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Museum Veenpark is an open -air museum in Barger-Compascuum, Drenthe , Netherlands . With an area of ​​160 hectares, including the outdoor area that can only be reached by light railway , it is one of the largest open-air museums in Europe. In the entrance building, the permanent exhibition Veenomenale Hondsrug shows the history of the moor and peat extraction below the Hondsrug ridge, as well as the cultivation of buckwheat in the days of the moor pioneers.

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Harmonium Museum Nederland

Harmonium Museum Nederland

0.39km from Veenpark

The Harmonium Museum Netherlands is a museum dedicated to the harmonium , a keyboard instrument that produces tones by means of air pressure. It has the largest harmonium collection in the world with 250 harmoniums, 150 of which are on display. In addition, there are special instruments on display, due to their nature or former player, and there is a large theater where singing workshops and performances are given. A large number of instruments in the museum have been restored and can be played.

Museum Collection Brands

Museum Collection Brands

4.22km from Veenpark

A majestic and beautiful museum contains a collection of over seventy thousand objects and books that were collected by Jans Brands during his lifetime. The ‘crown jewel’ of the museum is a complete medieval register from 1382, which contains a summary of all the feudal lords and their holdings that had sworn fealty to the then bishop of Utrecht, Floris van Wevelinkhoven.

Bargerveen Nature Reserve

Bargerveen Nature Reserve

9.35km from Veenpark

Bargerveen Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Dutch province of Drenthe that has been included in the Natura 2000 ecological network. The reserve consists of stretches of peat bogs, moors and heaths with expanses of water and wetlands. The area sees a tremendous variety of fauna, especially birds and is, therefore designated a special protection area under the decree of the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

Grote Rietplas

Grote Rietplas

9.39km from Veenpark

The Grote Rietplas is a landscaped recreational lake on the south side of Emmen . It was built in the late 90s of the twentieth century after years of haggling over finances. In 1993 and 1994 the municipality of Emmen was also duped by scammer Rob Jacob for about three million euros. He was going to have hundreds of luxury bungalows built there, but before that he ran off abroad with the money from the municipality of Emmen, construction companies and the ING Bank and fled to India.

Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art

The Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art is located in the Rensenpark in Emmen . It has permanent and temporary exhibitions of contemporary Tibetan art. The museum also holds a collection of historical Tibetan artefacts that strongly relate in theme and imagery to the contemporary artworks. It hosts a collection of works featuring Tibetan and Tibet-inspired artists, but mainly composed of works created and donated by the founder of the museum, Tashi Norbu of Bhutan.

Rensenpark

Rensenpark

9.64km from Veenpark

Rensenpark is a park in the center of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe . The park consists of the site of the former zoo Emmen Zoo . This zoo closed in 2015, after which a new animal park was opened elsewhere in Emmen in early 2016. In June 2016, the old zoo was reopened as a city park by former zoo director Aleid Rensen. This park was first given the name 'People Park', but at the beginning of 2018 it was renamed 'Rensenpark', after the Rensen couple.

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Drenthe

Drenthe

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Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. The oldest remains of settlements in Holland were found in this province: the mysterious hune beds. But Drenthe also boasts varied natural landscapes: peat swamps, heathlands, and sand drifts. In short, Drenthe is well worth a visit.

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