A museum village
Full of stories
Be inspired by the past
Discover the stories and traditions of the past at De Locht. The museum breathes the atmosphere of a small traditional North Limburg village. A museum village full of stories about how people lived in the countryside, but also what clothes they wore, what they ate and how it was grown and prepared.
Activities agenda
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Sunday April 27th
Asparagus day
They are back, asparagus. Delicious! Today all attention for “the queen of vegetables”. All kinds of activities are taking place, you have to be there. Buy your own asparagus via the auction clock! Music sounds from the kiosk. In the…
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Sunday April 27th
Make a royal bottle
Our King Willem Alexander is celebrating his birthday today, April 27th, he is turning 58. Because this falls on a Sunday, the official celebration of his birthday will take place on Saturday. Today we are paying attention to this festive…
Plan your visit
Prices and opening times
View our current opening times and admission fees and plan your visit.
Food and drinks
In our restaurant De Hoeve we serve, along coffee and vlaai (pie), various drinks and lunch dishes.
Feel at home
Feel at home
Our museum village is fully maintained, managed and organised by volunteers, our residents; people who like to come here and feel at home at De Locht. Register as a volunteer and discover how you can contribute to our museum village full of stories. Whether you want to be a guide, make exhibitions or are rather active behind the scenes.
Your efforts make a difference!
Museum village full of stories
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The Tour (3 of 3)
Personally, I think the tour is one of the most beautiful objects from this region, a typical country costume! I’m going to tell a story about that tour in a number of episodes in the context of “Closed but not locked”. This is the third and final part. In mourning time, one year and six…
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Our tractors through the years
At our home we had an average mixed farm of about 20 ha, mainly lean sandy soil. My father mined a large part of it in the years 1933 to 1938. We had a servant and a maid who helped out in the fields and in the house. The land was worked with a horse…
Experiences
“Nice and relaxed museum. Great that you can and may come close to everything. A true gem in the Netherlands”
Dick and Cindy
“Very surprising! Informative and back to our youth. A lot to see!”
Marcel and Esther
“Really nice museum. The seventies expo brings back youth memories. Nice to review everything from our own history.”
Suzan