Juttersmuseum Flora

A truly wonderful museum about the “Jutters” – the beachcombers – and their fascinating finds on and around Texel. The exhibition includes thousands of objects that have washed up on Texel’s shores, came from shipwrecks, or were recovered from stranded vessels – and much more. There’s something to discover everywhere, and it’s a great experience for children too. Several short films are shown throughout the museum, there’s a lovely café, and plenty of other things to explore. Most of all, the staff is incredibly friendly – we had such a lovely afternoon. Thank you! 🌊✨

Maritime and Beachcomber Museum Flora has a diversity of beach finds dating back more than 80 years. Impressive, amazing, exciting, captivating, sometimes funny, sometimes witnessing great human suffering and carelessness as far as our living environment is concerned. Everything is displayed with love and attention to detail. Discover the maritime past and present of beachcombers, shipwrecks and Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution, among others. In the various atmospheric indoor areas, various films are shown continuously alongside the exhibitions. There is a nice museum café (also tables outside, try the Jutterskoek!) and a souvenir shop which  sells small works of art made with beach finds among many other things. For children, there are treasure hunts, games and an extensive playground outside. In the outdoor area, shipwrecks - including a rescue capsule that may be entered - and other large wrecks and wreckage are displayed. Explanations on signs in Dutch and German. Definitely worth a visit!

Such a lovely time had by the whole family. Who would have thought that so much "stuff" is washed up on the beach? Enjoyed reading about shipwrecks and plane crashes but felt sad for the owners and passengers. The slip slop display from Africa was a link with our continent. The playground is lovely and was well used by our grandchildren. Liked the design of the new exhibition. The whole Beathcomber idea was interesting for young and old. A good place to visit when on Texel Island.

I just loved this place! It’s amazing how they organized the pieces! You will find a lot of different interesting stuffs. We had to much fun there!

This museum is all about telling the story of the beachcombers of Texel. There are loads of things to see and read for all ages. The story touches on all aspects of beachcombing including legal and environmental issues as wel as the sheer joy of finding unique treasures on the beach. I spent a couple of hours here, but felt like there were still more stories to discover in between all the junk.