Museum De Rijf
Free local history museum in Prinsenbeek with a model of the village in the 1950s, a schoolroom and a police station, open only on selected Sunday afternoons.
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About the museum
Museum De Rijf is the local history museum of Prinsenbeek, a village near Breda, and is run by the Heemkundekring “Op de Beek”, founded in 1996. It opened on 8 October 2005 in the village's former municipal building and moved to Vijverstraat in 2010, before moving into its current home on Brielsedreef in October 2017; the reopening there took place on 9 December 2017.
The collection consists of objects, photos and documents gathered by residents of Prinsenbeek. The museum aims to bring back memories of the past for older visitors and to give young visitors a vivid introduction to their home village. On display are, among other things, a model of the village in the 1950s, a classroom, a church corner with a confessional, the painting studio of Jan Strube, agricultural tools, a parlour with an alcove bed and a police station; in addition there are changing exhibitions.
Behind the museum lies the “Bikse Kruidenhof”, an organically managed herb garden laid out in 2020, where culinary and medicinal herbs grow and where herbs, jam and honey are sold on opening days. Groups of ten or more can visit the museum outside opening days by arrangement, with or without a guide.
Highlights
- Model of the village of Prinsenbeek in the 1950s
- Classroom, church corner with confessional and police station as they once were
- Studio of the painter Jan Strube
- Bikse Kruidenhof – organic herb garden behind the museum
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung zur Geschichte von Prinsenbeek – Model of the village in the 1950s, schoolroom, church corner, painting studio, agricultural tools, parlour with alcove bed and police station.
- Founded
- 2005
- Operated by
- Heemkundekring „Op de Beek“
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups (10+ people) | €25 per personGroups of 10–20 people: €25 without a guide, €50 with a guide; 20–40 people: €50 without, €100 with a guide (flat rates per group). Coffee or tea €1 per person extra. |
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Admission on opening days is free.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
According to its own description, the museum is aimed at older people as well as young people, who are meant to learn about Prinsenbeek in a vivid way.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Coffee and tea in the museum parlour; small shop (herbs, jam, honey if there is a surplus).
Events & venue rental
Visits for groups on anniversaries or birthdays are possible via the Heemkundekring's secretariat.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Group visits (10 or more people) with or without a guide on request from the secretariat (secretaris@hk-opdebeek.nl, 06-40040849). |
