Current
Program 2026
This year, in addition to ourpermanent collection, we also have some wonderful temporary exhibitions for visitors to our museum. For our younger visitors, we have treasure hunts in three age categories, craft days during the school holidays, and a fun playground for the little ones.
Chicken painting workshop
On the Thursday below, we will be painting chickens.
Young and old alike can participate in this exciting activity. The next workshop is scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2026.
During the workshops, you will learn how to bring a chicken, chick, duck, or egg to life on canvas under expert guidance. A wonderful challenge for young and old alike.
A fee of €5.00 per person is charged for use of the equipment.
Find the golden chick
During the Easter weekend, children up to the age of 12 can come and hunt for Easter eggs in the poultry garden of the Poultry Museum. There is even a golden chick among them. Whoever finds it will go home with a nice prize.
Times:
Good Friday, April 3: 3:00 p.m.; Saturday, April 4: 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.; Monday, April 6 (Easter Monday): 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
Inspecting eggs
Egg inspection April 4:
Poultry expert, hobby breeder, and volunteer Gert Riezebos will be at the museum between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to assess eggs. These can be hatching eggs from hobby breeders, but the specialist also knows a lot about table eggs. Bring six eggs and learn exactly what's inside them or what might hatch from them. It's fun if you bring your own eggs for this.
Look, there's Kuukel!
Kuukel is the hero of the Poultry Museum. He guides young visitors in their search for answers to the treasure hunt clues.
Always exciting!
Animal feed ingredients and animal feed preparation
The temporary exhibition on the preparation of chicken feed and the raw materials used for this purpose is new this year.
This provides an overview of what is required for its preparation and the resources and machinery used for this purpose. Old images of former animal feed producers are also on display.
Craft days for children
Come and enjoy some crafts at the Poultry Museum!
Create a beautiful piece of work about chickens and eggs.
This will take place on the following Tuesdays: December 23 and 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Young visitors always have fun cutting, pasting, drawing, and doing other crafts, all under expert supervision. Participation is free of charge.
Teaching kits for elementary schools
The Poultry Museum has teaching kits available for loan for projects on chickens and eggs in elementary schools. The contents of these teaching kits have been compiled by education experts and are aligned with the subjects of math, language, writing, crafts, physical education, and technology. If you are interested, please contact the museum by phone in advance.
Temporary exhibition: Duck farming
The temporary exhibition about another type of poultry: the duck, will continue in 2026.
From 1850 until well into the last century, ducks played an important role in the Dutch agricultural sector. The exhibition shows the rise and fall of this industry. The place of the wild duck and the function and design of the duck decoy are beautifully portrayed.
Program 2026
Renovated art gallery opens
Our art gallery has been given a new look. What used to be one large room is now a series of attractive rooms, each with its own theme. In the renovated art gallery, everything revolves around the egg, the hen, and the rooster as a source of inspiration for art, craftsmanship, and humor.
Among other things, you will see a special collection of decorated eggs, a colorful quilt exhibition, paintings and drawings from the past and present, and playful cartoons. The themes overlap and invite you to take your time looking around and discovering.
The renovated art gallery can be visited during the regular opening hours of the Dutch Poultry Museum.
