a garden of plants naturalised on old country estates) as starting points for your visit.

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Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum: room for the tram

The Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum on the Parallelweg presents historic trams, photographs and objects relating to public transport in The Hague. The former tram depot gives the subject a fitting setting, but the day’s programme determines which activities are available.

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Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

Van Kinderen Museum: a closed initiative

Het Van Kinderen Museum in The Hague has closed permanently. The former address on the Waldeck Pyrmontkade therefore offers no current museum visit. Old information about workshops or irregular opening may create false expectations.

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Den Haag · Zuid-Holland

Kinderboekenmuseum: stories to play with

The Kinderboekenmuseum (Children’s Book Museum) in The Hague approaches books through play, characters and making up your own stories. The different parts are aimed at various ages, so it pays to check in advance what suits your party.

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Rockanje · Zuid-Holland

De Koffieleut: grinders and tools

De Koffieleut in Rockanje combines a collection of coffee grinders with agricultural and horticultural tools. The small-scale museum and café thus offer two different ways into objects from everyday use.

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Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland

Fenix: art on migration

Fenix on Katendrecht brings together art and stories about migration in a harbour warehouse. The visit includes various forms of presentation, among them the suitcase labyrinth and the announced photography display Family of Migrants.

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Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland

Laurenskerk: space, doors and organs

The Laurenskerk on the Grotekerkplein can be visited as a heritage site. The church interior, funerary monuments and organs offer different points of interest; the tower has separate, seasonal visiting arrangements.

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Vlissingen · Zeeland

The muZEEum: Zeeland and the sea

The Zeeuws maritiem muZEEum in Vlissingen covers shipping, water and maritime history. Its location by the Westerschelde provides a recognisable setting, while the exhibitions highlight different sides of the subject.

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's-Hertogenbosch · Noord-Brabant

BHIC: research in the Citadel

The Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum is an archive and information centre in the Citadel of ’s-Hertogenbosch. A visit is mainly about research and consulting records, not about open museum galleries with a fixed exhibition route.

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's-Hertogenbosch · Noord-Brabant

Bastionder: looking at the fortifications

Museum Bastionder at Bastion Oranje covers the fortifications and military history of ’s-Hertogenbosch. The underground space, the cannon Stuerghewalt and the view towards the Bossche Broek offer different points of interest.

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Asten · Noord-Brabant

Klok & Peel: time and landscape

Museum Klok & Peel in Asten links two collecting areas: clocks and timepieces on the one hand, and the nature and culture of the Peel on the other. A visit can follow both subjects without their having to tell the same story.

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Bergeijk · Noord-Brabant

De Sigarenmaker: a focus on the craft

Museum De Sigarenmaker in Bergeijk covers cigar making through machines, tobacco and cigar bands. Guided tours, demonstrations and workshops are offered as different types of visit, for which arranging things in advance is advisable.

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Boxtel · Noord-Brabant

MUBO: Boxtel in 49 windows

Museum Boxtel, MUBO for short, presents local history through the Canon van Boxtel. The permanent collection is supplemented by temporary exhibitions, so a visit can offer both an overview and a temporary subject.

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Den Bosch · Noord-Brabant

Oeteldonks Gemintemuzejum: carnival in objects

The Oeteldonks Gemintemuzejum in Den Bosch presents carnival and the Oeteldonk tradition. The museum is also known as the Nationaal Carnavalsmuseum (National Carnival Museum), and masks, costumes and a wide range of festive objects are part of what is described.

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Eindhoven · Noord-Brabant

Museumpark VONK: history in the open air

Museumpark VONK in Eindhoven succeeds the preHistorisch Dorp (Prehistoric Village) and links a broad sweep of history with innovative Eindhoven. Historical residents and demonstrations make the open-air setting an active way of getting acquainted.

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Helmond · Noord-Brabant

HomeComputerMuseum: computers to use

The HomeComputerMuseum in Helmond presents home computers and games consoles in set-ups that refer to different periods. Many machines are offered in usable condition, so that operating them can be part of the visit.

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Hilvarenbeek · Noord-Brabant

Boerderijmuseum Grutje: now a farm shop

Boerderijmuseum Grutje has not reopened as a public museum. On the farmyard in Hilvarenbeek, Grutje now presents a farm shop in a rebuilt farmhouse. The shop’s opening hours should therefore not be read as a museum timetable.

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Oosterhout · Noord-Brabant

Op Stelten: toys and carnival

Speelgoed- & Carnavalsmuseum Op Stelten in Oosterhout presents toys in various themed rooms and a separate carnival room. Construction toys, doll’s houses and projected images offer different ways of looking at play.

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Horst · Limburg

Aardbeienland: play around a crop

Het Aardbeienland (Strawberry Land) in Horst is a family and theme park centred on strawberries. Play features, terraces and educational elements together make up what is on offer; it is not a classic museum with display cases only.

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Maastricht · Limburg

Bureau Europa: designing the city

Bureau Europa in Maastricht is a platform for architecture, urban planning and design. Exhibitions, lectures and debates shape the programme in the Timmerfabriek; there is no permanent classic museum collection.

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Maastricht · Limburg

Marres: exhibitions throughout the house

Marres, Huis voor Hedendaagse Cultuur in Maastricht, presents exhibitions that can make use of rooms, corridors and stairs. The announced closure for installation runs up to and including 2 October 2026; check the reopening before you go.

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Maastricht · Limburg

Brouwerij Bosch: by guided tour only

The former steam brewery Bosch in Maastricht offers a guided route past the malt house, brewing installation, bottling plant and brewer’s house. A visit is only possible with a booking and is not a free Saturday walk-in.

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Stein · Limburg

Miners’ lives in D'r Bickel

Privémuseum D'r Bickel in Stein tells the story of the Limburg coal mines with tools, lamps, tokens, documents and a replica mine gallery. Visits are only possible on an open day or by appointment.

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Stevensweert · Limburg

The Maaseiland under a new name

The former Streekmuseum Stevensweert / Ohé en Laak has been called Maaseiland Museum since 1 May 2026. The presentation focuses on the regional and fortification history of the villages and the surrounding Meuse landscape.

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Steyl · Limburg

Four gardens, one walk through Steyl

Jochumhof combines a historic monastery garden with a native plant garden (heemtuin), herb garden, Mediterranean greenhouse and Tiglian garden (Tiglientuin). The different sections make it possible to compare plants by origin, use and habitat.

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Steyl · Limburg

Banner, silver and uniform in Steyl

In the former St Roch’s Church (Sint-Rochuskerk), the Limburgs Schutterij Museum shows how schutterijen (shooting guilds) present and organise themselves. Uniforms, banners, king’s silver and archive documents complement each other.

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Susteren · Limburg

Sissi beyond the film image

The Keizerin Elisabeth Museum is a museum in a private home in Susteren. The private collection covers the life of Elisabeth of Austria and distinguishes between the historical person and later films and musicals.

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Valkenburg aan de Geul · Limburg

From castle wall to marl passage

Kasteelruïne and Fluweelengrot show Valkenburg above and below ground. The ruin includes remains of the knights’ hall, armoury and chapel, among other things; you visit the cave on a guided tour.

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Valkenburg aan de Geul · Limburg

Mining machines in a marl quarry

Steenkolenmijn Daalhemergroeve offers an underground guided tour through a replica mining environment. Film, machines and guides’ stories show how Limburg coal mining is explained to visitors.

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Ven-Zelderheide · Limburg

De Smees: public opening not confirmed

De Smees in Ven-Zelderheide is a former smithy that was opened to the public as a museum. A museum guide still lists visiting hours, whereas property information describes a conversion into a house. Current public opening is not confirmed.

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Venlo · Limburg

Modern art in a post office

Museum van Bommel van Dam shows modern and contemporary art in Venlo’s former post office. Collection displays and temporary exhibitions share the building with parts that are free to enter.

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Venlo · Limburg

Police history, theme by theme

Politiemuseum Venlo creates themed exhibitions on police history and safety in the Gemeentearchief (municipal archives). Not the whole collection is on display at once; visits are only possible by appointment.

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Vredepeel · Limburg

Air defence from gun to radar

The Historische Collectie Grondgebonden Luchtverdediging shows systems and stories from Dutch air defence on a Ministry of Defence site. Admission is free, but registration well in advance is compulsory.

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