The Windmill Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of the most majestic, the most powerful, and the most utterly useless of structures: the windmill.
It all started with the Industrial Revolution. Humans, in their infinite wisdom, decided that harnessing the power of wind was a grand idea.
They built the first windmills, those towering monoliths that defied gravity and logic. And, honestly, looked a bit like giant metal grasshoppers.
These early windmills were the epitome of innovation, a testament to human ingenuity and our collective desire to be lazy.
Learn more about the Early Windmill Tech Explore the Industrial EraA time of great change and great windmills.
The windmill became a staple of the landscape, a symbol of progress and a harbinger of doom for the local wildlife.
It was the era of the windmill as art, as architecture, and as a giant metal stick in the ground.
See some of the most iconic Windmill Designs Discover the latest Windmill Tech from the Era