Veenkoloniaal Museum

Veenkoloniaal Museum

Museum entrance in 2011
Location in Groningen, Netherlands
Established 15 December 1939 (1939-12-15)[1]
Location Museumplein 5[2]
Veendam, Netherlands
Coordinates 53°6′25″N 6°52′33″E / 53.10694°N 6.87583°E / 53.10694; 6.87583Coordinates: 53°6′25″N 6°52′33″E / 53.10694°N 6.87583°E / 53.10694; 6.87583
Type Regional museum
History museum
Visitors 25,000 (2016 est.)[3]
Director Hendrik Hachmer[3]
Public transit access Hertenkampstraat
Bus line 174
Website veenkoloniaalmuseum.nl

Veenkoloniaal Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈveːnkoːloːniˌaːl myˈzeːʏm]; English: Peat-colonial Museum) is a regional museum in the village of Veendam in the Netherlands. The museum shows the history of the peat district in Groningen.[2] The museum had over 25,000 visitors in 2016.[3]

Location

The Veenkoloniaal Museum is located at the Museumplein (Museum Square) in the village of Veendam in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[2]

History

The museum was founded on 15 December 1939.[1]

Since 1990, the museum is housed in a former school building in the center of Veendam.[4]

Administration

Year Visitors Year Visitors
2003 17,500[5] 2010 27,003[6]
2004 20,885[5] 2011 22,567[7]
2005 19,069[5] 2012 23,771[7]
2006 18,271[6] 2013 20,676[7]
2007 21,618[6] 2014 20,543[7]
2008 28,558[6] 2015 23,581[7]
2009 27,321[6] 2016 25,000 (est.)[3]

Hendrik Hachmer is director of the museum.[3]

In the years 2003 to 2016, the museum had between 17,500 and 28,600 visitors per year, with more than 25,000 visitors in 2016.[3][5][6][7]

The museum is a member of the regional Museumhuis Groningen (Groningen Museum House)[8] and the national Museumvereniging (Museum Association).[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Louis van Kelckhoven, "Tweede museum van Groningen bestaat vijfenzestig jaar" (in Dutch), Dagblad van het Noorden, 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam, Marketing Groningen. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Veenkoloniaal Museum in Veendam wil af van gratis toegang" (in Dutch), RTV Noord, 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Herma Hekkema, "Veenkoloniaal Museum verrassend verbouwd" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1990. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Intermuseaal Extra Februari 2008 (in Dutch), Museumhuis Groningen, 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bezoekcijfers leden Federatie van musea in de province Groningen (in Dutch), Museumhuis Groningen. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bezoekcijfers erfgoedinstellingen Groningen (in Dutch), Stichting Erfgoedpartners, 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Leden Museumhuis (in Dutch), Museumhuis Groningen. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Veenkoloniaal Museum (in Dutch), Museumvereniging. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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