First Frisian Icescating Museum, Friesland Province, The Netherlands
4.5 (73 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Hindeloopen Speciality Museums
Rich and colorful collection on ice skating
The ice skating museum in Hindeloopen has a very rich and colorful collection of skates and skating related artefacts. The famous “11-cities” skating tours very much form a red thread through the exposition. The top piece of the collection no doubt us the frozen toe that Tinus Udding lost in the extremely cold winter of 1963.
Address
Kleine Weide 1-3, 8713 KZ Hindeloopen The Netherlands
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Website
http://www.schaatsmuseum.nl/
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 11:55
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4.5 based on (73 reviews)
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5ReinhardW 5:00 PM Oct 27, 2015
A mecca for skaters
This private museum is absolutely crammed with objects to do with THE national pastime of the Dutch in winter: skating. Everybody in the country knows of the Elfstedentocht, an event that takes place perhaps every 20 years on average, when thousands of enthusiasts compete to complete a circuit of some 200 kilometres linking 11 Friesian cities, with the winner becoming an instant national hero. Even the present king has taken part (under a pseudonym, of course...). There is also a section devoted to the typical painted wooden furniture made in this picturesque little town. Be aware, though, that - as in many smaller museums - explanatory texts are in Dutch only.
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4kph 5:00 PM Oct 23, 2020
Interesting
Stopped here on our way to Leeuwarden, it's a small museum with an interesting collection, especially big posters with a lot of information about all the editions of the 11 steden skating event. They had a little pumpkin game for kids which kept the ours entertained. The lady in the front desk was very friendly.
