C+B Museum
Museum in the former home of blues musician Harry Muskee in Grolloo about him and his band Cuby & the Blizzards.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Cuby & the Blizzards formed in 1964 in Assen around the singer Harry Muskee and the guitarist Eelco Gelling and are among the best-known blues bands in the Netherlands. After a break-up, Muskee withdrew to a small farmhouse in Grolloo; the second album “Groeten uit Grollo” (1967) became a classic of Dutch pop history, and the village developed into a place of pilgrimage for musicians and artists.
The band split up in 1972, was revived in 1995 and performed until 2011. Under the Stichting tot Behoud van het Cultureel Erfgoed Harry Muskee, the C+B Museum opened on 1 June 2011 in the little house on the Voorstreek where Muskee had lived from 1965 to 1971. A few months later, on 26 September 2011, he died.
On around 250 square metres in a completely preserved two-storey house, the museum shows the story of Muskee and his band; exhibitions have also been devoted to Herman Brood and Eelco Gelling. The exhibition “Harry Spreekt” was seen by more than 10,000 visitors until April 2023, and over 4,600 guests came in 2022. An audio tour via a podcast phone accompanies the visit, and materials from Dick Bron and Herman Deinum are accessible in the archive.
Highlights
- Former home of Harry Muskee (1965–1971) as a museum
- 250 m² of history over two floors in the completely preserved house
- Audio tour via podcast phone for up to 20 visitors at a time
- Archives of Dick Bron and Herman Deinum
- Museum shop with records, CDs, books and merchandise
- Founded
- 2011
- Operated by
- Stichting tot Behoud van het Cultureel Erfgoed Harry Muskee
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8.50 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Children up to and including 12 years free. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €6 per personFrom 10 people €6 per person during normal opening hours; outside opening hours, on request only, €8.50 per person. A minimum of ten admissions is charged. |
| Friends card “Vriend van het museum” (from) | €19.50Per year. |
Tickets online with a time slot or on site (card payment possible).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
A stairlift to the first floor is available free of charge.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking · 170 m to the entrance
Parking is not permitted directly at the museum; 170 m away, at the Café-Restaurant Hofsteenge, there is ample free parking.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop on site and web shop. The Café-Restaurant Hofsteenge (Hoofdstraat 11) is nearby.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The audio tour runs on a podcast phone handed out at reception; there are only 20 devices, so usually no more than 20 visitors are admitted at a time. For primary schools there is the course “Kidsblues” (kidsblues.nl). |
