ANNO Stadsmuseum Zwolle — Attraction in Zwolle

Very disappointed with the new version of the Zwolle city museum. Very few original objects. A film, information panels with illustrations and lots of touchscreens : I can watch and read them at home, or anywhere online. Actually, the Wikipedia page about Zwolle is much more informative…. Many fancy gadgets that will be broken soon, and too little content. There is only one touchscreen per room, so if there’s anybody else in the room, you have to wait. There is no description written next to the (copies of) objects, only via the touchscreens. The dates are often not specified. There is not a single map of the city. The museum is focused on a few persons who are supposed to tell about an important topic in the history of Zwolle. Unfortunately, these people are unknown to non-Dutch, and to many Dutchmen outside Zwolle too. I couldn’t find any through-line. The Drostenhuis has been beautifully restored in baroque style, but you can only visit the ground floor. The Hanse exhibition is just an introduction. The touchscreen is supposed to be multilingual, but the English, German and Zwollse dialect texts are all missing. The explanations in Dutch do not explain well what sense the objects make. How come the coats of arms of Zwolle, Hasselt and Kampen are present on the same object, while they were rival cities ? No answer… The booklet about the Hanse time is strange. It ignores the catholic monasteries, city walls and gates, and event the pest hospital, though they are significant artifacts from Zwolle’s Hanse past, much more than the demolished buildings listed in this booklet. Museumkaart...

I would say that the whole experience in the museum would have been better with an explanation and some added sound attributes (which were there but not available. As for the garden it was nice but somewhat unused.

By the way in restaurant part, some woke people have taken over asking if I wanted oat 'milk' in my latte macchiato which is impossible as there isn't such a thing it's made up. So they asked what I wanted instead (yes you heard it right! "Instead") I said well 'normal' milk! They replied oh so you mean Cow milk, well at least that's still named normal... I know you have sheep and goat milk and others perhaps but yes worldwide...

Very different from the old museum (burnt down), but probably more appealing for younger people. The original furniture got lost in the fire, but the environment was restored well. Digital guides available (walking around with a tablet and scanning the QR-codes in the room). Easy way to learn about the history of Zwolle - and...