Driels Museum
Local history museum in Kerkdriel on the history of the old municipality of Maasdriel with walk-in rooms such as a classroom, shop and kitchen; free admission.
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About the museum
The Driels Museum arose from an idea of some town council members of the old Maasdriel, who, after a meeting in April 1976, suggested an Oudheidkamer (local antiquities room) for objects and tools of earlier times. Shortly afterwards the municipality set up a committee to collect and preserve old everyday objects; a deed of foundation regulated the board and purpose. Because more and more items were being offered from attics and barns, space soon ran short. In January 1985 the collection moved into the former school at Teisterbandstraat 38 in Kerkdriel, which was purchased in 1995; in 2002 a carriage shed was added, and the garage became an exhibition room.
The name changed several times: in 1999 to Driels Oudheidkundig Museum, in 2003 to today's Driels Museum. Since 2 March 2007, the museum has held the quality mark "Geregistreerd Museum". The operator is the Stichting Driels Museum, which is run exclusively by volunteers.
Visitors find five rooms furnished true to the original: a historic kitchen with a pump basin, a living room, a grocery shop from a bakery on the Maasbanddijk, a classroom with old desks and a mayor's room. In addition there are hundreds of objects from farming, fishing, carpentry, brickworks and basket weaving, as well as many photographs. Changing exhibitions and the annual publication "Drielse Vertellingen" deepen the local history; the foundation also cultivates the local dialect.
Highlights
- Five authentically furnished rooms: kitchen, living room, shop, classroom and mayor's room
- Collection on farming, fishing, brickworks and basket weaving in the old Maasdriel
- Free admission, run by volunteers
- Geregistreerd Museum since 2007
- Annual publication "Drielse Vertellingen" and preservation of the Driels dialect
Permanent exhibitions
- Historische Einrichtungen – Five authentically furnished rooms show everyday life in earlier times: kitchen, living room, grocery shop, classroom and mayor's room.
- Sammlung zur Geschichte des alten Maasdriel – Hundreds of objects on farming, fishing, carpentry, brickworks, basket weaving and baking, as well as a large photo collection.
- Operated by
- Stichting Driels Museum
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Children & teens | –Admission free for everyone. |
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Admission is free; a voluntary donation is gladly accepted. Group tours outside opening hours for a small fee.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- 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
The ground floor is accessible to wheelchair users; there is no lift, and the upper floor can only be reached by a rather steep staircase.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
Books (including "Drielse Vertellingen") and prints are sold at the museum.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours by volunteers on request; group tours outside opening hours by arrangement for a small fee (email or telephone). There is also a QR-code tour with eight stops through the Driel of the 1920s. |
