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Utrecht · History

Kamp Amersfoort, underground and in the landscape

The memorial centre combines an underground museum with the historical camp site, a reconstructed courtyard and traces across the outdoor grounds.

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A permanent exhibition underground

Objects, documents and an audio guide tell the story of around 47,000 prisoners. Follow one person through several sources, and do not let the numbers crowd out individual experiences.

A guilty landscape

Outside, the place, the route and the sightlines are themselves part of the history. Take time for the transitions between reconstructed elements, preserved traces and present-day monuments.

A temporary story about the postwar purge

The exhibition Geen Plaats voor Verraders (No Place for Traitors) covers the postwar purge and Kamp Laan 1914. Read it as a separate, follow-on subject alongside the history of the concentration camp.

Before you go

Closed on Monday and on several commemoration and public holidays; public guided tours at weekends are included, but check the current day information.

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 0768 — Nationaal Monument Kamp Amersfoort

    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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