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t Behouden Huys or Het Behouden Huis is a
t Behouden Huys or Het Behouden Huis is a museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
in West-Terschelling
West-Terschelling () is the largest village on Terschelling in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,602 in January 2017.
The skyline of the village is dominated by the Brandaris lighthouse, the village had also ...
, Netherlands.
The museum is named after the shelter used by Willem Barentsz
Willem Barentsz (; – 20 June 1597), anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch Republic, Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer.
Barentsz went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northern Sea Route, N ...
on his third Arctic expedition, when they became trapped in ice off northern Russia.
The museum consists of several 17th-century buildings which were once the houses of wealthy whaling commanders. The buildings were constructed in 1688. The museum was established in 1938, and acquired these buildings in 1950. During World War II the collection had to be hidden.
The building is rijksmonument
A (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands had 61,822 l ...
35050.
References
Museums in Friesland Terschelling {{Netherlands-museum-stub