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Museum Sloten: town history by the light of the magic lantern

In Sloten’s former town hall, local government, town stories and optical entertainment come together. The attic with magic lanterns gives children and adults a playful way into the history of images.

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A visitor holding a tablet looks at a display case of old magic lanterns and painted glass slides.
Magic lanterns on display.Photo: Margriet Agricola / Museum Sloten · provided by the museum

The town hall as a museum

The building on the Heerenwal was a town hall and still shapes the route. Look for places where government becomes visible in the layout or decoration, and distinguish these from later museum additions.

A boy operates a replica magic lantern on a table with marker pens.
Trying out a magic lantern yourself.Photo: Margriet Agricola / Museum Sloten · provided by the museum

Magic lanterns in the attic

The collection of magic lanterns shows how images could be projected before film screenings. Children can work with them. Look at the light source, glass slide and lens as three essential links for a single image.

Two boys look at a painted portrait in a gilded frame that appears to speak on a screen.
A talking portrait.Photo: Margriet Agricola / Museum Sloten · provided by the museum

Town and temporary stories

The permanent town history is complemented by temporary exhibitions and a VVV (tourist office) function. Check the subject in advance and then use the display as a starting point for a walk through Sloten.

A glass display case in front of a red wall with an old map of Friesland and texts on Frisian history.
The room on Frisian identity.Photo: Margriet Agricola / Museum Sloten · provided by the museum
Between blue curtains you look onto a staircase with a red runner.
The museum entrance.Photo: Margriet Agricola / Museum Sloten · provided by the museum

Before you go

Hours differ in April and October, and there is an extra Monday opening in July and August. Public holidays and private hire also cause changes.

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.

  1. Museum Sloten (museumsloten.nl)

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