Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM the forge comes to life! Experience how craftsmanship is created during this fascinating demonstration. What can you expect? Demonstrations of traditional forging Explanation of the process and techniques Possibility to have a small horseshoe made (for a small fee) Come along and discover the art of forging up close!
De Waal
Cultural and Museums
all ages and wheelchair accessible
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In the smallest village on Texel, De Waal, you will find Museum Waelstee. The museum about the cultural history of Texel. Texel History Imagine yourself in the Texel farming life of 100 years ago and experience how people lived then. In the Waelstee museum, carriages, utensils and old agricultural machinery are exhibited. You will learn all about sheep and cattle farming on Texel. There is an authentic stolp farm that you can visit and a lot of attention is also paid to the role of women on the farm. Demonstrations Are you curious about the professions from that time? Then visit one of the demonstrations that are regularly given in the museum. The forge is in operation two days a week. Here you can see how forging is done. The ladies of the Texel Heritage Museum are happy to explain various craft techniques that were so important to former farmers who mastered this work down to the last detail. Every Tuesday from 11:00 to 15:45, until +/- 15 September
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