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Veenkoloniaal Museum: follow a product through the region

The Veenkoloniaal Museum in Veendam describes a wide-ranging presentation on the Groningen Veenkoloniën (peat colonies). Peat, shipping and agricultural industry offer different routes through the subject.

Plan your visit ↗

Start with a material

The permanent collection lists peat extraction, strawboard and potato starch. Choose one subject you would like to follow further. Which steps are explained, which objects go with them and which questions remain open after you have looked?

Transport as a second thread

Seafaring from the peat colonies, the canal and a lock quay are also among the themes listed. Look for the ways in which the presentation links transport with other subjects. That way you can put together your own route without covering every part in equal depth.

From big theme to detail

A regional museum can cover many subjects at once. Keep things manageable by lingering a little longer over a single object or image. Which explanation makes clear why this has its place in this museum in particular? That is often a more fruitful question than simply looking at age.

Before you go

The entrance is in Cultuurcentrum vanBeresteyn. There is a lift and there are adapted toilets; visits with a mobility scooter are by arrangement.

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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