Liberation Museum Zeeland

In this incredible museum you will mainly learn about the Battle of the Scheldt which was the longest and fiercest battle that was fought in the Netherlands which actually played out from October 2 until November 8, of 1944.

But being such a important battle it's pretty odd that museums on this important event are rare in this region, only for a few privately owned Atlantic wall museums, this is the only one in this scale that focuses on the eventful history of Zeeland during the Second World War.

But I really enjoyed this museum, and I will say this museum is in the Top 5 together with the Museum in Overloon and I would recommend you plan a visit if you're in the area, you will not regret it.

I visited this museum with veterans from 47 RM Commando. Excellent exhibits with a story to tell. Invited to walk around the vehicle restoration hangar and see the work being done to restore vintage military vehicles.
I would recommend a visit to this museum.

Great place to learned what an impressive history Zeeland has made during WWII ,many activities for the children and how enthusiasts their staff / guides you can easily spend 2 hours around if not more , absolutely worth your visit and the entrance fee

Lovely place, cannot recommend it more; the exposition is easy to follow and there is many audiovisual content to accompany the expo pieces. On top of that, there is QR codes that offer information on the items alongside historical text in both English, Dutch and German. You will be greated by a 20minute introduction (sadly, there is no subtitles, but you get the idea if you know the basics of the language) and later on you will go through the history of the region from 1939 to the later 1940s. There are items and mannequins of various nature, daily life items, as well as tanks, armored carriers and even a ball turret from a Mitchell bomber!

On top of that, the staff is of the most friendly type and eager to share their knowledge and chat. Later, you can visit the park where they have fortifications (Tobruk, AA emplacements and other historical densive structures as well as some sherman tanks). Wouldn't miss the chance to visit this museum if you're running around Middleburg.

Friendly advice: Better come early, as it takes 2-3 hours to see everything in detail!

Amazing Museum, beautifully presented with so many high quality exhibits. Timeline of events was superbly told and in so much detail. Wonderfully knowledgeable, helpful and enthusiastic volunteers made this visit one to remember.

An excellent museum telling the history of one of the lesser-known battles of WW2. I would urge anyone nearby to pay a visit, but particularly Canadian and British visitors like me, who may not be aware of the pivotal part that their country's forces played in this area. There are English translations for nearly all of the displays.

I particularly appreciated the documentary films, hearing first-hand testimony from some of those who were there. The additional photos on display on the electronic displays were also very interesting and moving.

the best ww2 museum i have ever been to. the exhibition was very educational besides that there were a lot of things to look at there were also electronic information boards to help you understand the history behind the things on display. the owner and his son were very friendly and the owner even took extra time to talk to me because i still have to wait for my parents. all in all a very good museum

A comprehensive account of the German occupation and the Battle for Zeeland, Walcheren and the Scheldt estuary – of course with some references to the Matthijs van Heijningen 2020 film. Local history at its best. You are always learning something new. For example, I was surprised about the connection to Franklin D. Roosevelt and found the somewhat tragic post-WW2 deployment of Dutch soldiers to (what is now) Indonesia highly interesting. The collection and the vehicles are outstanding.

Very educational museum about ocupation and liberation of the provence of Zeeland .
And the forgotten battle for the causeway.

Well worth the visit - you need a good couple of hours to look around.

Had a great day at the Liberation Museum today. Lots of artifacts and just the right amount of reading explaining the Battle of the Scheldt. Added bonus of being able to take dogs into the Museum and there is a lovely café. Not expensive and as mentioned by previous reviewer - it is worth allocating at least three hours if visiting the café. The staff are very welcoming and speak excellent English. Receptionist explains the process of moving around the museum and gave a warm welcome. There are many disabled lifts to allow for wheelchair access to the whole museum. Excellent parking on site.

Fantastic museum with so much to see! We spent half our afternoon there, not expecting the huge amount of relicts from WW II.
The tour through the museum starts with a film that gives you a short overview. Footprints on the floor show the way through the building. Everything is well explained (Dutch, English, German and some French) and there are short videos of contemporary witnesses. If you'd like to get further information on some of the items displayed, you can scan a QR code which gives you access to a catalogue.
There's also a little shop and a restaurant, on the parking lot you'll find charging stations for electric cars.
Outside you'll even find some bunkers and tanks.
The place is well structured, highly maintained and perfectly clean.
We enjoyed our stay here (as far as you can enjoy a museum about war). It's frightening to see how history repeats although places like these constantly warn us of what happened and how badly it ended.

Very nice and interesting museum, they hold a fantastic old collection of weapons, engraved army plates cutlery and old uniforms.
Worth a visit!

Friendly people at entrance and lot of information! The new building has to open about few months

I visited this place ones, this museum getting bigger and bigger by time and they had awesome collection. Some veterans especially from zeeland battalion used to gathered in this museum, but time by time their number getting less and less. I personally knows the couple behind the museum, both of them very helpfull person.

Beautiful display of arms and other utilities used during the occupation and liberation of Zeeland.
Very well maintained and very spacious, both inside and outside

A fascinating museum full of military equipment recovered from the time of occupation and liberation, including an LVT Buffalo amphibious vehicle and a Sherman Tank, run mainly by enthusiastic volunteers, it’s great now, it will be a world beater whe the expansion is complete, “ If you build it, they will come”

Amazing collection and passion for what they do. So much to learn in such a fantastic ambiance. Totally worth a visit

This is a great musem. Take your time to visit it. It deserve a lot.

Great Museum, well worth a visit if your in Zeeland.👍