Industrial & heritage museums in Overijssel

Museum Buurtspoorweg (MBS) is a museum railway line between Haaksbergen and Boekelo. The collection of the museum consists of steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, restored train carriages and a collection of historical objects. Visitors experience how people travelled in the past. The museum illus

Explore our Oyfo Engineering Museum. In Hazemeijer's old factory, explore what technology means in our lives. See how our world is changing because of technology. Learn all about steam engines and smartphones, robots and art, energy sources and our planet. In short, everything about man and technolo

The Nationaal Grammofoonmuseum (National Gramophone Museum) tells the history of recording and reproducing sound from 1877, when the phonograph was invented, to 1980 when digital technology heralded the end of the analogue era of the gramophone, the cassette recorder and the tape recorder. The museu

Zoutmuseum Delden is situated in the gardens of castle Twickel, on the grounds where salt was found in the soil in 1886. The museum illustrates the history of this treasure. In the permanent exhibition various topics on salt are covered such as salt mining, the formation of salt layers and the symbo

The C1000 Museum offers a unique insight into the history of a supermarket formula that was part of daily life in the Netherlands for many years. In the museum you will discover the changes in grocery shopping over the years in general as well as the history of C1000 itself. With a collection of

Do you want to know how the beautiful Grolsch ends up in the unique swing-top bottle? Then visit the Grolsch brewery for an extensive tour. Everything you want to know will be covered; the rich history, the brewing of the characteristic lager and the many specialty beers, the bottling of the unique

The Tapijtmuseum is housed in two factory buildings. The museum illustrates the history of the Dutch production of broadloom carpets. On the ground floor old looms are displayed. The first floor offers space for presentations of handicrafts and handloom weaving. On the second floor is a cinema and a

The Bolwerksmolen dates back to 1863. It is the only wind-powered saw mill in the province of Overijssel. Demonstrations on sawing, grinding, hoisting logs from the water, hoisting and securing trees on the saw carriage, among others, are given.

The Almelo City Museum is housed in two buildings. The actual museum is in a historic building, the Rectorshuis (Headmaster's Home), a former Latin school dating from 1783, now a listed monument. The smaller Heyda building accommodates the office and the museum entrance. Relevant exhibits and storie

The Bonami Spelcomputer Museum is housed in the Weighing House. It is dedicated to the history of the game console. The museum brings back memories of the first consoles. It features over ten thousand different video games, of which a large number can be played.

Leemspoor is a Narrow gauge railway on which brickyards transported their raw material a hundred years ago. The visitor can see the track or take a ride on it. At the final station, the locomotives are exhibited. The collection includes some diesel locomotives, a steam locomotive, several passenger

The fisher ambulance museum shows ambulances throughout the years have been produced by the gebr. fisher.