Volunteer-run museum in Eelde with one of the world's largest collections of wooden shoes and of the tools and machines used by clog makers.
28. marts 2026 – 1. november 2026
The 2026 annual exhibition presents a selection of international wooden shoes from about 45 countries, complemented by clog-related art such as a painting by Jan Sierhuis and designs by the Norwegian shoe designer Elisabeth Thorsen.
The museum is named after the brothers Eiso (1916–1977) and Egbert Wietzes (1925–1988), the last clog makers in Eelde. Besides crafting high-quality clogs for everyday wear, they also collected wooden shoes from many countries. After Egbert's death, the Stichting Klompenmuseum Gebr. Wietzes, founded in February 1988, took over the care of the roughly 600 pairs and the tools; the museum opened with its first exhibition in 1990, and in 2002 the collection passed entirely into its ownership.
Also in 1990, the museum acquired the collection of H. P. Bongers, a technical-school teacher from Enschede, with wooden shoes and rare tools from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France and Spain. In 2009 the museum was able to purchase nearly 600 ornate pairs from France. According to the museum, its holdings today comprise about 3,000 pairs of wooden shoes and wooden-soled shoes from some 45 countries, hundreds of tools from six European countries, simple machines from around 1920 and an extensive archive.
At first the museum staged an exhibition every two years; since 1997 it has mounted a new one every year. It is run by around 60 volunteers without subsidies from the municipality or province, and the board members pitch in themselves. The entire collection can be searched in an online database, and in the long term the museum is planning a larger new building.
| Voksne | 7 € |
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| Børn og unge | 3 €gratis til og med 5 år · Children aged 6 to 12 €3; under 6 free. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount mentioned. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 8 € pr. personGroup package for 10 or more people including a guided tour €8 (children €4); with coffee/tea and cake twice, €14 or €17 (children €10 or €13). Maximum 55 people. The Museumkaart is not valid for group visits. Day packages combined with a canal cruise in Groningen, Borg Nienoord, the Speelgoedmuseum Kinderwereld or a nature excursion. |
| Friends' card (permanent free admission for 2 people) | 35 €Per year. |
Free with the Museumkaart (not valid for group visits). Card payment accepted even for small amounts.
Everything is on one level; entrances and passageways are suitable for wheelchairs and rollators, and there is an accessible restroom. No special services for blind and visually impaired visitors. Dogs are not allowed, except assistance dogs.
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
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As part of the "Oktober Kindermaand" (children's month), on October 10/11 and 17/18, 2026 (13:30–17:00), there is a hands-on activity "Klompen op reis" for children aged 4 to 12: the story of the traveling wooden shoe, making a suitcase and painting a little clog; no registration needed, accompanying adults pay €7. The shop sells a coloring book and a kit for a wooden-shoe sailboat.
Centrum Eelde
From Groningen, take Qbuzz line 9 to the Centrum Eelde stop.
Parkering muligt · 20 m til indgangen
Tour buses park free of charge in front of the door (about 20 m to the entrance). Two EV charging stations about 200 m south of the museum.
Museum shop with coffee bar: wooden-shoe souvenirs, original Wietzes clogs, children's books and craft kits. Free Wi-Fi.
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| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 1,5 t. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photos for private use and for your own social media are allowed, crediting the museum. |
| Godt at vide | A guided group visit takes about 1.5 hours: coffee or tea, a video on making wooden shoes by hand and by machine, and a guided tour of the workshop and the exhibition; tours in Dutch, English and German. School programs for ages 4 to 12 with a film, a guided tour and a photo scavenger hunt or sensory trail (school classes must always book ahead). Talks titled "Lopen op Hout" can be booked on site in Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe. Virtual tour on the website. |
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