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South Holland · Culture & daily life

Belasting & Douane Museum: from levies to hidden compartments

The Belasting & Douane Museum on the Parklaan makes visible subjects that often seem to consist mainly of rules and forms. Uniforms, instruments and smuggling objects offer concrete ways into taxation and customs.

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A hidden construction

With smuggling objects, the relationship between outward appearance and hidden function is interesting. Read which explanation belongs to an object and how the museum describes its use.

Money and choices

The multimedia Uitgavenplafond (Spending Ceiling) deals with how tax money is spent. It shifts the focus from collection to the question of where public funds go, within the framework of the presentation’s explanation.

Different kinds of material

Paintings and silver stand alongside functional objects. Look at how these diverse elements contribute to the subject, without regarding any one type of object as self-evidently more important.

Before you go

Check for public holiday changes and early closing times. There is a lift for wheelchair users, but according to the visitor information mobility scooters are not permitted; discuss a suitable alternative in advance.

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. Belasting & Douane Museum — source 1

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified research card reference; model output is not a source of evidence. Content, authority, currency and independence require separate checking.

  2. Belasting & Douane Museum — source 2

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified research card reference; model output is not a source of evidence. Content, authority, currency and independence require separate checking.

  3. Belasting & Douane Museum — source 3

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified research card reference; model output is not a source of evidence. Content, authority, currency and independence require separate checking.

  4. Belasting & Douane Museum — source 4

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified research card reference; model output is not a source of evidence. Content, authority, currency and independence require separate checking.

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