Ergens in Nederland 1939-1945

Om museet

The museum grew out of Erik Zwiggelaar’s passion for collecting. It began in the 1980s behind his grandparents’ house in Erica, where an American B-17 bomber had crashed during the war. On Sundays the family searched there for wreckage, at first with the naked eye, later with a metal detector. The first pieces of the collection, a German table knife and debris from a B-17G, are still on display in the house today.

Over the years the collection grew to about 5,000 objects, largely from flea markets. It consists of original military and civilian items made up to 1945 and concentrates on events in the northern Netherlands, but also includes pieces from theatres of war around the world. For each object the museum tells its own story, from personal memories to general wartime themes.

On 28 March 2015 the foundation opened the museum on the Weerdingerhaag in Emmen. The exhibition is divided into sections, including the Dutch mobilisation, the occupation period, the German occupiers, the Allies, the armoury, war archaeology, ammunition, and books and documents. The museum is run by volunteers and is open only on published dates or by appointment.

Højdepunkter

• Over 30 mannequins in original uniforms with helmets, gas masks and equipment
• Wreckage of a crashed American B-17 bomber from Erica
• Section on the Dutch mobilisation 1939–1940
• Armoury with rifles, binoculars and rangefinders
• Ground finds from war archaeology

Permanente udstillinger

• Mobilmachung 1939–1940 – Souvenirs, uniforms and equipment from the Dutch mobilisation period before the German invasion in May 1940.
• Waffenkammer und Kriegsarchäologie – Rifles, ammunition and ground finds, including wreckage of an American B-17 bomber that crashed in Erica.
• Besatzungszeit und Alliierte – Everyday objects and militaria of the German occupiers, the Allies and the Dutch population during the war years.

Grundlagt

2015

Ejer

Stichting Museum Ergens in Nederland 1939-1945

Ledelse

Erik Zwiggelaar

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free for veterans with a veteran’s pass, volunteers at museums in Drenthe (with a Drentse musea pass) and donors to the museum. Simple drinks and snack bars for small change.

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

Children up to 12 years have free admission when accompanied.

Transport & parkering

By car take the A37 towards Groningen and the N34 to the Emmen Centrum exit (N381); go straight ahead at the traffic lights, straight ahead at the roundabout onto the Weerdingerstraat and turn left into the Weerdingerhaag at the next traffic lights.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Reception and sales room; coffee, tea, soft drinks and snack bars are offered at small prices.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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