This is a fabulous museum rich with local history that is largely overlooked in history classes, including but not limited to the critical nature of the battles in southwestern Netherlands. There is an array of World War II memorabilia, guns, tanks, and clothing. There are also several real bunkers and a rebuilt church. The only room for improvement is that some of the descriptions could be better translated in English and the introductory video did not have subtitled.

In this incredible museum you will mainly learn about the Battle of the Scheldt which was the longest and fiercest battle that was fought in the Netherlands which actually played out from October 2 until November 8, of 1944. But being such a important battle it's pretty odd that museums on this important event are rare in this region, only for a few privately owned Atlantic wall museums, this is the only one in this scale that focuses on the eventful history of Zeeland during the Second World War. But I really enjoyed this museum, and I will say this museum is in the Top 5 together with the Museum in Overloon and I would recommend you plan a visit if you're in the area, you will not regret it.

Great place to learned what an impressive history Zeeland has made during WWII ,many activities for the children and how enthusiasts their staff / guides you can easily spend 2 hours around if not more , absolutely worth your visit and the entrance fee

Richtig gut gemacht und gut aufbereitet. Grüne Fußabdrücke führen anhand eines Zeitstrahls durch das Museum und alles wird gut erklärt. Für Geschichtsinteressierte ein Muss!

Amazing Museum, beautifully presented with so many high quality exhibits. Timeline of events was superbly told and in so much detail. Wonderfully knowledgeable, helpful and enthusiastic volunteers made this visit one to remember.

An excellent museum telling the history of one of the lesser-known battles of WW2. I would urge anyone nearby to pay a visit, but particularly Canadian and British visitors like me, who may not be aware of the pivotal part that their country's forces played in this area. There are English translations for nearly all of the displays. I particularly appreciated the documentary films, hearing first-hand testimony from some of those who were there. The additional photos on display on the electronic displays were also very interesting and moving.

A comprehensive account of the German occupation and the Battle for Zeeland, Walcheren and the Scheldt estuary – of course with some references to the Matthijs van Heijningen 2020 film. Local history at its best. You are always learning something new. For example, I was surprised about the connection to Franklin D. Roosevelt and found the somewhat tragic post-WW2 deployment of Dutch soldiers to (what is now) Indonesia highly interesting. The collection and the vehicles are outstanding.

the best ww2 museum i have ever been to. the exhibition was very educational besides that there were a lot of things to look at there were also electronic information boards to help you understand the history behind the things on display. the owner and his son were very friendly and the owner even took extra time to talk to me because i still have to wait for my parents. all in all a very good museum

Much bigger than I expected, with lots of useful information and many interesting artefacts that volunteers have clearly spent a lot of time restoring.

I visited this museum with veterans from 47 RM Commando. Excellent exhibits with a story to tell. Invited to walk around the vehicle restoration hangar and see the work being done to restore vintage military vehicles. I would recommend a visit to this museum.

Lovely place, cannot recommend it more; the exposition is easy to follow and there is many audiovisual content to accompany the expo pieces. On top of that, there is QR codes that offer information on the items alongside historical text in both English, Dutch and German. You will be greated by a 20minute introduction (sadly, there is no subtitles, but you get the idea if you know the basics of the language) and later on you will go through the history of the region from 1939 to the later 1940s. There are items and mannequins of various nature, daily life items, as well as tanks, armored carriers and even a ball turret from a Mitchell bomber! On top of that, the staff is of the most friendly type and eager to share their knowledge and chat. Later, you can visit the park where they have fortifications (Tobruk, AA emplacements and other historical densive structures as well as some sherman tanks). Wouldn't miss the chance to visit this museum if you're running around Middleburg. Friendly advice: Better come early, as it takes 2-3 hours to see everything in detail!

Very educational museum about ocupation and liberation of the provence of Zeeland . And the forgotten battle for the causeway.

Very nice and interesting museum, they hold a fantastic old collection of weapons, engraved army plates cutlery and old uniforms. Worth a visit!

Gutes "kleines" Museum zum Thema Befreiung Zeelands. Die Ausstellung selber besteht aus vielen kleinen Fundsachen, Waffen, Uniformen, etc. Fahrzeuge sind 2 Shermans, 1 LVT, 1 Lloyd Carrier, 1 Caterpillar. Es werden auch mehrere Geschütze und PAKs (Panzerabwehrkanone) gezeigt. Informationen zur Befreiung Zeelands findet man auf großen Plakaten und Videos. An manchen Exponaten sind auch QR Codes angebracht. Es gibt ein großangelegtes Außengelände mit mehreren Panzersperren und Tobruk Bunkern. Sehr sehenswert, und auch zur Einkehr einladend, ist die Notkirche. Alleine hier habe ich, bei den Klängen von Dudelsackmusik, fast eine Stunde gesessen. Das Museum ist nicht mit Overloon oder ähnlichem vergleichbar, aber es ist auf seine Weise sehr sehenswert und beleuchtet den brutalen Kampf um die Schelde. Einen Stern habe ich nur wegen der "Cafeteria/Restaurant" abgezogen. Hier war ich ein wenig enttäuscht. Aber das ist mein persönlicher Eindruck. Auf jedenfall ist das Bevrijdingsmuseum Zeeland einen Besuch Wert. Krieg gehört in ein Museum. Viel Spaß

Sehr gute und großzügig konzipierte Ausstellung über Besetzung und Befreiung des Gebietes von Zeeland und im besonderen der Eroberung von Walcheren durch die Alliierten. Auch das nicht gerade wenig Niederländer mit den Nazis kollaborierten wird fairerweise nicht unterschlagen... Das Museum liegt etwas abseit in einem kleinen Ort, ich war wirklich erstaunt wie umfangreich das ausgestellte Material ist, sowohl in den Ausstellungsräumen (klimatisiert) als auch auf dem Außengelände. Empfehlenswert!

Sehr beeindruckende Ausstellung, gut erklärt und aufbereitet bzw. dargeboten. Dreisprachig: Niederländisch, Deutsch, Englisch. Umfangreiche Exponate. Sehr detailreich. Ehrenamtlich geleitet und gepflegt. Man erfährt viel über das Kriegsgeschehen in Zeeland. Ein Schauplatz, der ja sonst eher außerhalb der Wahrnehmung und der breiten Darstellung liegt; ich jedenfalls konnte hier eine große Wissenslücke schließen. Klare Empfehlung für alle, die historisch interessiert sind.

Dieses Museum ist sehr gut und geschichtlich sehr authentisch dargestellt. Konnte selbst ein paar Wissenslücken schließen. Für die Kinder gibt es eine Schnitzeljagd. Eintritt war 13.50€ und es werden aber auch deutsche Studentenausweise akzeptiert. Kann dies Museum nur empfehlen.

Well worth a visit! The museum is full of interesting items from World War II and tells the history of the German occupation of Holland, specifically focusing on Zeeland and the battle for the Schelde. Lots of interesting information at the exhibits, with photos and film. They have a wide range of artifacts and many wartime vehicles. It's spacious and modern and houses a restaurant where you can get lunch or a snack, which can be eaten inside or outside on their terrace and a museum shop.There are bunkers and vehicles outside in the large grounds of the museum. Plenty of parking space available.

Great Museum, well worth a visit if your in Zeeland.👍

Fantastic museum with so much to see! We spent half our afternoon there, not expecting the huge amount of relicts from WW II. The tour through the museum starts with a film that gives you a short overview. Footprints on the floor show the way through the building. Everything is well explained (Dutch, English, German and some French) and there are short videos of contemporary witnesses. If you'd like to get further information on some of the items displayed, you can scan a QR code which gives you access to a catalogue. There's also a little shop and a restaurant, on the parking lot you'll find charging stations for electric cars. Outside you'll even find some bunkers and tanks. The place is well structured, highly maintained and perfectly clean. We enjoyed our stay here (as far as you can enjoy a museum about war). It's frightening to see how history repeats although places like these constantly warn us of what happened and how badly it ended.

Had a great day at the Liberation Museum today. Lots of artifacts and just the right amount of reading explaining the Battle of the Scheldt. Added bonus of being able to take dogs into the Museum and there is a lovely café. Not expensive and as mentioned by previous reviewer - it is worth allocating at least three hours if visiting the café. The staff are very welcoming and speak excellent English. Receptionist explains the process of moving around the museum and gave a warm welcome. There are many disabled lifts to allow for wheelchair access to the whole museum. Excellent parking on site.

Whilst well set up, more could have been done with all the available space. I've visited many war museums but found this one to be one of the more average (and somewhat boring) ones. Also numerous fake items on display, which most people might not notice, but really annoying when you do.

Well worth the visit - you need a good couple of hours to look around.