Museum De Koloniehof

Museum De Koloniehof is a history museum in Frederiksoord focused on Dutch settlement efforts in colonies. It displays artifacts, photographs, and documents across multiple exhibition rooms and historical buildings to show how this colonization project developed.

The museum was founded in 1993 to mark the 175th anniversary of Maatschappij van Weldadigheid, an organization that moved poor citizens to undeveloped regions. This relocation effort began in the early 1800s and represented a major Dutch social policy initiative of that time.

The exhibition spaces show how early settlers lived through recreated homes, tools, and everyday items from that period. You can see how people organized their daily tasks and arranged their living spaces back then.

Visitors can explore the exhibition in historical buildings preserved on the grounds. It makes sense to plan several hours to walk through the different rooms and structures on the property.

The museum preserves original settler homes from 1818 where visitors can walk through the actual living spaces of the first residents. These preserved houses give a direct sense of how simple and functional life was in the early settlement.

Location: Westerveld

Website: http://dekoloniehof.nl

GPS coordinates: 52.84667,6.18857

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:22