Limburgs Museum

Netherlands

The Limburg Museum is a cultural-historical museum in the Julianapark in the Dutch city of Venlo. The Limburg Museum, the Discovery Center Continium in Kerkrade and the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht are the three provincial museums in Limburg.

The museum’s collections include archaeological material from the Neolithic onwards and folklore items, including agricultural tools, kitchen utensils, textiles, clothing and objects relating to carnival and popular religious devotion. It mounts a number of special exhibitions each year along with events, activities and historical film showings.

History

Hubertus GoltziusThe Last Judgement. 1557. Venlo, Limburgs Museum. From Venlo’s town hall.

It was established in September 1993 by merging the Goltziusmuseum in Venlo with the Limburg Folk Centre (Limburgs Volkskundig Centrum) in Limbricht.

Contact

Limburgs Museum
email
info@limburgsmuseum.nl
address
Keulsepoort 5 5911 BX Venlo
phone
+31 (0) 77 352 2112