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South Holland · History

Het Voorhuis: living and crafts in the Alblasserwaard

Museum Het Voorhuis in Bleskensgraaf is housed in a relocated farmhouse. Living quarters, cellars and craft sections offer different ways into regional life.

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Rooms from different periods

A raised parlour (opkamer), kitchen and other rooms each have their own furnishings. Look at the differences and read how the museum places them in time. Not all sections represent the same moment in the past.

Books and tools

The Oomskamer, with material from Jo Ooms, sets a different emphasis from the cooperage or clog-making workshop. Give those subjects their own part of the tour. The cooperage also has a more limited Tuesday season than the museum as a whole.

A short afternoon opening

The usual visiting window is on Tuesday and Saturday. The museum may close when an exhibition is being changed; 22 September 2026 is one such announced day. Groups can request an appointment if the regular afternoon does not suit.

Before you go

The museum is closed on 22 September 2026. Also check the separate opening times of the cooperage.

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. Museum Het Voorhuis — source 1

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  2. Museum Het Voorhuis — source 2

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  3. Museum Het Voorhuis — source 3

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

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