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On 12 September 2009 I joined the battlefield tour of the friends of the
airborne museum 'Hartenstein' at Oosterbeek. This tour was the beginning
of a remembrance week, 65 years after Market Garden. We went to vital
places in the area of Arnhem and Oosterbeek. The tour started with a
visit to the renewed airborne museum. The building outside, the former
hotel 'Hartenstein', headquarters of general Urquhart during the battle
of the Oosterbeek perimeter, is brought in a very good condition. The
glass entrance does indeed affect the originality of the building, but
does provide a better entrance and a beautiful space for the museum
shop. The typical atmosphere in the building has unfortunately
disappeared. It is also unfortunate that the option has chosen for a
different design, it's no longer a collecting museum but the museum has
an informative function. The building is modern inside and very empty.
Many photos and video, but from the dioramas of the past is nothing to
see. Tractor is the Public Market Garden Experience. In a new
underground space you walk through the battle of Arnhem with light and
sound effects. Unfortunately it is not possible to study objects in
detail. But especially the younger crowd should be thus addressed. |
