Do you like to visit museums? And do you like to learn something about the area you are in? Then don't miss the museums of the Noordoostpolder ! Besides our two official museums, we also have a museum house, a visitor centre and an experience centre, by the way. You will discover them here.
Museum Schokland is located at Middelbuurt, on one of the last three residential terps of the former island of Schokland. Housed in a collection of buildings around the Middelbuurt's historic church, the museum's indoor and outdoor exhibits illustrate the geology and archaeology of the Noordoostpolder, the life of the Schokker population on the former island in the raging Zuiderzee and the reclamation of the Noordoostpolder.
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Why do all the buildings in the village of Nagele have flat roofs? And which famous architects designed this village? You will find out in Museum Nagelen, which is housed in an architect-designed former church. With a flat roof, of course. At Museum Nagele, you can learn all about the origins and layout of this unique village, whose green plan and cemetery design were even designed by a garden architect.
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A stone's throw from Museum Nagele, you can immerse yourself even further in a specific part of the history of the Noordoostpolder at Museumhuis Polman: how did the first polder pioneers live in Nagele? The house is completely decorated in 1950s style and will be a feast of recognition for older visitors. The somewhat younger visitors, on the other hand, will be amazed by the furnishings and will not even know what many items are or what they were used for.
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The unique Waterloopbos in the Noordoostpolder is managed by Natuurmonumenten. In the visitor centre Het ProefLab//, you will not only discover all kinds of things about the flora and fauna of the Waterloopbos, but you will also find a small but very interesting exhibition about the hydrological research that was done in this forest from the 1950s to the 1990s. There is also a cosy restaurant in The Trial Lab//, where you can enjoy coffee and cake or a delicious lunch between 10:00 and 17:00 after or prior to a nice walk in the forest.
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How does a wind turbine work? And how much noise is generated in the process? At 11 Beaufort you can experience the power of wind turbines and learn more about wind turbines and sustainable energy interactively. You can even generate your own electricity: who cycles faster, you or your opponent? You can also experience the grandeur of the nearby Noordoostpolder Wind Farm from here, with or without a guide. This wind farm contains no fewer than 86 wind turbines along the dikes of the IJsselmeer and 11 Beaufort provides guided tours here (by appointment).
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Besides museums, there are of course many more attractions in the Noordoostpolderder. Some of them can be found here, such as the freely accessible part of Schokland, the remains of two burchen in the Kuinder forest and the lighthouse on the former peninsula Oud-Kraggenburg.
Are you out and about with children? And are they less interested in museums than their (grand)parents? Then after your museum visit, take them to one of the many play locations in the Noordoostpolder: from playgrounds and petting zoos to an indoor jungle and the wildest garden in the Noordoostpolder.
Is the weather nice and do you want to spend a (mid)day relaxing and doing nothing? Then there are several places to go in the Noordoostpolder . And the good thing is: you can park for free at each beach and there are no traffic jams for the North Sea beaches here. So have a nice swim, build sandcastles or laze about.
