Watersnoodmuseum

Watersnoodmuseum
Established2 April 2001
LocationOuwerkerk, Netherlands
Coordinates51°37′03″N 3°58′58″E / 51.617441°N 3.982878°E / 51.617441; 3.982878
TypeHistory
DirectorSiemco Louwerse
Websitehttp://www.watersnoodmuseum.nl/

The Watersnoodmuseum or Flood Museum is the Dutch national knowledge and remembrance centre for the flood of 1 February 1953. The museum was officially opened on 2 April 2001. It also educates visitors about water safety and the collects global knowledge about flooding.

The museum is located on the dike south of the village of Ouwerkerk. It is housed in the four caissons used to close the last gap in the dike following the flood.