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Ellert en Brammert: a route through home and working life

Openluchtmuseum Ellert en Brammert in Schoonoord describes a collection of buildings and workshops centred on life in Drenthe. The route leaves room for looking, explanations and activities.

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Children play with old-fashioned toys in a paved schoolyard in front of a brick school building.
Old-fashioned games in the schoolyard.Photo: Openluchtmuseum Ellert en Brammert · provided by the museum

Different ways of living

Sod huts, a farmhouse and a poorhouse are mentioned. Look at which living spaces are represented and use the explanations to understand the differences, without mistaking a furnished interior for a complete life story.

Two women drinking coffee at a small red table in a simple wooden hut.
Coffee in the turf hut.Photo: Openluchtmuseum Ellert en Brammert · provided by the museum

Workshops as well

A printing works, a smithy and a sawmill bring crafts into the route. Demonstrations depend on the programme; ask which activities are actually taking place on the day of your visit.

A blacksmith works glowing iron on an anvil in a forge with an open fire.
In the forge.Photo: Openluchtmuseum Ellert en Brammert · provided by the museum

A legend as a separate story

Ellert and Brammert themselves also receive attention. Approach the legend as a story within what the museum offers, alongside the displays on living and working.

A clog maker shapes a clog on a wooden workbench, next to racks full of clogs.
The clog workshop.Photo: Openluchtmuseum Ellert en Brammert · provided by the museum

Before you go

The ticket office closes earlier than the grounds. Not all the small houses are wheelchair accessible; ask about the available route and wheelchairs on loan.

Sources

This information has been compiled from public sources. Not everything has been confirmed by the museum itself; please check opening hours and prices on the museum's website.

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