SKÛTSJEMUSEUM

The skûtsjemuseum focuses on the lives of past generations of skûtsj skippers.

Old crafts from shipbuilding such as blacksmithing and sailmaking are featured. Hundreds of skûtsjes parts and tools are attractively displayed. In a recreated deckhouse, get a taste of the old bargee’s life. You smell tan and tar. You will experience the cramped space on board around 1900, when skûtsjes under sail carried daily loads of peat, terpmudder, manure or sand. You will discover the hard existence of hard work, sometimes poverty and often the joy of a free life, with wind and water. At the dock is a unique little ship, a replica of a wooden skûtsje from 1861.

At the Skûtsjemuseum, you can use our AUDIOTOUR(https://mobiel.skutsjemuseum.nl/) for free. You must have your own smartphone or iphone. The audio tour is in Frisian, Dutch, German and English

OPENING HOURS 2026

Open from April 25 through Oct. 4 on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

In July and August every day except Monday, from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Ascension Day May 14 and Fri. May 15 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Pentecost Monday, May 20, open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

During the fall vacations Oct. 10 through Oct. 25, open all days except Monday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Bookings (for group visits) are possible all days of the year at any time. Call 0616933805

Entrance fees

Entrance Skûtsjemuseum	€	5,00
Entrance children up to 12 years of age	€	2,00
Fryslânarrangement Skûtsjemuseum (entrance, guided tour, 2 coffees, orange cake – minimum 10 pers.)	€	13,00	p.p.
Cost of tour per group	€	35,00