Valkhof Museum Nijmegen
Valkhof Museum Nijmegen
Valkhof Museum Nijmegen
Dive into the history of Nijmegen
From June 6, the renovated Valkhof Museum is open again! Valkhof Museum tells stories at the intersection of times, people, cultures, and ideas. Stories about then and now. About art and history. About you and the other. Because history is not only behind us. It is also here, in the present. And where you are now, others were before you. By making unexpected connections, Valkhof Museum lets you look at the past and today with different eyes.
Nijmegen
The museum is located in a special place in Nijmegen, on the former northern border of the Roman Empire. For thousands of years, many lives have converged here: from the first inhabitants in prehistory to Roman soldiers from distant lands. And from poor people in shanties to powerful emperors in palaces. Here, borders were—and are—drawn, protected, shifted, and breached. Not only between countries and armies but also between worlds, ideas, and lifestyles.
Who we are today
Valkhof Museum shows these boundaries. Because what once happened shapes who we are today. The museum does this through a unique collection of art and more than 40,000 years of history. On the ground floor of the renovated building, you travel through stories about humans on the border, from prehistory to now. And in the exhibitions on the first floor, you explore the boundary within humans themselves. They make you think and move. Who are you, in the here and now?
Café
Continue your journey through the colorful shop, or chat in the bright café with a terrace. You will find them on the ground floor, at the entrance. You can visit here even without a ticket.
Opening hours and practical information
Valkhof Museum is open from Tuesday to Friday from 11:00 to 17:00 and on Saturday & Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00.
On holidays such as Good Friday, Easter, and May 5, the museum is also accessible. Please note: the museum is closed on Mondays (except during the Christmas holidays), New Year's Day, King's Day, and the Friday of the Four Days Marches.
Accessibility from Hotel Nijmegen-Lent
Valkhof Museum is located in a central location in Nijmegen and is easily accessible:
Public transport | +/- 7 minutes |
By car | +/- 6 minutes |
By bike | +/- 8 minutes |
On foot | +/- 29 minutes |
Staying overnight? Check out all our hotel rooms to make your visit as comfortable as possible! Are you traveling by public transport to the museum and are you a hotel guest? Then park your car for free with us in the parking garage. You are welcome in our restaurant to enjoy a delicious meal before or after your museum visit. Want to know more? Click here for more information about Valkhof Museum.