Museums and galeries in Friesland

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Friesland breathes culture. It is not for nothing that we will be the European Capital of Culture in 2018. With our own language, many museums and special traditions such as the Eleven Cities Tour, we can say that Friesland is a top of mind destination if you like art and culture.

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Dekema State
Dekema State

Dekema State was originally a noble residence, where several families lived until 1996. The noble residence and the gardens are now open to the public.

Jelsum
Bonifatius Brewery
Bonifatius Brewery

The history of Dokkumer beer begins in the early Middle Ages. After the death in 754 of Boniface, the monks of the newly founded Boniface Abbey brewed the Dokkumer beer on the Markt.

Dokkum
Museam Belvédere
Museam Belvédere

The sleek museum building was designed by Eerde Schippers from Inbo architects in Heerenveen. The building is intrinsically connected with the landsca...

Heerenveen
Fierljeppolder en -museum
Fierljeppolder en -museum

Fierljeppen is leuk, gaaf en er is veel over te vertellen. Wil je het zelf eens proberen? De Fierljeppolder heeft alles!

Noardburgum
Cultuurhistorisch Museum 't Behouden Huys
Cultuurhistorisch Museum 't Behouden Huys

10 centuries Terschelling The museum ?t Behouden Huys is named after the cabin on Novaya Zemblya in the North of Russia. When the Terschellinger Willem Barentsz and his crew in 1596 sailed over the Polar Sea, the ice closed in their ship. They must ...

West-Terschelling
Museum Opsterlân
Museum Opsterlân

Museum Opsterlân in Gorredijk brengt het verleden dichtbij maar verliest het heden niet uit het oog. Naast het verleden van Opsterland organiseert het museum (kunst) tentoonstellingen en evenementen.

Gorredijk
Maritiem centrum Abraham Fock
Maritiem centrum Abraham Fock

Breng een bezoek aan dit uitdagende, interactieve centrum waar alles draait om navigeren, reddingen, strandingen en de paardenreddingboot.

Hollum
Woudagemaal: largest steam pumping station in the world
Woudagemaal: largest steam pumping station in the world

Visit the largest steam pumping station in the world!

Lemmer
The National Model Railway Museum
The National Model Railway Museum

Discover the past and present of the track company at home and abroad. Plus, fine examples model construction, playgrounds for children and a lot more. Enjoy Europe's largest collection of model trains in bustling Sneek.

Sneek
Tiger Bunker Complex
Tiger Bunker Complex

For decades, the Tiger Complex from World War II, with its hidden history, remained virtually invisible. The former canteen building has now been transformed into an exhibition and reception area.

West-Terschelling
Museum Ruurd Wiersma Hûs
Museum Ruurd Wiersma Hûs

Een klein museum met naieve schilderkunst van wereldformaat.

Burdaard
Clog museum
Clog museum

At Scherjon's clog workshop, clogs are still being made every day. And while this used to be quite common, it's unique today. Have you alway...

Noordburgum
Willem Barentsz Expedition Ship
Willem Barentsz Expedition Ship

At Willemskade in Harlingen something special happens. A replica of Willem Barentsz's expedition ship is being built here. The construction method from the time of Barentsz will be used. Visit the fun visitor center and climb aboard!

Harlingen
Kerkmuseum Jannum
Kerkmuseum Jannum

Wil je in Middeleeuwse sferen komen? Bezoek dan het bijzondere kerkje op de terp van Jannum. Het lijkt wel of de tijd hier heel lang heeft stilgestaan.

Jannum
Fries Museum
Fries Museum

Discover the Frisian in yourself at the Fries Museum! Here you will discover all about the eleven cities and the countryside, the love-hate relationship with water, the search for the typically Frisian and Friesland's place in the world

Leeuwarden
The Harlinger Pottery and Tiles Factory
The Harlinger Pottery and Tiles Factory

The Harlinger Pottery and Tiles Factory [“Harlinger Aardewerk &amp; Tegelfabriek”] is an authentic family business and is the last company in the...

Harlingen
Natuurmuseum Fryslân (Frisian Museum of Natural History)
Natuurmuseum Fryslân (Frisian Museum of Natural History)

An interactive museum for the whole family to enjoy!

Leeuwarden
Museum Sloten

Direct boekbaar
Museum Sloten

In the middle of Sloten – a truly enchanting museum: experience the rich history of the city and the magical world of magic lanterns.

Sloten FR
Historic Centre Leeuwarden
Historic Centre Leeuwarden

The HCL is the centre for Leeuwarden's historical heritage. Thousands of metres of historical documents, from the Middle Ages to the present, are kept here and made accessible to the public. Multiple exhibits tell the history of Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden
Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis
Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis

Het Van Doesburg-Rinsemahuis is een museumwoning aan de Torenstraat in Drachten. Het is in 1921 gebouwd als middenstandswoning en staat op de lijst van rijksmonumenten. Voor bezoekers is deze woning een driedimensionaal De Stijl-topstuk!

Drachten
Museum Warkums Erfskip
Museum Warkums Erfskip

Museum Warkums Erfskip is housed in the old Waag building in the center and tells more about the history of Workum and its surroundings. It is the starting point to discover and admire the highlights of the beautiful city of Workum.

Workum
Museum 't Fiskershuske
Museum 't Fiskershuske

The museum aims to maintain the cottages in their original state and to collect and exhibit objects that are linked to the old inshore fishing industry including the life of the inhabitants of the coastal villages. The first dwelling, bearing the sa...

Moddergat
Museum de Grutterswinkel
Museum de Grutterswinkel

Museum de Grutterswinkel showcases life around a real old-fashioned grocery shop and everything it entails. In those ‘good old days’ without grocery shops, you had small, cosy ones where the cash register was still really making a ringing sound...

Leeuwarden
Gaasterlands Streek Museum Eppinga Sate
Gaasterlands Streek Museum Eppinga Sate

Museum with an old 'farm ark' in a beautiful farmhouse.

Sondel