Museums and galeries in Friesland

The Spitkeet

The museum shows the development from primitive living in sod huts and cave dwellings to living in simple stone houses, called forest houses. Other exhibits include a poorhouse and a chicken house. With nice terrace and playgrounds.

Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)

Friesland has been an agricultural province for centuries. Since time immemorial, farmers have kept livestock and worked the land. In the Frisian Agricultural Museum, you (re)experience the valuable traces that all those agricultural activities have...

Museum Warten

Het verhaal van overleven in laagland tussen water, riet en veen in it Earmhûs en Rijksmonument de Oud Friese Greidboerderij.

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.

Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs

The open-air museum offers a fascinating retrospective view into the past, somewhere around 1900. The museum also shows its visitors the process in which bog is turned into peat and the horrible conditions the laborers had to deal with. Dwelling hous...

Museum 'de Sûkerei' Damwâld

In openluchtmuseum De Sûkerei staat het wonen en werken rond 1900 centraal. Een cichoreidrogerij, drie woudhuisjes en een poldermolen zijn te bezoeken. Na een rondleiding schenken we graag een kopje (cichorei) koffie met een "sukereike" (koekje). Welkom!

The Harlinger Pottery and Tiles Factory

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

Afslag BLV

Afslag BLV is een dependance van Museum Belvédère in het centrum van Heerenveen. Het biedt een podium aan jong talent en is gratis toegankelijk!

Oudsheidkamer Weststellingwerf

Van 1954 tot 2009 was de Oudheidkamer ondergebracht in molen Windlust. Sinds 2009 is hij gevestigd in een voormalige burgemeesterswoning uit 1925. <br...

Noarderleech Visitor Centre

If 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.

Museum Martena

Museum 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.

Eise Eisinga Planetarium

The oldest working planetarium in the world.

Activiteitencentrum Lauwersnest

Activiteitencentrum Lauwersnest van Staatsbosbeheer ligt midden in Nationaal Park Lauwersmeer en is het ideale startpunt voor een bezoek aan het gebied.

Grain Carrier’s Cottage (Korendragershuisje)

This listed building in Franeker is a traditional grain or sack carrier’s cottage.

Streekmuseum / Oudheidskamer Lemster Fiifgea

Observeum

Visit the observatory and get inspired by the wonders of the universe, or see how people lived in the Middle Stone Age.

Blokhuispoort

The 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.

Clog museum

At Scherjon&#039;s clog workshop, clogs are still being made every day. And while this used to be quite common, it&#039;s unique today. Have you alway...

Museum 'Skerven fan 'e Skar'

Tentoongestelde archeologische vondsten uit de polder 'De Wolvetinte' in It Heidenskip.