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Drents Museum
Visiting Address:
Drents Museum
Brink 1
9401 HS Assen
T (0592) 377 773
info@drentsmuseum.nl
Website Drents museum
How to get there:
The Drents Museum is within easy reach of the Intercity and bus station Assen (a five-minute walk). There are plenty of parking spaces (for a charge) in the immediate surroundings.
Children under the age of 18: Free admission
Friends of The Drents Museum: Free admission
Adults: € 12,00
Accessibility
The greater part of the museum is accessible to wheelchairs. It is possible to use one of the museum’s wheelchairs during your visit. Although it is not necessary to make a reservation, it is advisable to call beforehand: (0592) 377 773. Or send an E-mail to boekingen@drentsmuseum.nl
Rules and regulations
- It is not allowed to make photographs with flash and tripod
- Dogs are not allowed in the museum.
- Smoking is not allowed in the museum.
- Except for the Grandcafé, food and drinks are not allowed in the museum.It is not allowed to bring bags larger than A4 format and umbrellas into the exhibition spaces. Lockers are provided in the cloakroom.
Archaeology
In the archaeological department the influence of man on the landscape is shown. Man has used the landscape, but has also created it. This leads to various stories hidden in the landscape, stories about geology, archaeology, nature, daily life and religion. These stories help us understand the distant past.
You will find impressive mammoth bones, unique Neanderthal finds, objects from hunebedden (megalithic grave monuments) and burial hills, the oldest boat in the World and of course the Bog Bodies. Look at and listen to the background to the drama of Yde Girl in the Yde theatre.
The department consists of two parts: on the ground floor in the white space man is the focal point; the dark basement focuses on the treasure-trove of the landscape and the Bog Bodies.
The Archaeological department is situated in the old part of the museum, on the ground floor and the underpass.
Art and Applied Art 1885-1935
This department contains Dutch Art and Applied Art from the period 1885-1935. This period is characterized by tempestuous developments in both ‘’free’ and applied art. Simultaneously, many artists remain true to traditions which still have a lot to offer.
The department starts in the so-called Ballroom, which allows you to experience the mood of the period. The adjoining rooms show objects from the periods 1885-1915 and 1915-1935.
Prints and book gallery
In one of the rooms you will find a prints and book gallery adjacent to each other. In 2013 and 2014, three different selections from the De Groot collection will be displayed; girls’ books, boys’ books and books with cover designs in the art nouveau style.
The department of Dutch Art and Applied Art 1885-1935 is situated in the old part of the museum, on the ground floor and the first floor.
Contemporary Realism
During the last few decades, the Drents Museum was one of the few Dutch museums to collect contemporary realistic art. The museum has over 1.500 works by artists such as Henk Helmantel, Matthijs Röling, Wout Muller, Pieter Pander, Sam Drukker, Douwe Elias, Barend Blankert and Berend Groen.
On November 11, 2010, the ING Bank gave 273 works of art by 51 artists to the Drents Museum. This gift meant that the Drents Museum now has one of the most prominent collections of contemporary realistic art in the Netherlands.
The Drents Museum regularly presents temporary exhibitions in the contemporary Realism department. During these temporary expositions there is no permanent presentation on display.
The Contemporary Realism department is situated in the old part of the museum, on the first floor.
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