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Friesland · Culture & daily life

Fries Landbouwmuseum: farm work in objects

A farm machine tells a different story from a painting of a landscape. The Fries Landbouwmuseum brings both kinds of object together around agriculture in Friesland.

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From implement to action

The museum collection includes farm implements and machines. Look in the presentation for the task an object was intended for. That way, an unfamiliar shape becomes understandable through the work that was done with it.

Farming seen by artists

The museum also mentions works by Ids Wiersma and Tjerk Bottema, among others. With such images you can pay attention to what the artist makes visible: an action, a landscape or the place of people within it. That is a different approach from a technical explanation next to an implement.

More than one kind of farm

Arable farming, livestock farming, dairy and mechanisation are among the subjects described. Choose one interest as a starting point and see how it relates to the other presentations. You do not need to recognise every machine to explore the differences.

Before you go

Check travel access in the area around Felling. In addition to the regular public holiday closures, the schedule lists closures on 26 September and 3 October 2026.

Sources

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Fries Landbouwmuseum — source 1

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  2. Fries Landbouwmuseum — source 2

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  3. Fries Landbouwmuseum — source 3

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