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.
Craft days for children
Come and enjoy some crafts at the Poultry Museum!
Create a beautiful piece of work about chickens and eggs.
During the upcoming holidays, this will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.:
During the May break on April 28, during the summer break on July 21 and 28, and on August 4, 11, 18, and 25. During the fall break on October 13 and during the Christmas break on December 22 and 29.
Young visitors always have fun cutting, pasting, drawing, and doing other crafts, all under expert supervision. Participation is free of charge.
Chicken painting workshop
On the Thursday listed below, we'll be painting chickens
People of all ages can take part in this exciting activity. The next workshop is scheduled for April 30 during spring break , July 23 and 30, August 6, 13, 20, and 27 during summer break , and October 15 during fall break .
Every day from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
Avian influenza
Avian influenza information Dutch Poultry Museum
The Hague, Thursday, June 11, 2026
Risk of avian flu has decreased: nationwide mandatory housing and screening requirements for poultry have been lifted.
The mandatory confinement and screening requirements for poultry are also being lifted in the Gelderse Vallei region. There is no longer a nationwide mandatory confinement and screening requirement. Chickens are allowed to roam freely. The ban on exhibiting high-risk birds is also being relaxed. These new measures will take effect on Thursday, June 11, 2026, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature.
For the Poultry Museum, this means that visitors can once again cuddle the chicks—something many visitors have been looking forward to. Please be careful and enjoy!
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.
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.
