About this museum
Shipwreck and beachcombing history come to life at the Schipbreuk- En Juttersmuseum Flora in De Koog, Texel. Housed in a former farmhouse along the Pontweg, the museum showcases a vast collection of flotsam, jetsam, and artifacts salvaged from centuries of maritime disasters around the island. Visitors can explore rooms filled with ship figureheads, navigation instruments, and personal items recovered from wrecks like the 17th-century 'De Gouden Buys' and the 20th-century 'SS Jan van der Heijden'. The museum also features detailed dioramas and a reconstructed beachcomber's hut, offering a tangible connection to Texel's rugged coastal life and the locals who have scavenged its shores for generations.
Pontweg, 141, 1796MA, De Koog