National Military Museum

The National Military Museum, NMM, impressively displays the history of the Netherlands and its armed forces. In this interactive museum, past, present and future come to life.

Exhibitions
On the spot where the Royal Netherlands Army's Aviation Department was established in 1913, the National Military Museum now stands more than 100 years later. In the main hall, the Arsenal, all the top exhibits from Dutch military aviation history have been collected. Here you can wander among guns, tanks, planes and much more entirely at your own pace. In addition, every Saturday at 13.00 and 15.00 you can listen to the personal story of a soldier.

Apart from the Arsenal, there are six more themed areas where the story of the armed forces is told. Live it up in an F-16, pilot a tank or learn NATO language, there is plenty to do for young and old at the National Military Museum!

Soesterberg Air Base
The NMM is located at the former Soesterberg Air Base, a complex of abandoned runways, bunkers, an underground nuclear shelter, ammunition depots, and the shelters where fighter jets used to be parked. After the Cold War, the runways were used mainly for helicopters, and since 2008 the airbase has been completely out of use. Today's Park Vliegbasis Soesterberg lends itself perfectly to discovery on foot or by bicycle. It is additionally possible to take a guided tour. These start in the central hall of the NMM.