Museum 1940-1945

Founded in 1986, Museum 1940-1945 is a foundation based in Dordrecht, Netherlands working on heritage, education.

Museum 1940-1945 is a Dutch non-profit foundation that runs a museum on the Second World War and the German occupation, with a focus on Dordrecht and the Drechts region. It is located in a historic building at Nieuwe Haven 27-28 in Dordrecht and holds a collection of uniforms, weapons, vehicles, photographs, posters and documents, supplemented by a film room, library and digital displays. The museum offers exhibitions, guided tours and educational programmes for schools, including lesson materials on the war for secondary education. It publishes a series of books on Dordrecht during 1939-1945 and runs a volunteer-based team that maintains the collection and provides visitor services. The foundation is recognised as an ANBI public-benefit organisation and is supported by donations, friends membership, grants, municipal support and museum income. The museum was founded in 1986 and opened in 1988 by Prince Bernhard. It has also been involved in commemorations, street naming and memorial plaques related to local resistance members and Jewish residents of Dordrecht.