All history museums and attractions to visit in Nijmegen

Nijmegen (Gelderland) is a good place to visit if you are interested in history. Below we list all 8 history museums in Nijmegen, to lose yourself in the place's cultural heritage and local history.

Are you a real history buff and are you looking for the best history museums to visit in Nijmegen? These are the ones:

  1. Valkhof Museum1

    Valkhof Museum

     Nijmegen
    What over the centuries has made us who we are? With a collection stretching back more than 14,000 years, we can provide part of an answer to that question, and when we do not know the answer, there are always still the interpretations that you can find in the earlier, modern and contemporary art fr
  2. Maelwael Van Lymborch House2

    Maelwael Van Lymborch House

     Nijmegen
    This little museum is dedicated to the famous Van Lymborch (Limbourg) Brothers and their uncle Johan Maelwael who used to have their studio here around the year 1400. The Van Lymborch Brothers were famous dutch medieval miniature painters. Johan Maelwael is the first Dutch painter we know by name an
  3. Museum De Bastei3

    Museum De Bastei

     Nijmegen
    Descend into the exciting underground past of Nijmegen. Wander through hidden corridors, staircases and vistas. Explore the old defence tower, the vaulted cannon corridor and the casemates. See, feel, and listen to the history of the oldest city in the Netherlands. At Museum De Bastei you will exper
  4. Valkhofbunker4

    Valkhofbunker

     Nijmegen
    The Valkhof bunker is the only machine gun bunker remaining of the three bunkers built by the Germans in the Valkhof in 1943. The bunkers had to defend the Waal Bridge and the surrounding area against the advance of the Allies during the war. Visitors can now read, hear and experience what Germans,
  5. Grootmoeders Keukenmuseum5

    Grootmoeders Keukenmuseum

     Nijmegen
    Grandmother's Kitchen Museum is a small museum in the Kruittoren at Kronenburg Park. It showcases a collection of old kitchen utensils and has a grocery store.
  6. Museum Kinderdorp Neerbosch6

    Museum Kinderdorp Neerbosch

     Nijmegen
    'Museum Kinderdorp Neerbosch' brings to life the history of 20,000 children who have lived at the Neerbosch children's village over the past 150 years. From the mid-19th century, orphans from all over the Netherlands were cared for in the 'Orphanage Neerbosch', the largest private, self-sufficient c
  7. Huis van de Nijmeegse geschiedenis7

    Huis van de Nijmeegse geschiedenis

     Nijmegen
    The House of Nijmegen History is the starting point for everyone who wants to know more about the history of the oldest city in the Netherlands. Everyone is welcome in the House of Nijmegen History. We take you into the history of the city and region. In fact, the House organizes exhibitions, lectu
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    Infocentrum WO2 Nijmegen

     Nijmegen
    The Infocentre WW2 Nijmegen is a historical, tourist and educational information point. It gives visitors an introduction to the stories, historical heritage, events and museums that the Rijk van Nijmegen region has to offer when it comes to the Second World War.