't Behouden Huys

't Behouden Huys or Het Behouden Huis is a museum in West-Terschelling, Netherlands.

‘t Behouden Huys museum. The house on the left retains its original layout.[1]

The museum is named after the shelter used by Willem Barentsz on his third Arctic expedition, when they became trapped in ice off northern Russia.[2]

The museum consists of several 17th-century buildings which were once the houses of wealthy whaling commanders.[1] The buildings were constructed in 1688.[1] The museum was established in 1938, and acquired these buildings in 1950.[1] During World War II the collection had to be hidden.[1]

The building is rijksmonument 35050.[3]

References
  1. "Onze gebouwen | Museum 't Behouden Huys". behouden-huys.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  2. Veer, Gerrit de (1853). A True Description of Three Voyages by the North-east Towards Cathay and China: Undertaken by the Dutch in the Years 1594, 1595 and 1596. Hakluyt Society.
  3. "35050 Commandeurstraat 32 8881 BB te West-Terschelling". Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (in Dutch). 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-08.

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