De Gildekaot

About the museum

The Gildekaot came into being in 1991, when the Sint Oswaldus Guild of Zeddam had the little house built at its own expense. It was modelled on the many simple workers' cottages that once stood in the area and that have now almost all been demolished, converted or fallen into disrepair. It was built using traditional construction methods and the materials used at the time; the house opened to visitors in 1993.

At that time, most people in the area lived as day labourers. They usually lived near a single farm, kept a few pigs or goats and worked a vegetable garden to feed their often large families. The museum shows this modest everyday life of the years 1875 to 1900: with a hearth with stove, furniture of the period, a living kitchen, a sleeping alcove with a bedstead and a stable. There is also a room for small exhibitions with photos and objects.

Volunteers of the Guild look after the house and its surroundings and open the museum to visitors. Nearby are the Torenmolen, the Rosmolen and the St. Oswalduskerk; opposite lies the Guild's sheep meadow, where every December an illuminated Christmas tree frame more than 30 metres high is erected.

Highlights

• Reconstructed workers' cottage of 1991 based on historical models
• Living kitchen, sleeping alcove and stable as around 1875–1900
• Run by volunteers of the Sint Oswaldus Guild
• Close to the Torenmolen, Rosmolen and St. Oswalduskerk
• Opposite, the sheep meadow with the Christmas tree frame about 30 m high in December

Permanent exhibition

• Leben einer Arbeiterfamilie 1875–1900 – Furnished workers' house with hearth, living kitchen, sleeping alcove and stable; a further room shows photos and objects from the period.

Founded

1991

Operated by

Sint Oswaldus Gilde Zeddam

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Getting there & parking

The little museum house is in the centre of Zeddam near the Torenmolen, Rosmolen and St. Oswalduskerk; opposite is the Guild's sheep meadow.

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