Hollandsche Schouwburg

Hollandsche Schouwberg

Hollandsche Schouwburg in 2010
Location within the city center of Amsterdam
Established 1962[1]
Location Plantage Middenlaan 33hs
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates 52°22′00″N 4°54′40″E / 52.366655°N 4.911181°E / 52.366655; 4.911181Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°54′40″E / 52.366655°N 4.911181°E / 52.366655; 4.911181
Type Memorial
Director Emile Schrijver[2]
Website www.hollandscheschouwburg.nl

Hollandsche Schouwburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔlɑntsə ˈsxʌubɵrx]; English: Hollandic Theatre) is a museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[3]

History

Originally, the Hollandsche Schouwburg was a Dutch theatre, but it was deemed as a Jewish theatre in 1941 by Nazi occupiers and it was later used as a deportation center during the Holocaust.[4]

Monument at the Hollandsche Schouwburg

References

  1. ↑ "History". Hollandsche Schouwberg. Hollandsche Schouwberg. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Medewerkers" [Staff]. Hollandsche Schouwburg (in Dutch). Hollandsche Schouwburg. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Musea van Amsterdam". OAM.
  4. ↑ "History". Hollandsche Schouwburg.
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