Museum Martena occupies the Martenahuys, a sixteenth-century patrician mansion that ranks among the finest historic buildings in Franeker. The collection covers the history of the city and the wider Frisian region, with highlights in silver, fine art and local cultural heritage. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions throughout the year.
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Exhibition exploring 100 years of cycling culture in Friesland, celebrating the bicycle as both transport and local heritage.
Museum Martena displays eight historic bicycles from collector Jellema's collection, tracing the first hundred years of cycling in Friesland.
Museum Martena traces how the bicycle evolved from an awkward novelty into an essential part of life in Friesland over its first century.
Join Museum Martena's pubquiz on 26 September during Museumnacht in Franeker. A fun evening of trivia for quiz lovers.
Children embark on a discovery journey through Museum Martena, exploring Franeker's history with interactive experiments and investigation.
Photography exhibition by Henk Bleeker documenting the Mennonite community in Paraguay - an intimate look at a closed society that settled in nature a century ago.
