Herzogenbusch concentration camp Museum

Address: Kamp Vught 1, 5261 RA Vught, Netherlands

Website: https://www.kampvught.nl/en/

Hours: Visitor centre and exhibitions: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, closed Mondays (check official site for variations)

Admission: Free entry to memorial grounds; guided tours and exhibitions at Nationaal Monument Kamp Vught have separate fees (approx. €5-10)

Herzogenbusch concentration camp, commonly known as Kamp Vught, was a Nazi concentration and transit camp in the occupied Netherlands during World War II. The site now functions as a memorial and museum documenting the camp’s history and victims.

Exhibitions explain the camp’s operation, prisoner life and deportations, and preserved camp buildings and foundations provide a tangible sense of the layout. Interpretive trails, a museum, and a national memorial area are used for education and commemoration.

Operated by the SS during the German occupation, the camp served as a detention, transit and forced-labour facility for political prisoners, Jews and resistance members; many detainees were later deported to other camps. After the war the site evolved into a place of documentation, research and public remembrance.

The former camp lies near the town of Vught in the province of North Brabant, south of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) in the Netherlands.

• Remembrance and conduct: The site is maintained as a place of remembrance and education; visitors should observe signage and any restrictions out of respect for victims and survivors.

What to See#

• Museum and visitor centre: A museum and visitor centre that presents the camp’s history through exhibitions, personal testimonies and documentary material.
• Camp grounds and preserved structures: Preserved sections of the camp compound, including at least one watchtower and remaining barrack foundations, arranged along interpretive paths.
• Memorial area: A national memorial area where names and commemorations are displayed and where remembrance events are held.

Kamp Vught is near ‘s-Hertogenbosch/Bosch. From ‘s-Hertogenbosch central station take bus 301/301 towards Vught and walk or taxi from the stop; driving from ‘s-Hertogenbosch takes about 15 minutes via the N65.

• Allow time for the permanent exhibition and the grounds; the site is designed to be reflective rather than rushed.
• Check the memorial's calendar for survivor talks or educational programs which often require booking.
• Be mindful of photography rules in the remembrance spaces and follow onsite guidance out of respect.