The Top Museums to Visit in Maastricht

Museum aan het Vrijthof organises around four temporary exhibitions every year that present work created by contemporary artists. The museum was founded in 1973 in order to exhibit a large, collection of artworks that were previously owned by a wealthy couple from the Hague, called Ambrosina de Wit and Frederik Wagner. Although the museum is relatively young compared to other similar institutions around the world, it is housed inside one of the oldest secular buildings in Maastricht which dates back to the 14th century. This stunning location has been renovated several times over the years and currently features elements from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Modernity.

Maastricht Natural History Museum collects and preserves a wide array of scientific specimens, artefacts and instruments that were mainly created or discovered in Limburg province. The museum’s collection includes several important items such as the skull and full skeleton cast of an extinct, prehistoric aquatic lizard called Mosasaurus which lurked in the Meuse river over 70 million years ago. Aside from its permanent collection, Maastricht Natural History Museum regularly organises family-friendly, temporary exhibitions throughout the year.