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Het Utrechts Archief Expo: the city behind its documents

The Expo of Het Utrechts Archief on Hamburgerstraat tells the history of Utrecht. The exhibitions are housed in a former courthouse complex in the centre.

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An archive as a starting point

Archive material can show a city differently from a walk alone. In the exhibition, look at the relationship between a document, an image and the place it concerns. That combination helps make familiar names more concrete.

A changing window on Utrecht

The Expo is the public venue for exhibitions, with subjects from a long urban history. Check the current programme beforehand if you are looking for a specific period. The building itself also provides a historic setting of its own for your visit.

Telling the Expo and reading room apart

The exhibition hours are not the same as the opening hours of a reading room. Wheelchair users are directed to a different entrance and contact in advance is recommended, partly because of possible lift problems. Arrange this before you set off.

Before you go

Use the Expo information and, if you use a wheelchair, phone ahead for the current entrance and lift status.

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. Het Utrechts Archief Expo — source 1

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  2. Het Utrechts Archief Expo — source 2

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  3. Het Utrechts Archief Expo — source 3

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  4. Het Utrechts Archief Expo — source 4

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  5. Het Utrechts Archief Expo — source 5

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

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