Nationaal Baggermuseum

Om museet

Sliedrecht is regarded as the cradle of the Dutch dredging industry. Small companies in the willow plantations of the Drechtstreek grew into firms that build harbors, shipping channels and new coastlines around the world. The Nationaal Baggermuseum traces this development from the first dredgers to today's large water engineering projects.

The museum's origins go back to a 1958 plan for a museum on the history of Sliedrecht and its dredging industry. In 1964 the Sliedrechts Museum opened in the former town hall. When it became too small, it was decided in 1971 to found a separate museum for dredging; the Nationaal Baggermuseum opened on June 23, 1973 on the Molendijk. In 1976 it moved to its current address, Molendijk 204, and it was expanded in 1978, 1982 and 1995. The house with the history of the Volker family is part of the tour.

Most of the collection consists of ship models in the permanent exhibitions, which show how dredging technology developed, along with historical photos from the bucket-chain dredger to the trailing suction hopper dredger, drawings, prints and found objects. In the museum garden stand large original parts, including a cutter head, a pump house with the impeller of the Vox Amalia (built in 2018) and a drag head from the Geopotes IX. The BaggerPraktijkTuin invites visitors to try out dredging techniques, and the library and archive are open to researchers. In 2026 the museum celebrates its 50th anniversary and is working on a new concept, "Lab Delta".

Højdepunkter

• Ship models showing the development of dredging
• Museum garden with cutter head, pump house of the Vox Amalia and drag head
• BaggerPraktijkTuin with around ten hands-on stations
• Library and archive on dredging history
• Virtual 3D tour and the Emmer dredging mill "Friesland" online

Permanente udstillinger

• Schiffsmodelle zur Baggergeschichte – Models of historical and modern dredging ships show the technical development of the dredging industry.
• BaggerPraktijkTuin – In the garden, visitors can try dredging techniques at around ten stations, from dredging to dike building with a wave test.

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission with a Museumkaart. School classes: primary schools free, secondary schools and universities €4.50 per person. Lectures including a drink cost €8.50, or €12.50 including museum admission.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The ground floor of the museum is accessible to wheelchair users. Pets are not allowed in the museum or the museum garden.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer

According to the museum, it suits the whole family. There are interactive stations, and in the BaggerPraktijkTuin children and adults can try dredging techniques themselves, such as the Baggerbügel, a mini excavator or a tugboat.

Transport & parkering

By car via the A15, exit 24 Sliedrecht West, then toward Molendijk. The waterbus does not run to Sliedrecht on winter weekends.

Service & spisesteder

• Café

Museum coffee room, where groups can also book high tea. Free charging point for e-bikes at the museum.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Bryllupper / vielser

Official wedding venue of the municipality, with options for catering and wedding photos (€40 fee); high tea arrangement for groups of 10 or more people.

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