Foundation Hortus Nijmegen - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

The Cenakelkerk in Heilig Landstichting was built between 1913 and 1915 as a parish and pilgrimage church . The church is unique in Dutch church architecture. Due to the design and detailing that are grafted onto early Christian architecture and Arabic styles , the church and the other buildings of the National Monument Heilig Land Stichting are seen as a unique example of orientalism in the Netherlands.

Museum Park Orientalis Heilig Land Stichting is an open-air museum in the Gelderland village of Heilig Landstichting. The colorful world of Judaism, Christianity and Islam comes to life in a 30-hectare national monument. During your tour in the wooded area you will discover that in our multicultural society we share more than you might think!

De Leemkuil is a playground in the Mariënbosch in the Kwakkenberg district in Nijmegen. The site covers 3.5 hectares of forest area and De Leemkuil has about a hundred aircraft. The main attractions of De Leemkuil were a large wooden fortress and a Mayan temple . A train also runs on the site. Because the playground was outdated and the pit regularly filled with water, a major refurbishment of the playground was started in 2016.

Heumensoord is an area of ​​more than 600 hectares in Gelderland that mainly consists of coniferous forest. it is part of the chain of forests between Nijmegen and Mook that becomes richer and more varied towards the east, but towards the west increasingly drier, poorer and also poorer in species. Military exercises are sometimes held in the surrounding forest, sometimes closing parts of the area to the public. In the south of the area is the Malden Glider Airfield.

The Museum Kam , which has housed the Gelders Archaeological Center GM Kam since 1999 , is a former archaeological museum in the Dutch city of Nijmegen . The building houses a study center with an extensive archaeological library. It is located on Museum Kamstraat in the Hunnerberg district . The building has the status of a national monument .

The Africa Museum in Berg en Dal is devoted to art from and cultures of the African continent. Founded in 1954, the museum started out as the Mission Museum of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. The fathers of this order collected African objects to learn more about African religions. You can explore the rich tradition and culture of different peoples. Stilt houses from the coastal area of ​​Benin, hidden fortresses on the vast sandy plains from Mali, round houses of the Kusasi from Ghana.