MUSEUMMagazine
English
Our museum guide is growing. Information is being added and checked by museums. Submit additional information
Museums / Nijmegen

Gelderland · History

Kinderdorp Neerbosch in twenty thousand lives

Museum Kinderdorp Neerbosch tells the history of orphan care and youth welfare through building, archive and stories of children from the period 1863–2000.

Plan your visit ↗

Beth-El as a place of memory

The museum site makes the scale of the former children’s village tangible. See which original functions of the building are still recognisable and which are reconstructed by the exhibition.

Files and personal threads

The museum holds around twenty thousand children’s stories. Ask in advance about the options for viewing files and the privacy rules that apply.

Activities for young visitors

A treasure hunt, building, printing, silver polishing and garden games make former tasks concrete. Discuss for each activity what is explained historically and what has been added as a present-day activity.

Before you go

Regularly open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday. Sources contradict each other about accessibility of the exhibition gallery; check this in advance.

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. Research card 0638 — Museum Kinderdorp Neerbosch

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified reference from a supplied research card; content, authority and currency still to be checked independently.

Is something incorrect or missing? Let the editorial team know →

Sections

Museum mapDiscover museumsHomeMuseum storiesThe art of lookingWorld & objectBehind the scenesWhat’s on