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The Drents Museum is an art and history museum in Assen, Drenthe, in the Netherlands. The museum was opened in 1854. It has a collection of prehistorical artifacts, applied art, and visual art. The museum also has temporary exhibitions. In 2013, it had 227,000 visitors.
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Drents Museum

Brink 1, 9400 AC Assen, Netherlands
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The Drents Museum is an art and history museum in Assen, Drenthe, in the Netherlands. The museum was opened in 1854. It has a collection of prehistorical artifacts, applied art, and visual art. The museum also has temporary exhibitions. In 2013, it had 227,000 visitors.

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attractions: Drenthe Archive, Podium Zuidhaege, Gallery 22 Kunst & Koffie, Flash Casino Assen, Bommel en Tom Poes Museum, De Nieuwe Kolk, Spellenwereld Assen, De Schulp - Het huis van de buurt, restaurants: Restaurant & Grandcafé Liff, Lekker Thais, Bodega y Tapas Assen, Indiaas Restaurant New Delhi Assen, Restaurant Apricot, City Hotel de Jonge, Bar Brasserie Pingo, Annie's Restaurant, Brownies&downieS Assen, Café de Koppelpaarden🍺, local businesses: Mannes
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Anna LogvinovaAnna Logvinova
We have visited amazing exhibition 1. POMPEI and Herculaneum 2. Drentse veenlijken 3. Poppenhuis Everything is amazing starting with the museum building. Almost a thousand years ago, Cistercian nuns laid the first stone of the Drents Museum. In 1259 they received permission from the bishop of Utrecht to build a new monastery on the site where the museum now stands The Statenzaal is without doubt the most beautiful room in the Drents Museum. The hall is lavishly decorated. Visitors to the Drents Museum nowadays enter through a coach house from the end of the 18th century Architect Erick van Egeraat deliberately chose the color white for the new building of the Drents Museum. White is neutral, so that the colorful collection of the museum comes into its own. White also provides an exciting contrast to the historic buildings of the museum The floating stairs in the new building of the Drents Museum weigh 16,000 kilos each and are only attached to the upper and lower floors. The stairs were first tested in the factory in Dokkum My favorite exhibition is Poppenhuis In the 18th century, it was a hobby for rich women to make dollhouses. A doll's house in those days was not a child's toy, but a serious matter a visitor can listen to a lecture by Barbara van Lier's daughter and gossip and slander in the girls' room or smell freshly baked bread in the kitchen. This is how the public imagines itself in Drenthe and Assen in the 18th century
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Ararat MnatsakanyanArarat Mnatsakanyan
Beautiful exhibition about Armenian history. Even though there was no queue but the museum was pretty full and I would recommend getting tickets in advance.
Dajo HeinDajo Hein
We recently had a wonderful first-time visit to the Drents Museum! We were particularly impressed by the Labyrinthia experience, which offered a unique and interactive way to learn about the history of the region of Drenthe. A highlight for us was the interactive tree canoe on the second floor, which provided a powerful glimpse into the lives of hunter-gatherers. While the museum is clearly designed with families in mind, I felt the "Witte Maegie" video guide in the Labyrinthia exhibit was best suited for younger children (around 7-10). Her presentation style and the content were a bit too simplistic for teenagers. In addition to Labyrinthia, we also explored the Dacia exposition. The Dacia exposition was interesting especially because of the modern and fascinating lighting, with its many golden and silver ancient artifacts from Romania. The interactive treasure hunt for kids was also fun and our kids really enjoyed it. Overall, the Drents Museum is a well-organized and engaging museum with something to offer visitors of all ages. We highly recommend it to anyone interested in history and archaeology. We also enjoyed some lunch and drinks in the Bistro of the museum. Service was quick and we really enjoyed some of the typical traditional local food.
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We have visited amazing exhibition 1. POMPEI and Herculaneum 2. Drentse veenlijken 3. Poppenhuis Everything is amazing starting with the museum building. Almost a thousand years ago, Cistercian nuns laid the first stone of the Drents Museum. In 1259 they received permission from the bishop of Utrecht to build a new monastery on the site where the museum now stands The Statenzaal is without doubt the most beautiful room in the Drents Museum. The hall is lavishly decorated. Visitors to the Drents Museum nowadays enter through a coach house from the end of the 18th century Architect Erick van Egeraat deliberately chose the color white for the new building of the Drents Museum. White is neutral, so that the colorful collection of the museum comes into its own. White also provides an exciting contrast to the historic buildings of the museum The floating stairs in the new building of the Drents Museum weigh 16,000 kilos each and are only attached to the upper and lower floors. The stairs were first tested in the factory in Dokkum My favorite exhibition is Poppenhuis In the 18th century, it was a hobby for rich women to make dollhouses. A doll's house in those days was not a child's toy, but a serious matter a visitor can listen to a lecture by Barbara van Lier's daughter and gossip and slander in the girls' room or smell freshly baked bread in the kitchen. This is how the public imagines itself in Drenthe and Assen in the 18th century
Anna Logvinova

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Beautiful exhibition about Armenian history. Even though there was no queue but the museum was pretty full and I would recommend getting tickets in advance.
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We recently had a wonderful first-time visit to the Drents Museum! We were particularly impressed by the Labyrinthia experience, which offered a unique and interactive way to learn about the history of the region of Drenthe. A highlight for us was the interactive tree canoe on the second floor, which provided a powerful glimpse into the lives of hunter-gatherers. While the museum is clearly designed with families in mind, I felt the "Witte Maegie" video guide in the Labyrinthia exhibit was best suited for younger children (around 7-10). Her presentation style and the content were a bit too simplistic for teenagers. In addition to Labyrinthia, we also explored the Dacia exposition. The Dacia exposition was interesting especially because of the modern and fascinating lighting, with its many golden and silver ancient artifacts from Romania. The interactive treasure hunt for kids was also fun and our kids really enjoyed it. Overall, the Drents Museum is a well-organized and engaging museum with something to offer visitors of all ages. We highly recommend it to anyone interested in history and archaeology. We also enjoyed some lunch and drinks in the Bistro of the museum. Service was quick and we really enjoyed some of the typical traditional local food.
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We have visited amazing exhibition 1. POMPEI and Herculaneum 2. Drentse veenlijken 3. Poppenhuis Everything is amazing starting with the museum building.

Almost a thousand years ago, Cistercian nuns laid the first stone of the Drents Museum. In 1259 they received permission from the bishop of Utrecht to build a new monastery on the site where the museum now stands

The Statenzaal is without doubt the most beautiful room in the Drents Museum. The hall is lavishly decorated.

Visitors to the Drents Museum nowadays enter through a coach house from the end of the 18th century

Architect Erick van Egeraat deliberately chose the color white for the new building of the Drents Museum. White is neutral, so that the colorful collection of the museum comes into its own. White also provides an exciting contrast to the historic buildings of the museum

The floating stairs in the new building of the Drents Museum weigh 16,000 kilos each and are only attached to the upper and lower floors. The stairs were first tested in the factory in Dokkum

My favorite exhibition is Poppenhuis

In the 18th century, it was a hobby for rich women to make dollhouses. A doll's house in those days was not a child's toy, but a serious matter

a visitor can listen to a lecture by Barbara van Lier's daughter and gossip and slander in the girls' room or smell freshly baked bread in the kitchen. This is how the public imagines itself in Drenthe and Assen in the...

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We recently had a wonderful first-time visit to the Drents Museum!

We were particularly impressed by the Labyrinthia experience, which offered a unique and interactive way to learn about the history of the region of Drenthe. A highlight for us was the interactive tree canoe on the second floor, which provided a powerful glimpse into the lives of hunter-gatherers. While the museum is clearly designed with families in mind, I felt the "Witte Maegie" video guide in the Labyrinthia exhibit was best suited for younger children (around 7-10). Her presentation style and the content were a bit too simplistic for teenagers.

In addition to Labyrinthia, we also explored the Dacia exposition. The Dacia exposition was interesting especially because of the modern and fascinating lighting, with its many golden and silver ancient artifacts from Romania. The interactive treasure hunt for kids was also fun and our kids really enjoyed it.

Overall, the Drents Museum is a well-organized and engaging museum with something to offer visitors of all ages. We highly recommend it to anyone interested in history and archaeology. We also enjoyed some lunch and drinks in the Bistro of the museum. Service was quick and we really enjoyed some of the typical...

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22w

Het motto is het oude met het nieuwe verbinden. Dat is gelukt! Je kunt dat goed zien in restaurant Pingo waar een modern geschilderde meer dan levensgrote olifant naast oude wandtegeltjes van vroeger wordt afgebeeld en de oude klooster muren contrasteren met de moderne inrichting van de eetzaal.

Als je door het museum gaat is het aan te raden om een plattegrondje mee te nemen. Ze staan tegenover de winkel in de eerste kelder bij de garderobe. Je moet over drie verdiepingen en twee keer door de kelder om alles te zien.

Bij de 10.000 jaar en oudste kano van Pesse staat een moderne kano beleving waar je op jacht gaat met de eerste tocht van de kano. Daarnaast een zaal met kunst van nu waar je door aanraking meegenomen wordt in de beleving van het heden.

En zo gaat het steeds door, oud gecombineerd met modern. Spreekt mij erg aan.

Het meisje van Yde “vertelt” via audio haar verhaal en spiegelt terug naar ons nu. Om er te komen moet je door een zaal met moderne kunst, waar ik niet veel aan vond, maar die wel verbinding heeft met het thema.

Er is een grote zaal gewijd aan offers die de mensen vroeger brachten tot in de middeleeuwen toe. De vraag wordt gesteld waar je houvast vandaan komt als je in onzekere tijden leeft, van je verstand, kracht of het bovennatuurlijke. Het valt me op dat hiervoor tegenwoordig (veel) meer aandacht voor is. Niet alleen in dit museum maar ook in andere musea. De vraag is relevant.

Daarmee is de vraag waarom een museum dat op de locatie van een vroeger klooster staat geen aandacht besteedt aan het christelijke geloof. Als de vraag is of we ons vertrouwen stellen in het bovennatuurlijke, dan is het geloof in Jezus Christus als Verlosser en Zoon van God zoals dat gedurende de afgelopen 1.000 jaar een rol speelde in Drenthe zeker een lijn die verleden met het heden verbindt. En dat is toch het overal thema van het Drents Museum. Ik zou zeggen, een mooie kans om dit een mooie plaats in het...

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