REQUISITES FOR THE RESISTANCE MUSEUM JUNIOR AMSTERDAM

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Design and production of requisites for the extension of the museum for children from 9-14 years old. The Verzetsmuseum (Resistance museum) Junior centres around four eye wittnesses: Eva, Jan, Nelly and Henk. These main characters - now at the average age of 82 – had the same age during the war as the current target group of the Resistance museum Junior. From October 17, 2013 on, the Verzetsmuseum opens to the public. Plantage Kerklaan 61, Amsterdam

the story of Jan / LECTERN

Front view of the lectern and Bible with a notch for the 15" LCD monitor.

Dimensions (w x d x h): 415 x 230 x 260 mm.

Angle of the lectern: 41 degrees.

Detail: Bible fragment from the Book of Exodus 1:6.

the story of Jan / TEMPLATE & LETTER

Template for the encryption of a letter with a secret message

Dimensions: 168 x 228 mm.

The letter with the encrypted message.

Dim.: 210 x 297 mm.

When the template is placed correctly on the letter, the secret message is revealed:

"NEERGESTORT SERGEANT JONES RAF NO 1269135 NIET GEWOND JAN DE WAAL".

(= "CRASHED SERGEANT JONES RAF NO 1269135 NOT WOUNDED JAN DE WAAL")

 

the story of Jan / MICROFILM

Microfilm with encoded information (enlarged).

 

Final format : slide 24 x 36 mm.

 

 

the story of Jan / CIGARETTE PAPER

Cigarette paper with hand written message.

Dim. 70 x 36 mm.

 

the story of Henk / SELF MADE TOY SOLDIERS

 

Three toy soldiers 'orange': friend / height: 5 cm.

 

Three toy soldiers 'black': foe / height: 5 cm.

 

the story of Henk / CHOCOLATE BAR

Chocolate bar with Ringers-wrapper.

Dim. (w x h x d): 160 x 85 x 8 mm.

 

the story of Henk / MILK CAN

 

Milk can with wrapper, cut in half.

Height from the floor: 39 mm / diameter: 75 mm / visible section of the wrapper (w x h): 118 x 78 mm.

 

the story of Henk / GUNPOWDER

 

Aluminium container with 'gunpowder'.

 

 

the story of Nelly / DIARY

Book with 14 untearable linnen pages on which fragments of Nelly's diary about the Jeugdstorm will be projected.

Size (opened): 508 x 400 mm.

 

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