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Urk in Oorlogstijd: stories in display cases and online

The Stichting Urk in Oorlogstijd (the Urk-in-wartime foundation) preserves stories about the war in and around Urk. The foundation has no permanent museum space of its own; its collection can be found in presentations at other locations and in a digital museum.

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Local wartime experiences

The foundation covers subjects including the air war, aircraft crashes and the Zuiderzee Works during the occupation. Choose one subject and ask which photos, documents or objects support the story.

A display case in Museum Urk

In Museum Urk, the foundation has a display case with a changing subject. Ask Museum Urk which presentation is on show and which visiting hours apply to it.

Botter shed and digital museum

The foundation also mentions display cases in a botter shed (a shed for botters, the traditional Zuiderzee fishing boats), about the air war and people in hiding. Confirm access to that location separately. Online, you can explore the object collection via the digital museum.

Before you go

There is no permanent museum space of its own. Plan the display case visit via Museum Urk, and have other presentations confirmed directly. The old first-Tuesday schedule does not give reliable access to a stand-alone museum.

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