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 September 13th
Potato day
A day full of experience, taste, and tradition, with the potato in the starring role! Come to Museum Village De Locht and enjoy a fun day full of activities, with music and, of course, delicious food. As you stroll around,…
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Sunday September 13th
Making potato men
We are going to make something with potatoes, because today is Potato Day. Potato men! That is a fun craft activity. You will need a number of supplies for it, such as markers, skewers, toothpicks, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, bottle…
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 love 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, create exhibitions or prefer to be active behind the scenes.
Your efforts make a difference!
Museum village full of stories
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The Spanish flu in Meijel
The corona pandemic with which the world struggled in 2020-2022 had a predecessor 100 years ago: the Spanish Flu. The peak of this flu virus was in 1918 and hit Europe particularly hard. Millions of deaths were the result, far more than the First World War made. What was special about the Spanish Flu was…
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Drugstore
The house painter appeared in the village. He composed his own paints from raw materials he bought (winter work) and he had a shop at home with “dry goods”: a drugstore. These dry goods consisted of paint pigments, linseed oil, spices and packaged medicines. In the past, medicinal herbs were often dried first. Of course,…
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