Valkerij en Sigarenmakerij Museum

Open today from 13:00 until 17:00

Open today from 13:00 until 17:00

Sat 13:00 - 17:00
Sun - Mon Closed
Tue - Thu 13:00 - 17:00
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Oranje Nassaustraat 8b
5554 AG Valkenswaard
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040 - 20 45 111

Front side of building Valkerij and Sigarenmakerij Museum Valkenswaard
A rich history of cigars is on display at the Falconry and Cigar-making Museum
Discover the history of cigar making

Valkenswaard is known for falconry and cigar making. The museum is where you can hear stories about these two special traditional crafts.

Falcons and cigars

The link between falconry and cigar making is the wealthy English falconer Richard Hamond. When he passed away in 1845, he left a legacy of 24,000 Dutch guilders to Jan van Best, who used it to start a cigar factory in 1865.

The Falconry Museum provides a view of falconry from the year 1650 until 1850, a period when kings and high nobility entertained with this “feather play”. The Cigar-makers Museum shows the development of cigar production in Valkenswaard from 1865 until its decline.

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