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Collection Projects<\/h1>\n
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With special projects, we research and connect our collection to new creators and stories. This keeps 700 years of history alive, for now and for the future. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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One collection, many different perspectives<\/div>\n

Investigate and connect<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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The collection of the Muiderslot consists of paintings, armor, weapons, furniture, books, drawings, sculptures and utensils. But… ..did you know that the (forgotten) vegetables, plants and herbs in the castle gardens are also part of our collection? We call that our green heritage. The nice thing is that there are many connections between the objects in the castle and the gardens.<\/p>\n

Through various collection projects, we conduct research and explore unexpected perspectives with others. Read more about our collection policy in our collection policy plan for 2025 – 2028<\/a> <\/p>\n

Collection project Art of Connecting (2019-present)<\/h3>\n

The Muiderslot has special stories: From P.C. Hooft to spoken word, from Prunus domestica to Heel Holland Bakt. They show how everything is connected, but those connections are not always visible. That is why we are improving our knowledge base and collection data to make heritage more usable, sustainable and visible. For example, we are making the green collection digitally searchable, cleaning up our registration and involving various experts to look at our collection. With thanks to Mondriaan Fonds. <\/p>\n

Collection project Green & Sustainability (2020 – 2025)<\/h3>\n

For more than 40 years, garden conservator Henk Boers has been working with volunteers to maintain the castle gardens of the Muiderslot, based on 17th-century models. From 2020 to 2025 he was supported by biologist and botanist Thi\u00ebmo Heilborn, who, as conservator of Green & Sustainable, focused on management as well as knowledge transfer to younger generations. “Plants tell stories, if you know how to look and listen,” said Thi\u00ebmo. Thanks to this collection project, new educational activities and special collaborations have emerged, such as with the Fawaka Entrepreneurial School Fawaka Entrepreneurial School. Thanks to the Young Heritage Talent grant from the Mondriaan Fund. <\/p>\n

Video series of Collection Explorers<\/h3>\n

For the series ‘Collection Explorers’ we invite people from the Muiderslot as well as from outside to explore our collection. Everyone sees something different, even though we are looking at the same thing. One collection but many different perspectives and stories. Check out the stories of collection explorers below or watch the whole series on our Muiderslot Youtube channel.<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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