Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen: Photos, Reviews & Location

Large museum next to a Roman site & containing collections of archaeological finds & modern art.

At a glance

#10 of 10 Tourist attractions in Nijmegen #4 of 4 Museums in Nijmegen

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.10

0.5 km from the center of Nijmegen

Rating breakdown

5 ★39%
4 ★39%
3 ★15%
2 ★4%
1 ★3%

Keizer Karelplein 33, 6511 NH Nijmegen, Netherlands

valkhofmuseum.nl

+31 24 360 8805

Quick facts

What is the rating of Valkhof Museum?: Valkhof Museum is rated 4.1 out of 5 based on 1,896 reviews.
How does Valkhof Museum rank in Nijmegen?: Valkhof Museum is #10 of 10 Tourist attractions in Nijmegen by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Valkhof Museum located?: Keizer Karelplein 33, 6511 NH Nijmegen, Netherlands — 0.5 km from the center of Nijmegen.
How can I contact Valkhof Museum?: Phone: +31 24 360 8805 · Website: valkhofmuseum.nl

Reviews (8)

Yichen 2024 Jan 27

a bit boring, cuz the main museum is under maintenance and reconstruction, so new place is a bit farther and few things to be exhibited

Mar Len 2024 Jan 19

A museum with archaeological finds from pre-history, Roman Empire & The Middle Ages. It's located at the oldest city of The Netherlands, when thousands of years ago, Romans settled here and made the place a strategic point. So let's go for a history walk! :)

Robin van Lier 2024 Jan 10

Access to the main exhibit (the mirror box) is denied to wheelchair users because of a cracked mirror. Having children running around in there is fine but a wheelchair sitting still apparently isn't "safe" for the exhibit according to the artist, or rather, ablist. What a disgrace.

Ilaria P 2023 Jun 03

Das Museum befindet sich aktuell im Umbau. Beim temporären Standort sind aktuell ausgewählte römische Ausgrabungsstücke ausgestellt und der Eintrittspreis wurde deswegen auf 2,75 Euro angepasst. Die Beschreibungen und Videos sind größtenteils auf Niederländisch, aber das Personal ist sehr nett und übersetzt gerne ins Deutsch bzw. Englisch. Die Ausstellung ist kinderfreundlich mit verschiedenen interaktiven Spielen gestaltet.

Petar Ogrizovic 2022 Apr 17

Extraordinary museum of archeology, history, anthropology and architecture of Nijmegen. The building is so smartly and nicely incorporated into an area of a park, with nice big windows and clear views to the river Waal, the bridges and the surrounding park.
Interactive lab in the basement is great for both children and grownups. After spending two hours inside i was thinking about staying even longer.
Highly recommended for all the visitors and tourists in this area.

Robert Diel 2021 Oct 12

Museum Het Valkhof is a museum in the city of Nijmegen, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. This museum has existed since 1998 and arose from the merger of the Museum G.M. Kam (1922) for archeology and the Commanderie of St. John for ancient and modern art. The museum's collection includes Roman archaeology, ancient arts and crafts, and modern art. In November 2008 the statutory name of the museum was changed to Stichting Museum Het Valkhof-Kam. Museum Het Valkhof is located at the Kelfkensbos, on the edge of the Valkhof park. In Roman times there was a Roman army camp here. Later, Emperor Charlemagne may have had a palts (palace) built there. The current building was designed by Ben van Berkel. The clean lines and bright colors of the building contrast strongly with the park in which it is located. The architect opted for a central staircase, the bottom of which starts outside on the forecourt. The building was opened on September 14, 1999 by Queen Beatrix. The Archeology department has a varied collection of archaeological art and utensils from the Prehistory, Roman times and Middle Ages of the city and province. Themes such as religion, death and burial, trade and crafts shed light on everyday life when Noviomagus (Nijmegen) was the most important Roman city in the Netherlands. The Ancient Art Department consists of paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture and silver objects. The Modern Art department includes works of art from after 1960. Works from the pop art tradition, with its popular visual culture and contemporary expressionism, are strongly represented. The museum organizes several temporary exhibitions per year, including in the past the exhibitions The Van Limburg brothers, The last hours of Herculaneum, Luxury and decadence, Jan Jansen and Swip Stolk, and The world of Katherina. I arrived mid-afternoon on a cold December's day as dusk was starting outside. I had to choose what to see as there was not enough time to see everything. It was still great even though my time here was a little too short. I mainly looked at the Roman and Medieval period exhibitions. Beautiful museum and I will visit again.

Bas Wiltink 2020 Jul 19

This museum has a wonderful permanent collection of Gallo Roman artifacts from the roman version of Nijmegen. As for the modern exhibitions; I'm personally not a fan of combining that with old art. Support the museum; its building needs restoration..

Simon 2019 Jan 19

Really nice local museum. Beautiful light modern architecture. They have some stuff about the Roman history of the city, some medieval things, some temporary exhibitions, and something cool for children. The descriptions are mostly in Dutch and German. They serve proper espresso. The people working there were very friendly.