Verzetsmuseum
Museum in Plantage, Amsterdam, the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Resistance Museum (Dutch: Verzetsmuseum) is a museum located in the Plantage neighbourhood in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1] The Dutch Resistance Museum, chosen[by whom?] as the best historical museum of the Netherlands,[2] aims to tell the story of the Dutch people in World War II. From 14 May 1940 to 5 May 1945, the Netherlands were occupied by Nazi Germany.
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Established | 1999 |
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Location | Plantage Kerklaan 61 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 52.3679°N 4.9128°E / 52.3679; 4.9128 |
Website | www |
Permanent exhibits of the museum recreate the atmosphere of the streets of Amsterdam during the German occupation of World War II. Big photographs, old posters, objects, films and sounds from that time, help to recreate the scene. The background of the Holocaust is also visualized to the visitor. This is an exhibition about everyday life during that time, setting them within the larger historical events, to show the varieties of resistance of the Dutch population to the Nazi occupation, including their Dutch collaborators.