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Flevoland · History

Museum Urk: a fisherman’s cottage, traditional costume and a virtual wreck

The former town hall tells the history of Urk through fishing, domestic life, shop interiors, art and a digital wreck story.

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An authentic fisherman’s cottage

The cottage places clothing and household goods in a small living space. Look at sleeping, cooking and storage, and ask which furnishings are original or reconstructed.

Papercutting and art

Work by Ernst Leyden and Jantje de Knipper gives individual makers a place. Compare the material, subject and connection with Urk before classifying it as folk art.

Diving with VR

The experience takes you to a Zuiderzee wreck. Use the virtual reconstruction to understand its position and scale, and distinguish evidence found on site from digitally added imagery.

Before you go

The institution now also uses the name Museum Urk. Secondary sources give different seasonal hours; the venue’s own visitor page has been followed.

Sources

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Research card 0464 — Museum Het Oude Raadhuis

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified reference from a supplied research card; content, authority and currency still to be checked independently.

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