Visitor Info

Visiting the Geniemuseum

Visit the Geniemuseum in Vught, a small but highly specialised museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch Corps of Engineers. That history continues in the Regiment Genietroepen, the Corps of Engineers of the Royal Netherlands Army. The museum comprises the main museum building with its permanent exhibition, the Genietuin (Engineers’ Garden) with the Gedenkveld (Memorial Field), vehicles, vessels, bunkers and a variety of engineer equipment, and the PMC-NBr building, a former Cold War command bunker.

Explore how, among other things, bridge-building, water management, peacekeeping missions and explosive ordnance disposal come together in a world shaped by technology and dedication. The Geniemuseum shows how history is shaped by people who think, act, and have the courage to pave the way.

For those who would like to learn more about the Corps of Engineers, its traditions and its present-day role, the official Dutch-language website (external link) offers further information. Even without Dutch language skills, it provides an impression of the Corps of Engineers and its traditions.

Whether you’re curious, interested in military engineering, or simply looking for something unique, you are warmly welcome. Take your time, ask questions, and let yourself be surprised.
 

^{Entrance to the museum building (photo: C. Ringelberg).}

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Memoria, patrimonium, doctrina: viam Regimenti Genietrupium munimus – Memory, heritage, knowledge: we pave the way for the Regiment Genietroepen, a motto that sums up the essence of the Geniemuseum.
 

 

^{Collage of photographs of activities of the Corps of Engineers (photos: C. Ringelberg (left), R. Kelder (top right), Regiment Genietroepen (bottom)).}

Wij banen de weg – We pave the way, the motto of the Regiment Genietroepen, the Corps of Engineers of the Royal Netherlands Army.
 

 

^{Collage featuring photos of the entrance to the Genietuin (photo: T. Kusters, top left), the interior of the De Torcyzaal and the commemorative wall ‘Heroïek en Toewijding’ in the central hall (photos: T. Kusters, bottom left/bottom right), children engaging with the Soldatenpad (photo: F. Wilsens, top right), and centrally the logo of Soldaat Storm (logo: C. Timmers).}

The Soldatenpad (Soldiers’ Trail) is a playful discovery trail for children up to about eight years old, combining physical activity, tasks and age-appropriate information. Soldaat Storm is the logo and identifying character of the Soldatenpad.
 

 

^{Collage of photographs of the interior of the PMC‑NBr building with its associated museum logo (photo and logo: T. Berendsen, top right/bottom right); the emblem of the PMC‑NBr (photo: T. Berendsen, top left); and a field briefing of the Natres in the 1980s (photo: NIMH, bottom left).}

The depicted field briefing, in which Natres (National Reserve) volunteers receive instructions from their platoon commander, shows how units assigned to the PMC‑NBr were operationally directed in wartime.
 

 

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