Amerongs Historisch Museum
Volunteer-run local museum in a restored tobacco barn, telling the story of Amerongen and 300 years of tobacco growing.
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About the museum
The museum shows the history of the village of Amerongen on the border between the Utrechtse Heuvelrug and the river floodplains. The Heemkundige Stichting Amerongen (local history foundation) was founded in 1976 to preserve the village's history. From 1983, municipal workers and volunteers restored a tobacco barn, using beams, boards, stones and windows from the neighboring Napoleon barn. In 1984 the building opened as the Historisch Museum Amerongen, with tobacco growing as its main theme.
In 2009 the province and the municipality decided to focus entirely on tobacco growing; after a thorough restoration of the barn, the museum was re-established as the Tabaksteeltmuseum. Amerongen, however, has more history than tobacco alone, so the concept was expanded in 2025. Since its reopening on April 2, 2025, the building has again been called Amerongs Historisch Museum and looks at the village more broadly.
The themes range from the village's role as a resting place on the trade route between Utrecht and Cologne, through military events and about 300 years of tobacco growing, to crafts and the stories of villagers. On tobacco, tools, historical photos and interactive stations show the process from sowing to drying, and its economic consequences. The large archive of digitized photos is open on the last Friday of every month in the evening at the Allemanswaard. The museum is run entirely by volunteers.
Highlights
- Restored tobacco barn as the museum building
- Tobacco growing from sowing to drying, with tools and photos
- Village history of Amerongen, from the trade route to war
- Photo archive, open to the public on the last Friday of each month
Permanent exhibitions
- Tabaksteelt door de jaren heen – Original tools, photos and interactive stations explain the growing, processing and trade of tobacco.
- Geschiedenis van Amerongen – From the Utrecht–Cologne trade route, through wartime events, to crafts and village stories.
- Founded
- 1984
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Children & teens | €2free up to age 4 · Children aged 5 to 12 pay €2; children up to and including age 4 are admitted free. |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 4 |
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Children up to 4 years old are admitted free; those aged 5 to 12 pay €2.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum works with local heritage educator Annet Werkhoven for primary and lower secondary schools; for secondary schools there is the heritage project “Is het schaap de sigaar”. The website also lists village walks, held twice a month. |
