Valkhof Museum

I honestly don’t know what to say about this museum. The black hole exhibition was decently interesting but that’s honestly all there is. There’s not much else to do or to see. Being honest the exhibition could have also been a bit more expanded, it really felt very short and not finished to be honest. I enjoyed the black hole experience very much though, I stayed there for a good 15 minutes peacefully enjoying the visuals. If yo have a museum kaart then I’d definitely recommend checking it out, but for the normal price I am not sure if it’s worth it.

Extraordinary museum of archeology, history, anthropology and architecture of Nijmegen. The building is so smartly and nicely incorporated into an area of a park, with nice big windows and clear views to the river Waal, the bridges and the surrounding park. Interactive lab in the basement is great for both children and grownups. After spending two hours inside i was thinking about staying even longer. Highly recommended for all the visitors and tourists in this area.

Nice, diverse museum taking you on a trip through the rich history of the city Nijmegen. Starting off in the basement during the Roman era, with lots of fun activities for the whole family (designing a Roman city, building an arch, playing old games, shooting with a Roman catapult, drawing coins). We then went for a lunch in the museum cafe. On the top floor you will find all types of art guiding you through Nijmegen’s history. I liked how some rooms were put together on colour/theme, showing objects from different eras, yet somehow all connected to the city and each other. Things you can find: archeological objects from the Stone age till the Romans, continuing with old artifacts from the Middle Ages until the 20th century and some modern art objects.

This museum has a wonderful permanent collection of Gallo Roman artifacts from the roman version of Nijmegen. As for the modern exhibitions; I'm personally not a fan of combining that with old art. Support the museum; its building needs restoration..

Museum was mostly closed for renovations, but we weren't told this. Two small exhibitions, but most of the museum was inaccessable The receptionist didn't tell us that the museum access was severely limited, and still charged is the full ticket price. Very disappointed

Really nice local museum. Beautiful light modern architecture. They have some stuff about the Roman history of the city, some medieval things, some temporary exhibitions, and something cool for children. The descriptions are mostly in Dutch and German. They serve proper espresso. The people working there were very friendly.

It is a very nice museum. There is a lot of history of the Roman time of Nijmegen. A little of paintings of the Medieval and 'new' time. Definitely worth a visit and it's free for Radboud students

Really cool museum with lots of exhibitions, including ancient history, modern art, medieval and Roman history among others. Before I go to the cool things about it, it’s worth mentioning that during my visit I could not find a single sign in English, everything was in Dutch and German with the exception of their temporary exhibition, at that time, “The Pest” which offered a mobile audio guide. May not be practical for some people though. The museum offers 2 floors that can be explored. The underground floor consists of an archeological interactive theme where children and adults can learn about archeology and the different techniques involved, there’s also other interactive section where you can build things and play with catapults, mostly from Romanian times. This floor also contains some photography exhibits which seemed also temporary. The ground floor is just where you can purchase tickets or where the museum cafeteria is located. The upper floor contains the rest of the exhibitions and the main temporal exhibition. If you are there just quickly looking I think you can spend 1h, but if you are interested in a certain topic you could be there for more than 2hs. The museum is free if you have a museum card.

This museum has a great exhibit of roman finds from the nijmegen region. In the 1st century nijmegen was on the northern border of the roman empire. The museum is not large, amd 1.5hrs should be enough time to explore... Unless you are a big fan Of roman archaelogy. The museum has changing exhibitions, next to a roman exhibit. Also suitable for children.

My husband and I specifically came to Nijmegen because it was the oldest town in the Netherlands. I was very eager to visit the archeological museum. However, we arrived and found the museum was closed for renovations, so we went to the temporary site. The highlight of the displays was a video of the Roman times in Nijmegen, however it was only in Dutch with no subtitles. There were some other displays available, but the descriptions were only in Dutch and German. We found another video on display, which wasn't working. We were really disappointed in the town of Nijmegen and its museum.