Volksbuurtmuseum
Come see, listen and smell
Discover what it was like to live in a working-class neighbourhood in the poverty-stricken conditions of around 1920. Step into the life of the De Jong family and judge for yourself whether it was those 'good old days'.
The volksbuurt used to be a neighbourhood where 'the common people' lived, often in small houses in poor condition. Every city had its working-class neighbourhoods. Utrecht had Wijk C, once so called because the French occupiers could not (or would not) pronounce the Dutch names. Wijk C was Utrecht's most densely populated neighbourhood 100 years ago. The neighbourhood was home to large families living in small hovels. The residents lived mainly outside. Everyone had to work very hard for a few pennies and there was a lot of poverty. But there was also a lot of togetherness and solidarity.
Although Wijk C...
Come see, listen and smell
Discover what it was like to live in a working-class neighbourhood in the poverty-stricken conditions of around 1920. Step into the life of the De Jong family and judge for yourself whether it was those 'good old days'.
The volksbuurt used to be a neighbourhood where 'the common people' lived, often in small houses in poor condition. Every city had its working-class neighbourhoods. Utrecht had Wijk C, once so called because the French occupiers could not (or would not) pronounce the Dutch names. Wijk C was Utrecht's most densely populated neighbourhood 100 years ago. The neighbourhood was home to large families living in small hovels. The residents lived mainly outside. Everyone had to work very hard for a few pennies and there was a lot of poverty. But there was also a lot of togetherness and solidarity.
Although Wijk C is now the only district in Utrecht still referred to by a letter, the district has changed a lot in the meantime. We still live close together and there are all kinds of challenges in living together now too. In the museum, residents of Utrecht talk about how they view issues that are still current in the working-class neighbourhood.
The Volksbuurt neighbourhood of 100 years ago no longer exists, but it did create the Volksbuurt Museum on this spot.
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00
Tickets and prices
Adults € 7.50
Children 6-12 years € 3.00
Children 0-5 years free
Museum card free
U-pass valid
For more information about the museum, see: volksbuurtmuseum.nl
Opening hours
- Every Monday closed
- Every Tuesday 11.00 - 17.00
- Every Wednesday 11.00 - 17.00
- Every Thursday 11.00 - 17.00
- Every Friday 11.00 - 17.00
- Every Saturday 11.00 - 17.00
- Every Sunday 11.00 - 17.00
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