Museumpark VONK

About the museum

Museumpark VONK opened in July 2026 and came about through the merger of two existing institutions: the preHistorisch Dorp, an open-air museum with reconstructed buildings from the Stone Age to the late Middle Ages, and the Eindhoven Museum with its cultural-history collection. The name alludes both to the spark of the first fire and to inventiveness and wonder.

The park comprises a new museum building on the Boutenslaan, the grounds with historic farmsteads and a medieval market square, and the "Tuin van Verwondering" with interactive installations, known as Vonken. Whereas the preHistorisch Dorp was open only from April to October, VONK is accessible all year round, both indoors and outdoors.

In the building, an intro show with light and sound leads through 10,000 years of regional history; the collection presentation "Kabinet van Verdieping" shows objects that were previously in storage, and in the workshop visitors build new installations together with vocational students and volunteers. In the park, guests experience historic inhabitants, old crafts, dugout canoe trips and spear throwing in the "Wereld van Beleving".

Highlights

• Intro show "Reis door de Tijd" through 10,000 years of history
• Wereld van Beleving: historic inhabitants, crafts, dugout canoe, spear throwing
• Kabinet van Verdieping with objects from the former Eindhoven Museum
• Werkplaats van Verbeelding, where you can help build
• Tuin van Verwondering with interactive installations

Permanent exhibitions

• Wereld van Beleving – Historic farmsteads and inhabitants from prehistory to the late Middle Ages show everyday life and crafts; visitors join in with old techniques such as dugout canoe paddling, spear throwing or fire making.
• Kabinet van Verdieping – Collection presentation with objects from the former Eindhoven Museum that tell of the interplay of people, landscape and technology; it ends with an interactive light show.
• Werkplaats van Verbeelding – Open workshop in three zones where visitors think along, watch the building work and lend a hand themselves as new interactive installations for the garden take shape.

Founded

2026

Director

Ward Rennen

Admission & discounts

Tickets online in the ticket shop or at the desk. Free with the Museumkaart and the VriendenLoterij VIP card (no ticket needed, show the card); at special events, Museumkaart holders pay a surcharge. Different prices apply at special events.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Wide, semi-paved paths; occasional uneven surfaces or potholes; all buildings accessible. All rooms of the museum building are on the ground floor; only the auditorium on the first floor can be reached by platform lift (register beforehand). Disabled parking spaces at the entrance; accessible toilets in the museum building and at the sanitary building in the park. A few wheelchairs available to borrow, not reservable. Low-stimulus times: outside school holidays, Tuesday to Friday after 2 pm is usually quiet; the intro show with light and sound and the workshop can be stimulating. Dogs (on a lead) are allowed.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly
• Kids’ birthday parties

Hands-on museum for all age groups: paddle a dugout canoe, throw spears, make fire, ride the Trekpontje (towed ferry) and join in building in the workshop. Children's parties "Kids Expeditie" (max. 10 children, Tuesday–Sunday, 3.5 hrs). Prams and wheelchairs get along well on the wide paths.

Getting there & parking

Large bicycle parking area at the back of the main building (room for cargo bikes and handbikes, no charging points for e-bikes).

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant

Brasserie VONK in the museum building (coffee, lunch, terrace; accessible without a museum ticket); on busy days and for celebrations the inn "Den Bonten Os" on the medieval market square also opens. You may bring your own food and picnic in the park, but not in the brasserie, the inn or on their terraces.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Hire of the museum, auditorium, workshop and brasserie for company outings, conferences, workshops, symposia and celebrations; programmes are always combined with a visit to the museum park.

Plan your visit