 Museum building in 2014 | |
  Location in Groningen in the Netherlands | |
| Established | 12 September 1987[2] |
|---|---|
| Location | Molenweg 6[1] Oudeschans, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 53°08′19″N 7°08′27″E / 53.1385°N 7.1407°E |
| Type | Local museum History museum |
| Visitors | 1,195 (2015)[3] |
| Public transit access | Voorstraat Bus line: 811[4] |
| Website | vesting-oudeschans |
Vestingmuseum Oudeschans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛstɪŋmyˌzeːjʏm ˈʌudəˌsxɑns]; English: Oudeschans Fortification Museum) is a local museum in the village of Oudeschans in the Netherlands. The museum shows the history of the 16th-century fortification of Oudeschans and has a collection of archaeological findings.
The museum opened on 12 September 1987. The building was renovated in 2009. The museum lost its structural municipal subsidy in 2010. The museum staff consists of volunteers only. With 1,195 visitors in 2015, it is one of the lesser-visited museums in Groningen.
- ^ (in Dutch) Contact, Stichting Vesting Oudeschans. Retrieved on 7 February 2014.
- ^ (in Dutch) "Museum is vol, maar Ko graaft door", Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1995. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ (in Dutch) Bezoekcijfers erfgoedinstellingen Groningen Archived 21 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Stichting Erfgoedpartners, 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ (in Dutch) Bushalte Voorstraat, Oudeschans, 9292. Retrieved on 24 December 2014.