A museum village
Full of stories
Activities agenda
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Sunday October 4th
Combo Bert and Bart
The duo Bert and Bart provide enjoyable music with the accordion and saxophone.
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Sunday October 11th
Free time
In the afternoon, the duo Free time from Nederweert will provide live music.
Plan your visit
Prices and opening times
View our current opening times and admission fees and plan your visit.
Food and drinks
In our restaurant De Hoeve we serve, along coffee and vlaai (pie), various drinks and lunch dishes.
Feel at home
Feel at home
Our museum village is fully maintained, managed and organised by volunteers, our residents; people who love to come here and feel at home at De Locht. Register as a volunteer and discover how you can contribute to our museum village full of stories. Whether you want to be a guide, create exhibitions or prefer to be active behind the scenes.
Your efforts make a difference!
Museum village full of stories
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Shoemaker and shoe repairer
Shoe repairers (cobblers) repaired used shoes. Shoes were expensive and were repaired until they were no longer necessary. A shoemaker is a craftsman who traditionally makes and repairs shoes and other footwear such as boots, sandals, and moccasins. These are traditionally made from materials such as leather, wood, rubber, or jute. Shoemakers use a last,…
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Quite a job! Construction of the agricultural barn 1993
At the municipality, they knew that we were working intensively on the museum. The industrial estate was expanded, and the Janssen farm (Verdellenplaats) had to make way for this expansion. It was an old building, so we received an offer from the municipality to move the old barn, as far as possible. Thijs Pubben from…
Experiences
“Nice and relaxed museum. Great that you can and may come close to everything. A true gem in the Netherlands”
Dick and Cindy
“Very surprising! Informative and back to our youth. A lot to see!”
Marcel and Esther
“Really nice museum. The seventies expo brings back youth memories. Nice to review everything from our own history.”
Suzan