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NEW: Museum De Proefkolonie (The Trial Colony Museum)<\/h2>\n

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It\u2019s 1818 and the Netherlands \u2018is on fire\u2019. Napoleon left our country like the \u2018Kingdom of the Poor\u2019. The socially engaged General Johannes van den Bosch came along as our saviour and had an ambitious plan to combat poverty in our country through the foundation of agricultural colonies.<\/p>\n

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This was the start of the influential history of the Maatschappij van Weldadigheid (Society of Humanitarianism). The Frederiksoord Trial Colony was the first to be established. Here in South West Drenthe, a total of 52 farms were ready to welcome the poor city dwellers. They could count on work and shelter here. The children attended compulsory school and people had their own health insurance fund. They built churches, shops, schools and even a number of retreats. These social provisions actually meant the Maatschappij van Weldadigheid was around 80 years ahead of the rest of the Netherlands and is therefore regarded as the birthplace of our welfare state.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=””][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns”][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”40px 20px 50px 20px” background_color=”rgba(237,109,5,0.1)”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

See – Experience – Be amazed<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Go 200 years back in time and experience this unique story of Johannes van den Bosch. The new Museum De Proefkolonie in Frederiksoord will allow you to follow in the footsteps of the first settlers and experience their unforgettable story through a unique multimedia journey through time!<\/p>\n

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Step inside the urban slums of the olden days: smell the poverty and feel the misery. Watch the video which shows how the first settlers arrived in their new \u2018paradise\u2019 after a long and arduous journey. Discover what happened to Van den Bosch\u2019s ambitions in the exhibition area. Here you will clearly see how his meticulously worked out plans clashed with the stubborn practices. You\u2019ll finally get an answer to the question as to how the Maatschappij van Weldadigheid\u2019s agricultural colonies fared and become acquainted with this social experiment\u2019s unique material legacy.[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations=”no”]

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