Museum it Tsiispakhûs
Small museum in a cheese warehouse of 1905 in Wommels on cheese and butter making in Friesland, with a programme for school classes.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The museum “it Tsiispakhûs” (“the cheese warehouse”) is located in Wommels in a former cheese warehouse dating from 1905, which is now a Rijksmonument. The inscription “Kaashandel” can be read again in the roof area since the building was comprehensively restored in 2023: masonry and pointing work, repair of the windows and the leaking tiled roof, rainwater drainage and painting. The small regional museum could only cover the costs with the help of several foundations, funds and the national heritage agency.
The house is run by a volunteer board; it is a registered museum. On the upper floor the permanent exhibition shows how cheese and butter used to be made: old dairy equipment, cheese boards with cheese, historic film footage of cheese-making on the farm, and pictures of the first dairy factories. QR codes and tablets provide further information on many objects.
With the programme “Kaasmaken in grootmoederstijd” school classes can experience how the farmhand and the dairymaid worked in their grandmothers’ time. Outside the building there are façade gardens with native plants.
Highlights
- Cheese and butter making in a Rijksmonument of 1905
- Old dairy equipment and cheese boards
- Historic film footage of cheese-making on the farm
- QR codes and tablets with additional information
- School programme “Kaasmaken in grootmoederstijd”
Permanent exhibition
- Käse und Butter machen – On the upper floor: old dairy equipment, cheese boards with cheese, historic film footage of cheese-making on the farm and of the first dairy factories.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7.50 |
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| Children & teens | €3.50free up to age 3 · Children under 12 |
| Groups | –Group visits on request; free tour or introduction by arrangement |
| School class with educational programme (max. 25 children) | €75per visit |
Museumkaart and CJP are not valid. Donors (“Freonen”) get free admission for two people. Payment by card (Pin) only.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- 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
Only the ground floor is wheelchair accessible; the permanent exhibition on cheese-making is on the upper floor. Accessible toilet available.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 3 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
School classes milk, sieve and weigh in role play; there are also occasional children’s activities, for example during the October children’s month.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Ample parking next to the cheese warehouse; mooring available for boats.
The museum is in the centre of Wommels and is marked with signs and a flag. A free charging point for e-bikes is available only during opening hours.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The café-restaurant it Reade Hynder is nearby.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Groups receive a free tour or introduction by arrangement. The school programme for grades 5 to 8 lasts about 1.5 hours. |
