Veenkoloniaal Museum

Back to the golden 19th century

Ever since 1939, the Veenkoloniaal Museum Foundation in Veendam has been telling the story of the Groninger Veenkoloniën. A story of the Veenkoloniën as the cradle of Groningen's coastal shipping and agricultural industry. Besides this permanent exhibition, the museum also organises several temporary exhibitions every year.

The story the Veenkoloniën

The Veenkoloniaal Museum 's permanent exhibition tells the story of the golden 19th century in Groningen. No stories about Jan Saliegeest or plaggenhutjes here, but about an area full of activity. About the Groninger Veenkoloniën as the cradle of Groningen's coastal shipping and agricultural industry, based on the picture sketched in 1870 by encyclopaedia writer Anthony Winkler Prins. But they also tell the story of Aletta Jacobs, Bernhard Vroom and Fré Meis, among others, who earned their spurs here.

Monumental building

Having previously occupied the town hall and police station, the Veenkoloniaal Museum Museum has been in the premises of Veendam's former RHBS since 1989. The characteristic building was built in 1910 to house the local educational institution and is now a national monument. Besides the possibility of displaying the permanent collection, this building also offers space for temporary exhibitions, which often have a connection to the story told in the permanent exhibition.

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