National Liberation Museum

Groesbeek, Netherlands

The Liberation Museum is set in the beautiful landscape near Nijmegen to the site of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in history. It took place here in September 1944 and Operation Veritable, the Rhineland Offensive, the final road to freedom in Europe, started from here in February 1945. The museum brings the historical events of the liberation by the American, British, Canadian and Polish troopsback to life. In the museum, you live through the period preceding the war, experience the occupation, celebrate the liberation and witness the rebuilding of the Netherlands and Europe after the war. Aromas, interactive presentations, diorama’s, models, original films and sound fragments captivatingly depict the liberation.

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Paul Wright (7 months ago)
Best museum that we visited in the Arnhem and Nijmegen area. Very thought provoking detailing the world leading up to WW2, the Occupation, Market Garden and post war.
Martyn Kyson (7 months ago)
So good we are going back again to see why we didn’t have time for today. We didn’t arrive until 15:00.
Jim Kerr (8 months ago)
Highly recommend a visit to this museum which gets you thinking & discussing with companions the parallels of 80-90 year ago with today. I particularly like this format, rather than traipsing round looking at objects, you find yourself drawn into the stories behind them & think of how today, images & words can be used to sell a narrative. The staff are superb, extremely helpful & provide an insight to the experience before you begin your visit. One of our party is disabled & he was offered the use of a wheelchair for the trip. A visit here should certainly be on your itinerary, your brain will thank you for its Spring Clean.
Steve Ramsden (11 months ago)
Happened to visit on Liberation Day with plenty going on. Interested particularly in Operation Veritable, finding a long lost relative on the Roll of Honour was a highlight. Particularly enjoyed hunting down the spies in an escape room type interactive area before joining the main museum. Took the jeep tour around the 82nd landing zones, then went on to visit the Reichwold Forest. Also interested in the Market Garden related exhibits, all in all a thoroughly enjoyable visit.
Jen Lin (11 months ago)
Very informative and nice museum. You can see how much effort they put into this museum. Highly recommend this.
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