Museum Flehite is the historical museum of

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and Eemland in the

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. The museum was founded in 1880 by the "Oudheidkundige Vereniging Flehite" (Archeological Association Flehite) (1878). In 1890, the museum moved to the first of the current three-part building on the Breestraat (Breestreet). Since 1976, the museum has been managed by a separate organization. The museum was closed in 2007 due to

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contamination and a large modernization, but the museum reopened in May 2009.

References

External links

Museum Flehite website
Local museums in the Netherlands Museums established in 1880 Museums in Amersfoort History museums in the Netherlands Rijksmonuments in Amersfoort {{netherlands-museum-stub