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't Behouden Huys
t Behouden Huys or Het Behouden Huis is a museum in West-Terschelling West-Terschelling ( fry, West-Skylge) is the largest village on Terschelling in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,602 in January 2017. The skyline of the village is dominated by the Brandaris lighthouse, th ..., Netherlands. The museum is named after the shelter used by Willem Barentsz on his third Arctic expedition, when they became trapped in ice off northern Russia. The museum consists of several 17th-century buildings which were once the houses of wealthy whaling commanders. The buildings were constructed in 1688. The museum was established in 1938, and acquired these buildings in 1950. During World War II the collection had to be hidden. The building is rijksmonument 35050. References Museums in Friesland Terschelling {{Netherlands-museum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Museums In The Netherlands
This is a list of museums in the Netherlands. Drenthe Assen * Draaiorgelmuseum * Drents Museum * Stoottroepen Museum Borger-Odoorn * Hunebedcentrum Coevorden * Stedelijk Museum (Coevorden) Dwingeloo * Planetron (Dwingeloo) Eelde * Museum de Buitenplaats * International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde * Museum Vosbergen Emmen * Ergens in Nederland 1939-1945 Erica * Industrieel Smalspoor Museum Exloo * Het Bebinghehoes Frederiksoord * Museum De Koloniehof Hoogeveen * De 5000 Morgen Meppel * Drukkerijmuseum Nieuw-Buinen * Royal Goedewaagen Nieuw-Dordrecht * Museum Collectie Brands Nieuw-Roden * Kunstpaviljoen Orvelte * Orvelte Roden * Speelgoedmuseum Kinderwereld Rolde * Cuby + Blizzards Museum in Grolloo * Het Dorp van Bartje Schoonoord * Ellert en Brammert Veenhuizen * Gevangenismuseum Vledder * Miramar Zeemuseum * Museums Vledder Zuidlaren * De Wachter Molenmuseum Flevoland Almere * Museum De Paviljoens Ens *Museum Schoklan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West-Terschelling
West-Terschelling ( fry, West-Skylge) is the largest village on Terschelling in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,602 in January 2017. The skyline of the village is dominated by the Brandaris lighthouse, the village had also been named Sint Brandariusparochie, Sint-Brandariuskerke and just Brandaris in earlier centuries. History The town was partially burned on the order of Sir Robert Holmes in 1666, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, in an event referred to as "Holmes's Bonfire". A pub was named after the Oka 18, a ship that sank near Formerum. Museums and monuments West Terschelling has 110 rijksmonuments. There is a museum about the last voyage of Willem Barentsz, 't Behouden Huys t Behouden Huys or Het Behouden Huis is a museum in West-Terschelling West-Terschelling ( fry, West-Skylge) is the largest village on Terschelling in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,602 in January 2017. .... G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Barentsz
Willem Barentsz (; – 20 June 1597), anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch Republic, Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer. Barentsz went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northern Sea Route, Northeast passage. He reached as far as Novaya Zemlya and the Kara Sea in his first two voyages, but was turned back on both occasions by ice. During a third expedition, the crew discovered Spitsbergen and Bear Island (Norway), Bear Island, but subsequently became stranded on Novaya Zemlya for almost a year. Barentsz died on the return voyage in 1597. The Barents Sea, among many other places, is named after him. Life and career Willem Barentsz was born around 1550 in the village Formerum on the island Terschelling in the Seventeen Provinces, present-day Netherlands. ''Barentsz'' was not his surname but rather his Dutch_name#Patronymics, patronymic name, short for ''Barentszoon'' "Barent's son". A cartographer by trade, Barentsz sailed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rijksmonument
A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands had 61,822 listed national heritage sites, of which approximately 1,500 are listed as archaeological sites. History and criteria Until 2012, a place had to be over 50 years old to be eligible for designation. This criterion expired on 1 January 2012. The current legislation governing the monuments is the ''Monumentenwet van 1988'' ("Monument Law of 1988"). The organization responsible for caring for the monuments, which used to be called ''Monumentenzorg'', was recently renamed, and is now called Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. In June 2009, the Court of The Hague decided that individual purchasers of buildings that were listed as rijksmonuments would be exempt from paying transfer tax, effective from 1 May 2009. Previously t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museums In Friesland
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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