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North Holland · History

Verzetsmuseum chooses 130 personal perspectives

The museum covers daily life, persecution, collaboration and resistance in the Netherlands and its former colonies through more than 130 individual stories.

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Choices under occupation

Follow one person through documents, a photo and an object, and note what that person knew at the moment of acting. Avoid presenting every decision as simple with hindsight.

The colonies are part of the story

Displays on war and independence outside Europe broaden the national frame. Compare timelines and power relations without treating these territories as an appendix.

Junior with its own way of telling

Verzetsmuseum Junior makes history accessible to children with characters and rooms. Afterwards, adults accompanying them can discuss which parts are documented and which have been reconstructed for teaching purposes.

Before you go

Daily 10.00–17.00; closed on New Year’s Day, King’s Day and Christmas Day. Audio tour included.

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 0956 — Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam

    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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