Geology museums in the Netherlands

Naturalis owns a large natural history collection of 37 million objects. The collection is partially exhibited in the museum and includes animals, plants, fossils and stones from around the world. All aspects of nature are covered in Naturalis. The visitor travels from the first life on Earth to the

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The Natural History Museum of Maastricht is dedicated to the nature in Limburg. The museum has three permanent exhibits that illustrate the nature of Limburg. The exhibition Biology is dedicated to contemporary nature. The exhibition Geology covers tropical swamps and the ‘Krijtzee’. And the exhibit

The Klok & Peel Museum’s collection consists of two subcollections: a collection of carillons and a natural history collection. The museum has the largest collection of carillons in the world. The museum covers all clock-related themes. Clocks from all over the world are exhibited in the great hall.

Natuurmuseum Brabant is housed in the former villa of cloth manufacturer Guillaume JD Pollet. The museum is dedicated to the landscape and the nature of Brabant. Among other objects, the museum exhibits plants, animals, rocks and fossils. One of the permanent exhibitions, ‘De Reis’, focusses on the

Museum Schokland is housed in several buildings around a small historical church. The museum is dedicated to the history of the former island. The wooden buildings characterize the old Zuiderzee area. The collection is diverse and includes rocks and fossils that illustrate the history of the area. I

Museum for curious people The University Museum Utrecht - UMU is open again. The new UMU is the museum for anyone who is curious. In this renovated family museum you get a look under the hood of science and become a researcher yourself. In five new exhibition halls you will become acquainted with

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

Museum De Oude Aarde is a museum of minerals and fossils. In this museum, the visitor finds himself in the world of gemstones and fossils from the depths of the earth. For children there is a scavenger hunt through the museum and outside they can go look for crystals in the pond.

The Kristalmuseum is housed in a former town hall from 1887. The museum is dedicated to the history of the earth. The collection of the museum consists of crystals, gemstones, fossils and minerals. The collection includes the remains of dinosaurs, bugs, parts of a petrified tree and minerals in diff

At Geofort, everything revolves around the earth. Learn more about themes such as climate, geo-design and big data in our interactive science center. GeoFort is located on a historic fortress island, part of the New Dutch Water Line. Experience the GeoExperience. Get disoriented in the dark under

The fortress of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie has Unesco World Heritage status. Hidden under the earth, the fort is five stories high and from the roof you have a spectacular view. Where else can you look across the Waal, Rhine and Pannerdensch Kanaal than here - at Doornenburg? Come to Fort Panne

The Natural History Museum Rotterdam is housed in Villa Dijkzigt, a monumental building from 1852. The museum organizes exhibitions on (urban) nature and natural history. The permanent collection includes mammals, birds, insects, plants and shells mainly from the region, but also partly from differe

Museum Land van Valkenburg focuses on the most interesting aspects of the region both historically and culturally, from the origins of the ‘Mergelland’ to developments in artistic field at the present and recent past. The permanent exhibition brings together the geology and archeology of Valkenburg

Natura Docet is the first natural history museum in the Netherlands that was open to the public. The museum takes the visitor on a search for the origins of the Twente landscape. The museum collection consists of various objects such as animals, fossils and minerals. The museum garden is designed as

Geologisch Museum Hofland illustrates the history of life on earth, the influence of the Ice Ages and the circulation of rocks. The museum seeks to do it in an easy but scientifically responsible manner. There are six permanent exhibitions: The history of Het Gooi, Fossils and the history of life on

The Waterline Museum tells the story of water in its capacity as an ally in defending the Netherlands between 1588 and 1940. The museum will bring the Waterline to life through personal stories, original elements and replicas, working models and digital media. The 50 metre-long model of the New Dutc

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,

The Natural History and Ethnographic Museum was founded around the collections of the Saint Louis brothers, which were used for visual education in the past. The museum has several departments. The main attraction is the almost thousand stuffed animals on the first floor, which is still decorated

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

Museum Opsterland is a regional museum that illustrates the history of Gorredijk and Opsterland. The collection is based on five themes: Geology & Archaeology, Peat & Socialism, Benefactors & Aristocracy, ‘De vlecke Gorredijk’ and Jewish history. Objects spread over four halls illustrate life and wo

The Museum Factory in Winterswijk tells about the history of this village. From the time when dinosaurs swam there, the late Middle Ages, the emerging textile industry in the last century to the history of our fathers and mothers. An extensive collection of fossils from the quarry, remains of mammot

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

Het Oertijdmuseum in Boxtel is a geological and natural history museum. Among other things, (dinosaur) fossils from small to huge, and various stones and minerals are shown. The volunteers of the Dinolab and the Dinowerkplaats work on the process from-bone-to-skeleton and will explain this proces. G

The Gelders Geologisch Museum has a collection of minerals, rocks and fossils. On the ground floor, minerals are displayed sorted by chemical composition by the system of Strunz. On the upper floor fossils are displayed from 500 million years old worm corridors to shells and bones from the more rece

Botanische Tuin De Kruidhof is the largest botanical garden of the Netherlands. It features seventeen themed gardens each with their own plant collections. Themed gardens that can be visited include: medicinal herbs, cloister garden, butterfly garden, rose garden, woodland garden, fruit garden, fern

Observeum is the only museum in the Netherlands with a large Middle Stone Age exhibition. It is based on years of scientific research and excavations on the banks of the Burgumermar. We also show the contrast between "rich and poor" in the 19th century, the 'Golden Age of the Frisian farmer' and how

Streekmuseum 't Land van Peel en Maas is housed in the former monastery Kerkebosch. The museum illustrates the history of the region of Peel en Maas. Among other things, the museum exhibits works by Dutch-American sculptor Shinkichi Tajiri. It also covers Romans in Maasdal and Peel and the deportati

Museonder is located in the visitor centre of park De Hoge Veluwe. It is the first underground museum in the world. The small museum illustrates what life is like below the surface, near the centre of the earth. The collection includes various stones, a root system of a 135 years old tree, bones of

The Natuurmuseum Fryslân is housed in a former orphanage. The central theme of the museum is the nature of Friesland. The museum consists of four floors with animals, plants, information, assignments and experiments. Doing and experiencing are important in the museum. The collection consists of appr

Museum de Scheper is housed in a mansion with carriage house. The museum is dedicated to the history of Eibergen. It exhibits geological finds from the times of dinosaurs, but also objects from the 20th century. In addition, the museum focusses on the Dutch writers Menno ter Braak and Willem Sluiter

The Roerstreek Museum is dedicated to archaeology, biology and geology of the Roerstreek. Visitors learn more about the villages Herkenbosch, Herten, Linne, Melick, Montfort, Sint Odiliënberg, Posterholt and Vlodrop. In addition, the collection includes a Roman tomb from Linne, a collection of coins

At Historyland, you embark on a journey through time. Travel back millions of years to the age of the giant dinosaurs, or to the more recent era of the mammoths. In the museum, you will learn all about these impressive creatures in the 'Mammoth Steppe' exhibition. Admire prehistoric fossils and repl

The Stone Museum displays a valuable collection of Scandinavian boulders and a collection of Stone Age flint tools.

A museum of nature and technology, of art and science, of birds, of flowers, fossils, machines and of old and new things. For people who wonder, about stars, planets, about the blue sky and the clouds in it. For people who want to know where we come from and where we are going. For people who unders