Art, culture and museums in Sneek

Memorial De Hoanne

In 1946 the municipality of Wymbritseradiel appointed a committee to realize a war memorial to commemorate the fallen of the Second World War and to keep the liberation alive.

Hermeskerk Uitwellingerga

De Hermeskerk staat vlak aan het doorgaande vaarwater, genaamd It Ges, met daaromheen enkele huizen en boerderijen. Het is een rijksmonument en sinds 1983 eigendom van Stichting Alde Fryske Tsjerken.

Zuiderkerk

Old Burger Weeshuis

Aan de Kleine Kerkstraat in Sneek staat het administratiekantoor van het Old Burger Weeshuis: een prachtig monument uit 1904.

Sint Martinuskerk

Martini church

On a raised mound in the centre of Sneek, we find the Great (Martini) church. Almost 1000 years old and with an eventful history of collapse, austerity and redevelopment. Could it be because the Frisian freedom fighter 'Grutte Pier' is buried here?

Kerk en Klokkenstoel Goïngarijp

De kerk met losstaande klokkenstoel van Goïngarijp is ook weer een pareltje in het Friese landschap. De gebrandschilderde ramen uit 1770 zijn een mooie bezienswaardigheid voor toeristen.

City Hall of Sneek

The City Hall of Sneek was built around 1478. The building was actually constructed on the foundations of two Frisians strongholds: a Medieval, defensible, residential tower. The City Hall was subsequently extended and altered many times.

Liberation Monument (Canadian) Perth regiment

In contrast to the British and American troops,the Canadians remained in the Netherlands for a long time–the latter did not repatriate until February 1946.The Canadian Perth regiment was supposed to be stationed in Sneek until the end of the summer of '45

Jewish Memorial Sneek

The German invasion in May 1940 heralded the start of the persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands and the municipality of Sneek. On October 1, 1941, 68 Jews were registered in the municipality and surroundings.

Gallery Aukje de Haan

In her gallery, artist Aukje de Haan exhibits her work, which is characterized by her passion for sailing and water. With powerful, smooth strokes she paints skûtsjes and other sailing boats.

Galerie Peter Bax

Atelier Kloeke Klodders

Weduwe Joustra

Tsjerke Church in Terherne

This single-nave church was built in 1874. It has a half-embedded tower that consists of three sections and a constricted spire. Today the former church serves as a venue for special events such as weddings and concerts.

Geeuwpoldermolen Oppenhuizen

Statue ‘Lapkepoep and Frisian farmer's wife’

This statue known as ‘Lapkepoep and Frisian farmer's wife’ on the Wijde Burgstraat is a gift from C&A. German textile traders Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer (the founders of C&A) opened their very first store in Sneek in 1841.

Water Gate Sneek

The Waterpoort in Sneek is a water gate, a gate in a defensive wall that connects a city to a waterway. In the 15th and 16th century, a defensive wall had been built around Sneek.

Gerbrandy Memorial Sneek

This monument in Sneek commemorates Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy. This Frisian Reformed farmer's son was Prime Minister of the Netherlands during the Second World War.

Sint-Nicolaaskerk Dearsum

Op een terp, midden in het compacte dorpsweefsel, staat de Nicolaaskerk, opgetrokken van gemêleerd rode baksteen.De koorsluiting van de kerk is halfro...

Galerie Offingawier

Galerie Offingawier is de thuisbasis van de Friese kunstschilder Gert-Jan Veenstra. Hier exposeert hij twee keer per jaar landschappen, stadsgezichten en maritiem werk.

Krista's tassen galerie

Midden op het Friese platteland vind je tussen Sneek en Joure Krista’s tassen galerie. Een presentatie van leren tassen met een goed doordacht lijnenspel.

The Waag building is on fire

On Saturday 14 April 1945, the Germans slowly withdraw from Sneek. To prevent the German ammunition stocks from falling into the hands of the Allies, the Germans decided to set fire to the monumental Waaggebouw on the corner of Marktstraat and Leeuwenburg