Marken Museum

Interesting museum showing a very nice video on the history of Marken. There is also a great view of the life that the local people had; their clothes, homes, and items.

Marken is a tiny fishermen village in the north of Netherlands. Old wooden house painted in black and green and why only these two colors, well there are multiple stories where locals believe to be true.
Marken is not a museum town, with a population of 1700, people actually live there and have maintained its historical buildings.
You will also come across multiple bridges which are named after the queen of Netherlands.

You can feel the daily life of the normal people in the recent past and today too.

Interesting movie about the history of Marken. The video explains why it was not swallowed up by the sea by dikes and later mounds. There are still 8 inhabited mounds on the island. The museum has different displays of traditional clothes for different occasions. They have a collection of paintings and items about the history of Marken. Worth paying a visit to this museum run by volunteers.

For 3 euros, this is quite decent. They play a video of the history of Marken, and on display they have cutlery, dolls dressed up in traditional outfits for various events and a nice look around a Marken house (which is museum is housed in) of course.

A very small but yet interesting museum. The lady's inside really kind and proud of their tradition. The island is small sometimes walking the streets you can get into someone yard. Overall a nice experience.

Great place to dive into the Dutch culture and explore traditions. A museum - village, where you can see what real Holland is about. You can get there by bus in just 30 min from Amsterdam Central Station. There are a couple of cafés there, restaurant and gift shops. Amazing view on the Ijselmeer with many sail yachts on a sunny day. Definatley a do!

Oh love this place. Nice afternoon day trip from Amsterdam. Highly recommended!!!

Simple depiction and capture of life and costumes that were. The ladies at the counter were helpful and knowledgeable.

I love this place

Great little Museeum focused on clothing and items. Friendly staff offered details that we lost, such as that the Museeum was built by moving and joining 3 separate houses. Good info-movie in several languages offered as well.

Great history museum with working windmills. Please be respectful when visiting. This is a working and living museum. Which means people live in the actual homes you see. People still work inside those windmills too. We enjoyed the tour very much.

Liked the typical place with flavour of ancient times. Surroundings are very nice. Could be reached by bus, boat or car. Very nice small island.

Nice place. Beautiful views

It is a must to visit it. Having a look at the past, you will understand the present.

Such a lovely village! This is perfect spot for a little getaway from the city. Romantic, charming and just beautiful.

Video told the whole story and the museum is very proud of its heritage. Be patient - the video is also in English after the Dutch commentary.

good vibes. nice house. obviously a must photo spot

Nice cool little place, nice food cool people...

Fun and interesting place. We bought souvenirs which are typical.