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.
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Activities agenda
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Sunday March 15th
Making a nest box
A nest box attracts birds to your garden. So cozy, all those little birds! It brings life to your garden. A nest box provides birds with shelter and nesting places: hiding in the winter, breeding in the spring. It’s fun…
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Sunday March 22nd
Miller
Six musicians find their own place in the band, each in their own way. Acoustic guitars, keyboards, dobro, accordion, mandolin, drums, and double bass create a warm atmosphere under the clear vocals. Acoustic songs; sometimes with folk influences and sometimes…
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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A special transport
In open-air museum de Locht there is an object that reminds of the time when a large number of people in Melderslo earned a living in mushroom cultivation: a steam engine on wheels! After each cultivation it was necessary to steam the cells in which the mushrooms were grown. Several crops could take place per
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The Kerkbrik
In the barn of Open Air Museum De Locht there is an old carriage, called a church brig. The vehicle already has a respectable age, as it was built in 1905. At that time, only rich farmers and citizens could afford such a copy, because it already cost 1250 guilders. And to think that you
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