Eext in 1754 and a period room
A model shows Eext in 1754 as painter Van Drielst (1745–1818) found the village. Parts of the hedge that enclosed it still survive. Elsewhere, an early-20th-century sitting room has been reconstructed with an authentic ceiling and a wall of cupboards containing a box bed.
Lost trades and finds from the Hunze
The exhibition documents village businesses that have disappeared: a wheelwright’s workshop, bakery, smithy and barber. Display cases hold archaeological finds from the banks of the Hunze near Eext.
Archive, walk and cycle route
The museum keeps an extensive archive and a large collection of photographs and videos. Volunteers researched field names and 18th-century decorative wall painters. Route descriptions for the ‘Eext Then and Now’ cycle ride (25 km) and walk (3 km) can be bought at the museum for a small fee.
Run by the villagers
Eext residents manage the museum as volunteers. Each year there is a temporary exhibition, for example work by a local artist; on 26 December it featured ceramics by Hennie Schuiling. Year 5 and 6 pupils from Aa en Hunze take part in the educational project ‘Op stap met Geessie en Geert’.