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The museum offers around five temporary exhibitions each year on various historical and contemporary themes. What did you miss?
New acquisition: Stamp collection of the PBC
The Resistance Museum received the entire collection of PBC, the largest forgery group of the war period, the Persoonsbewijzencentrale (identity card centre - PBC) from Gerrit Jan Wolffensperger, the son of Gerrit Jan van der Veen. The stamps are on show, together with images on the wall showing the demolished municipal register after the attack by members of the Dutch Resistance. The wall of the former register, now Studio Plantage across the street, incorporates a commemorative plaque with the names of the 12 men who were executed by firing squad as a result of the attack. Read more.
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During WWII, the Japanese built a railway near the Burmese-Thai border, as well as one on the island of Sumatra. To this end, they used both Allied prisoners of war and local Asians. The latter were the so-called romushas, civilians pressed into service. The living and working conditions of these forced laborers werd abominable. Over 60,000 Allied prisoners of war worked on the 414 kilometers-long Burma railroad. Many did not survive this ordeal.photographer Jan Banning went in search of the aftermath of the war bij exploring the consequences of these experiences of individual survivors. His project Traces of War consists of photographic portraits with an accompanying interview of twenty four survivors, men who worked as forced laborers on these railroads. read more.
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Under Nazi rule, homosexuals, men and women alike, were excluded and persecuted. Personal testimonies show how individuals came under pressure in a treacherous environment. read more.
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During the war, a Rembrandt film, opera and stamps were made in the Netherlands and even a Rembrandt day was introduced. This exhibition conveys how the most famous Dutch painter of all times was implemented in political propaganda. read more.
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The exhibition tells the forgotten story of the war in the West.
The story of bauxite and oil, but also of the German submarine attacks and the care for Jewish refugees. read more
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Bye dad tells the stories of the children and their rescuers. Quotes, photographs, documents, personal objects and film images paint a powerful picture of their experiences. What was it like in the day care centre; how were the children smuggled out and by whom? read more.
