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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Molenmuseum De Eendragt
Molenmuseum De EendragtMolenmuseum 'De Eendracht' is gevestigd in een koren- pelmolen en herbergt zes zolders kijkgenot. Op de begane grond bevindt zich een winkeltje en een gerestaureerde Kromhout middeldruk moter 40 pk. uit 1920. U vindt een wisselende expositie op de ee...
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Fries Museum
Fries MuseumDiscover 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
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Museum Martena
Museum MartenaMuseum Martena is the museum of the city of Franeker. Traditionally Franeker is one of the eleven cities of Friesland, it has a historic center with canals, a street plan dating from the Middle Ages and many remarkable old buildings.
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Uniastate en Tsjerke Bears
Uniastate en Tsjerke BearsOn the grounds of the Cultuur-Historisch Centrum Uniastate, there is a 13th century church with an ornate interior and a beautiful wood-carved pulpit. The unique replica/mirage of the old State (country estate) is also on the property.
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The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics
The Princessehof National Museum of CeramicsIn the middle of Leeuwarden's historic city centre stands the 18th-century city palace of Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange Nassau, ancestor of King Willem-Alexander. The world-famous M. C. Escher was also born in the same building.
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Museum Ruurd Wiersma Hûs
Museum Ruurd Wiersma HûsEen klein museum met naieve schilderkunst van wereldformaat.
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Noarderleech Visitor Centre
Noarderleech Visitor CentreIf you plan to hike through the Noard-Fryslân Bûtendyks salt marshes, be sure to start at the Noarderleech Visitor Centre to make the most of your visit. The centre informs visitors about the nature and history of the coastal landscape of North Friesland.
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Yeb Hettinga Museum
Yeb Hettinga MuseumThe first attempt to build a replica of a traditional terp dwelling failed when excessive rainfall caused it to collapse. But the second attempt succeeded. It may be a turf dwelling but it stands as strong as bricks and mortar.
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Blokhuispoort
BlokhuispoortThe Blokhuispoort is a cultural business-centre in the lively centre of Leeuwarden. Housed in a former prison, it is now full of creative initiatives, businesses, and pop-up shops- as well as eateries, a hostel, and a brand-new library.
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Afsluitdijk Wadden Centre
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Afsluitdijk Wadden CentreOn the Afsluitdijk causeway, at Kornwerderzand, you will find a remarkable building resembling a foaming wave, breaking on the causeway wall: this is the Afsluitdijk Wadden Centre.
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Museumhuis van Eysinga
Museumhuis van EysingaHuis van Eysinga is an impressive 18th-century city villa that was inhabited by the family of one of the most significant men of its time: Frans Julius Van Eysinga.
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Eise Eisinga Planetarium
Eise Eisinga PlanetariumThe oldest working planetarium in the world.
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Museum 't Ponthús
Museum 't PonthúsHere the time line of the famous Stavoren stories is brought to life. Why was Stavoren a target for the Vikings? And how about the trading relationship with Hamburg? Or read more about the story of the emergency landing of the Halifax V during the Second
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Cultuurhistorisch Museum 't Behouden Huys
Cultuurhistorisch Museum 't Behouden Huys10 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 ...
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Historic Centre Leeuwarden
Historic Centre LeeuwardenThe 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
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Museum Heerenveen
Museum HeerenveenMuseum Heerenveen is a unique dual museum that covers all aspects of the history of Heerenveen, from archaeological finds to 19th-century art, from those who presided as ‘grietman’ or town magistrate to socialist politician Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis.
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Clog museum
Clog museumAt 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...
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Frisian Maritime Museum
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Frisian Maritime MuseumThe Frisian Maritime Museum focuses on the history of Frisian shipping.
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Grou Command Post
Grou Command PostThe former command post at Grou is now part of a museum that conserves the heritage of the organisation set up to protect the population during the Cold War. Experience the feeling of the Cold War and visit the underground bunkers.
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Museumboerderij Ald Barrahûs
Museumboerderij Ald BarrahûsIn de boerderij krijgt u een rondleiding waar herinneringen van vroeger naar boven komen.
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Grain Carrier’s Cottage (Korendragershuisje)
Grain Carrier’s Cottage (Korendragershuisje)This listed building in Franeker is a traditional grain or sack carrier’s cottage.
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Sorgdrager Cultural History Museum
Sorgdrager Cultural History MuseumIn the Cultural History Museum, the culture, history and customs of Ameland come together in a very special way. Whoever visits the Sorgdrager museum, walks through time and experiences Amelander history.
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Observeum
ObserveumVisit the observatory and get inspired by the wonders of the universe, or see how people lived in the Middle Stone Age.
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Museum 'Het Bakkerswinkeltje'
Museum 'Het Bakkerswinkeltje'Ontdek in Museum 'Het Bakkerswinkeltje' de rijke historie van het vroegere Friese Doolhof Molkwerum.
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