The 10 Best Museums in Eindhoven, North Brabant Province

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The preHistorisch Dorp in Eindhoven is the replica of a prehistoric village, complete with dwellings and demonstrations of skills used by historic people. The open-air museum recreates life from this and later eras, including Roman and early medieval. Find out how the Romans lived, meet militant Batavians, visit farmers from the Iron Age and go on a hunt in the prehistoric times. At the preHistorisch Dorp, interpreters dressed in historical clothes bring the history of this province to life, going about everyday tasks and interacting with visitors in programs and workshops. These might include learning to make a fire as prehistoric people did, baking bread on a stick, or learning how to make a Roman fibula (garment pin). Prehistoric farming methods, hand weaving and spinning, metalwork, and other skills are demonstrated and discussed here. Although very engaging for children, this is an experience for all ages.

Gallery Pennings was founded in 1979 by Harry Pennings and is therefore the oldest gallery in the Netherlands specialized in fine art photography. It is focused on autonomous photographic work of art. Gallery Pennings is a centre for contemporary art photography and exhibits artworks consisting of photographs and its derivatives. Five exhibitions a year are staged inside the gallery exhibition space. Both emerging and established photographers exhibit their work in our gallery and every two years the Harry Pennings Price is awarded to a talented photographer. Regularly, workshops, portfolioreviews and lectures are organized in collaboration with fotosz.nl. Works of art can be bought during exhibitions, from stock, during art fairs and by our self-published portfolios. The gallery is situated in the city-centre of Eindhoven, at a five-minute-walk's distance of the Van Abbemuseum.

The Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven was one of the first public museums for contemporary art to be established in Europe in 1936. The museum’s collection of around 2700 works of art includes key works and archives by Lissitzky, Picasso, Kokoschka, Chagall, Beuys, McCarthy, Daniëls and Körmeling. The museum has an experimental approach towards art’s role in society. A source of surprise, inspiration and imagination for its visitors and participants.

Designhuis offers a platform for design. With the Yksi shop on the ground floor which only sells Dutch Design and its participations in the Dutch Designweek since 2007 are the exhibitions supported. The main exhibitions change every 4 months and the Yksi Expo changes more often. Come and check the current exhibition out and be amazed by what design has to offer for you!

The Philips Museum is located in the center of Eindhoven, where Gerard Philips produced his first light bulbs in 1891. Here you will be taken into the story of the company. You see how Philips is constantly reinventing itself and how it plays an important role in social change with innovative technology. First with electric light, later with radio, television and the arrival of the digital age. And right now Philips is at the forefront of major changes in healthcare. Always with the aim: to improve people's lives.