Airborne Museum at the Bridge — Attraction in Arnhem

Excellent, knowledgeable and friendly volunteers operate this museum dedicated to the The Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. Entry is free. The view of the John Frost Bridge from the museum makes one realise what a large and imposing structure it is. The museum itself has a good five minute long audio visual display which explains the background and context to the battle. Interestingly their are also stories about a British Airborne soldier, a German soldier and a Dutchman. Quite rightly, the suffering of the Dutch civilians both during and after the battle is highlighted. The museum also provides information on the subsequent liberation of Arnhem in 1945 by combined British and Canadian forces. I also recommend visiting the Airborne Museum Hartenstein, Oosterbeek which only a few kilometres away. If you have any interest in history, I highly recommend visiting both...

We only had a short window to complete the visit and so we certainly did not see everything - this museum is well worth at least a 1h+ visit. There is an explanatory film in 3 languages (Dutch, German, English) as well as civilian and soldier accounts. For what is a little museum in terms of floor plan, there is a lot of history covered there. The staff are incredibly helpful, are on hand for any questions and are happy to share their knowledge on the battle and the history of the area. Staff are fluent in numerous languages, including Dutch, English and German. Enzo and his colleagues are passionate about the history and its preservation and were also incredibly welcoming. A very memorable little visit.

The visit is free, though donations are...

Philosophise with the ladies keeping the memorial center at the river embankment on how different Europe might have looked had Germany not won the battle for the Arnhem Rhine Bridge and had it gone the other way.

Explore on site what happened here late September 1944 when Montgomery’s troops were marching rapidly north through Holland, taking one after another vital river crossings on their way towards the hearth of the Third Reich, and then found this a bridge too far : now called the John Frost Bridge after the commander of the Battalion that held it for a night but then lost to see Hitler’s Germany win its last battle of...