Drents Museum

Drents Museum
Drents Museum in 2005
Established28 November 1854; 171 years ago (1854-11-28)
LocationAssen, Drenthe, Netherlands
TypeArt museum; history museum
Visitors227,000 (2013)
DirectorHarry Tupan [nl]
CuratorAnnemiek Rens
Websitewww.drentsmuseum.nl

The Drents Museum (nl) is an art and history museum in Assen, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It opened in 1854. It has a collection of prehistoric artifacts and art works. In 2023, it had 179,345 visitors.

On 25 January 2025, thieves broke into the museum with explosives and stole golden artifacts, including the Helmet of Coțofenești.

References

  1. ↑ (in Dutch) "2013: Overzicht bezoekcijfers musea in Nederland Archived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine", Metro, 2013. Retrieved on 20 July 2014.
  2. ↑ (in Dutch) Organisatie Archived 17 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Drents Museum. Retrieved on 20 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Netherlands, Brink 1 9401 HS Assen The. "Annemiek Rens". CODART. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Drents Museum De Buitenplaats". museum.nl. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Our building". Drents Museum. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Jaarverslag 2023 [Annual Report 2023] (PDF) (Report) (in Dutch). Drents Museum. p. 50. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ancient gold artifacts stolen in Drents museum robbery". NL Times. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.