Local museums in Province of Groningen

The Groninger Museum is housed in a building that is considered one of the highlights of postmodernism. The museum has four diverse collections with the following themes: history of Groningen, applied art, contemporary art and old art. The collection includes works by Hendrik Willem Mesdag and Jozef

Vesting Bourtange is a historic fortified village that takes visitors back to the year 1742. Besides the fortified village itself, there are also various activities.From lively markets to realistically re-enacted battles.

Museum aan de A (the former Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum) is housed in two medieval buildings. The museum illustrates the history of Groningen and the Groningers.

Openluchtmuseum Het Hoogeland illustrates how people lived and worked in a small village in the countryside in the 19th century. The museum consists of twenty old buildings. Because of the many different buildings and their detailed decoration, the visitors gets to know the community of the village.

The Veenkoloniaal Museum is a cultural history museum dedicated to the Groningen ‘Veenkoloniën’. The museum covers East Groningen, peat growth and the ‘Bourtanger Moor’. The permanent collection consists of two subcollections: a maritime collection and a collection with objects related to the agricu

University Museum Groningen is a museum dedicated to people, nature and science. The collection consists of objects related to nature, culture and science. The exhibitions of the museum include a collection of flowers and seeds, an anatomical and pathological collection, a psychological collection,

From 1863 till 1980 the Van Bergen family operated a bell foundry and manufactured fire engines in a monumental building in the heart of Heiligerlee. The museum shows all aspects of the art of casting bells and carillons, a wide range of historic bells and tower clocks. Visitors may try their hand a

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The MOW focuses on the history and future of the region Westerwolde and the countryside of Groningen. Due to the temporary exhibitions, the museum changes frequently. Every exhibition has its own atmosphere, whether it presents art or objects from the museumcollection. Check the website for the ac

Visserijmuseum Zoutkamp is housed in a monumental storage for sea marks in the old inner harbor. The museum illustrates the history and development of fishery in Zoutkamp. In the museum the fishing vessel ‘Tön 2’ is on display, which illustrates how people used to fish in the 60s and 70s. The perman

The Muzeeaquarium Delfzijl is situated at the embankment near the harbour. The museum has permanent exhibitions on archaeology, geology, shipping, fishing and shells. There is also an aquarium with various animals and plants from the North Sea and Wadden Sea, which is constructed in a bunker from th

Museum Wierdenland focuses on stories about the culture and landscape of mounds in the northern Wadden Sea area. Most focus is on the National Landscape ‘MiddagHumsterland’ and the mound Ezinge. Ezinge is a mound village built on an artificial hill. The ‘Landschapszaal’ illustrates the history of th

Landgoed Verhildersum illustrates the Groningen countryside in the 19th century. The estate also includes the borg (a noble house), a small house and the museum farm. The Borg dates back to the 14th century and has a 19th century style. The small house from 1888 also has 19th century interior. Vario

The Streekhistorisch Centrum is dedicated to the history of the Kanaalstreek and Westerwolde. The museum exhibits photographs, films, books, newspapers, documents and objects related to the history of the Kanaalstreek and Westerwolde. The collection is displayed in regularly changing exhibitions.

Kapiteinshuis Nieuwe Pekela is an old captain's house from the late 18th century. The collection of the museum includes portraits and paintings, writings and various objects, that are related to the history of Pekela and shipping in the 18th and 19th century. In addition, the collection includes Rus

Museumgemaal Cremer is a pumping station from 1930. Natural gas production caused subsidence which made the building of a new pumping station inevitable. In 2002, the pumping station was no longer used and became a museum pumping station. It is named after father and son Cremer, hydraulic engineers

The museum is dedicated to the former St Bernard’s Abbey of Aduard, in its time (1192-1595) the biggest (Cistercian) cloister in The Netherlands. The museum shows many archaeological finds and a scale model of the complete convent. A movie is shown in which the process of reconstruction is detailed

Museum Stad Appingendam is dedicated to the history and development of Appingedam. Besides Groningen, it is the only city in the province of Groningen that dates back to the Middle Ages. The permanent collection is exhibited in several rooms. A porcelain and a silver collection are on display in the

Oudheidkamer Uithuizermeeden is a museum that displays weapons, armor and other historical objects to visitors.

The Groninger Schaatsmuseum Sappemeer displays skates that are sometimes region- and/or province-specific. There are also models developed by private individuals that bear their names. In addition to ice skates, the museum displays various objects related to ice skating.