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About Openluchtmuseum it Damshus

A beautiful open air museum in Nij Beets , Friesland.The museum aims to show the visitor what the activities were during the peat extraction and, in particular, the conditions in which the peat diggers lived and worked during that period, 1863-1920. Various buildings have been (re)built on the two-hectare museum site and the Tjasker Nij Beets is also located on this site.
Address : Domela Nieuwenhuisweg 59B, 9245 VC Nij Beets, Netherlands

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De DeelenDe Deelen is a vast complex of peat bogs in the lower middle of the Dutch province of Friesland , in the municipalities of Heerenveen and De Friese Meren. The Deelen consists of reed beds , draft holes with a relatively large amount of open water, thickets and grasslands. The lower middle of Friesland largely consisted of low peat swamps, which stretched south to the swamps of Northwest Overijssel.
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De Alde Feanen National ParkDe Alde Feanen National Park is a national park in the Netherlands province of Friesland. The Alde Feanen contains morasses, lakes, forests, peat and meadows. In the area at least 450 plant species and 100 bird species can be found. A very prominent bird is the white stork. Tall wooden poles have been installed so that the storks can build nests. Another attraction is provided by Shetland ponies. Some of the paddocks can be entered so that ponies can be petted by visitors.
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Museum Dr8888Museum Drachten, is a museum for modern and contemporary art located in the center of Drachten , on Museumplein. Its collection include Dada , De Stijl , Constructivism and Expressionism . They largely represent the period 1885-1965 with an extension to contemporary art. The core collection includes works of art by Theo van Doesburg , Kurt Schwitters , Thijs Rinsema , HN Werkman , Ids Wiersma, Sierd Geertsma, Pier Pander and so more.
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De LeijenDe Leijen is a lake in the province of Friesland, located between Oostermeer and Opeinde. It was created by peat excavation and is therefore shallow in many places. The lake is largely owned by Staatsbosbeheer . Previously, the Leijen was known as a nature reserve in which, among other things, there were many special bird colonies. On the east side of the lake is a beach with catering facilities and camping.
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Museum BelvédèreThe Museum Belvédère is a museum for modern and contemporary art in Heerenveen , province of Friesland. The collection mainly consists of works by Frisian artists and kindred spirits that are rarely shown in other public collections. These are artists such as Jan Mankes , Thijs Rinsema , Tames Oud , Gerrit Benner , Boele Bregman , Willem van Althuis and Sjoerd de Vries . The styles realism , impressionism , expressionism , constructivism and new figuration are represented in the museum.
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Museum HeerenveenMuseum Heerenveen ,is a cultural history museum in the center of Heerenveen . The museum tells the history of the area through archaeological finds, historical objects and a collection of works by significant artists of the area such as Jan Mankes .

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Friesland
Friesland is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. Friesland is a unique region of the country as its locals speak their own language known as Frisian. The province is primarily an agricultural region and is the birthplace of the Frisian Cattle and black Frisian horse. Aside from agriculture, tourism plays a major role in the province’s economy.

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