Openluchtmuseum Ootmarsum - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

Museum Ton Schulten is a vibrant cultural centre that has a restaurant where you can enjoy a culinary experience until late in the evening. This cathedral of colour and light is not only home to the exhibition rooms where Tom Schulten’s works are permanently on display, it also has a separate, themed space where a variety of national and international guest artists can set up a temporary exhibition of their works.

The Kuiperberg is a 71 meter high hill in the Twente municipality of Dinkelland in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The top of the Kuiperberg is just west of Ootmarsum. The Kuiperberg is part of the moraine stretching from Ootmarsum to Uelsen in Germany.

The Springendal is an erosion valley in the moraine of Ootmarsum (from the Saalian ). It is located north of Ootmarsum and east of Vasse and covers approximately 355 hectares . The area is known for its springs , streams , hills and burial mounds . On the border with Germany is an open area of ​​heathland, the "Horse Slenkte".

The Mosbeek is a stream in Overijssel . The stream originates in the Springendal on the west flank of the Ootmarsum moraine and is fed by a large number of sources. The source area of ​​the Mosbeek contains a stream raised bog vegetation that is unique for the Netherlands and is known for the occurrence of the fat leaf. The stream flows into the Geesterense Molenbeek .

Singraven is a country estatebeautifully situated along the Dinkel close to the village of Denekamp. It offers a varied landscape with forests, lanes, fields, meadows, marshes, and the ever-present Dinkel. Tehre are also many special monumental buildings, including the stately House Singraven, behind the Coach House and the ancient water mill with three wheels.

Museum Natura Docet is a natural history museum in Denekamp , ​​Twente . The museum was founded in 1911 by teacher JB Bernink. It was the first natural history museum in the Netherlands that was open to the public. Various items such as minerals , fossils and stuffed animals can be seen in the museum . The museum has a museum garden that has been laid out as a landscape garden with plants that occur in Twente .