Museums nearby

The area around Park Zijpersluis has a lot of museums. In the various old cities that this part of North Holland is rich in, you can discover the most beautiful stories, objects and works of art from history. But if you want to learn more about the region, you are also in the right place at our park.

Unique museums

Have you always wanted to know the history of cheese? Or are you curious about life and living in the year 1900? Then you are in the right place at our park. In Alkmaar you will find the Dutch Cheese Museum. In this museum you will be taken through the history of the world-famous Dutch cheese. Why is Dutch cheese so popular? And how is it made? You will discover all this in the Cheese Museum.

In the Museum Vreeburg in Schagen you can enjoy twice as much. The museum consists of two parts. The first part is a restored 17th century city farm that serves as a farm museum. In this part of Museum Vreeburg you will discover what life was like in the year 1900. The second part of the museum is the Carriage Museum. Here you will find a large collection of old carriages. Here you will see the most beautiful well-maintained carriages from history. And do you want to see them at work? During the ten West Frisian Thursdays they will take a tour through Schagen.

Art in the region

Are you a true art lover? We can also recommend a museum to you. The Stedelijk Museum in Alkmaar, for example. This museum shows a large number of works of art by famous and lesser-known artists. The museum has a permanent collection, but also changes exhibitions regularly. So you can go there more than once without always seeing the same collection.