DAF Museum, Eindhoven (must see)
DAF Museum is an automotive museum and national monument. It pays homage to DAF or Van Doorne's Automotive Factory, founded by two brothers, Hubert Jozef and Willem van Doorne. It is one of only two certified automotive museums in the Netherlands.
The museum building was constructed in 1884 as a steam beer brewery called De Valk. It was the largest brewery in Eindhoven at the time it was built. Later, the building housed a company that made ice bars for cooling beer. Once the company closed, the DAF museum was established.
The museum exhibits DAF vehicles, including prototypes for some cars that were never produced. There are numerous sports cars, vans, buses, army trucks, and fire engines. The museum hosts a tow truck and a concrete mixer.
The museum also offers a history of the DAF passenger car and the company itself. The Paccar Wing displays engines developed to meet new environmental standards. Rotating exhibits are showcased in the Paccar Wing. These change about once per year.
The Trucknasium teaches children about vehicles, road safety, and the environment with interactive exhibits. Older children can even take classes on traffic safety or learn about how automobiles are designed and manufactured.
The Forge shows a reproduction of the first DAF workshop. The Hans Staal Halls of History gives patrons a tour of the company's impact on history. There is also a components gallery and a showcase of DAF miniatures and trinkets.
The DAF Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
The museum building was constructed in 1884 as a steam beer brewery called De Valk. It was the largest brewery in Eindhoven at the time it was built. Later, the building housed a company that made ice bars for cooling beer. Once the company closed, the DAF museum was established.
The museum exhibits DAF vehicles, including prototypes for some cars that were never produced. There are numerous sports cars, vans, buses, army trucks, and fire engines. The museum hosts a tow truck and a concrete mixer.
The museum also offers a history of the DAF passenger car and the company itself. The Paccar Wing displays engines developed to meet new environmental standards. Rotating exhibits are showcased in the Paccar Wing. These change about once per year.
The Trucknasium teaches children about vehicles, road safety, and the environment with interactive exhibits. Older children can even take classes on traffic safety or learn about how automobiles are designed and manufactured.
The Forge shows a reproduction of the first DAF workshop. The Hans Staal Halls of History gives patrons a tour of the company's impact on history. There is also a components gallery and a showcase of DAF miniatures and trinkets.
The DAF Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
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DAF Museum on Map
Sight Name: DAF Museum
Sight Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands (See walking tours in Eindhoven)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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Sight Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands (See walking tours in Eindhoven)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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Walking Tours in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Create Your Own Walk in Eindhoven
Creating your own self-guided walk in Eindhoven is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Eindhoven Introduction Walking Tour
Eindhoven is the largest city in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. It was founded in the 13th century but didn't see large growth until DAF Trucks and Philips Electronics were established in the city during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Eindhoven was officially given status as a municipality in 1232. It was already a small town with less than 200 houses inside the city... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Eindhoven was officially given status as a municipality in 1232. It was already a small town with less than 200 houses inside the city... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Van Gogh's Nuenen Walking Tour
The small town of Nuenen, located practically a stone's throw from Eindhoven, is a very old Dutch locality that shot into significance as the inspiration behind many of the works by Vincent van Gogh. The painter lived and worked here for 18 months, from December 1883 to May 1885. During this period he created many paintings capturing the images of local people (peasants, weavers, etc.) such... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.3 Km or 0.8 Miles
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.3 Km or 0.8 Miles