Science & technology museums in Rotterdam

Rotterdams Radio Museum exhibits a collection of radios that cover a period of a hundred years. The collection includes the Nonera radio with ‘hoornluidspreker’, the first Corver crystal receiver and various gadgets. In addition to radios, the museum also covers television, hifi, computers and marin

The Museum Stoomdepot is located in a classic locomotive shed in Rotterdam. Inside the shed are five tracks with steam locomotives. The second floor provides space for exhibitions. It is also possible to take a ride in one of the steam trains.

Streetcar Museum Rotterdam is located in streetcar depot Hillegersberg. The museum paints a picture of streetcar history using photographs and streetcar attributes such as uniforms and tickets. The museum also features several streetcars, including an old horse-drawn streetcar from 1880.

The Houweling Telecomm Museum is housed in the Noord telephone exchange, built in 1923. It is the only telephone museum in the Netherlands. The museum paints a picture of the entire history of Rotterdam's telephone system from 1880 to the present. Exhibits include working antique telephone exchanges