Investigation into the provenance of museum collections in connection with the theft, confiscation and sale of objects under duress between 1933 and 1945.

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Gevangenismuseum

Oude Gracht 1 9341 AA Veenhuizen www.gevangenismuseum.nl

Investigation results

None of the objects in this museum have problematic provenance.

Result of this investigation

The museum declined to take part in the investigation explaining that its collection contains no uniquely identifiable objects.

Information from previous research (report Museum Acquisitions 1940-1948)

View reaction of Gevangenismuseum in the report Museale acquisitions 1940-1948 which was published in 1999 in response to the previous museum research.

About this museum and its collection

The museum surveys the punishments that were administered in various periods since 1600. Crime and punishment are universal phenomena, although forms of punishment have changed significantly over the centuries. The museum also tells the history of Veenhuizen.