Description: The Palace of Justice was built in 1840 in a neoclassical style. At the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century, neoclassicism was a trend in art, in which the supposed purity of the classics was pursued. They focused in particular on the (building) art of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The Roman influence can be seen also from the motto “Sine justitia nulla libertas” visible on the upper front of the building.

Description: Bartje is a little boy from a fairy tale, originally a character in a book for children written by Anne de Vries in 1935. He lived with his poor family in the countryside of Drenthe. The fairy tale says that Bartje and his family were very poor, so they eat every evening black beans. Before eating, they used to say a prayer to God to thank him for the food they have on the table. One evening, Bartje started a “revolution” at home declaring that he is not going to pray for black beans anymore. Because he had the courage to speak his mind and to tell his opinion no matter what, Bartje became the symbol of the province of Drenthe.

Description: The Drents Museum is an art and history museum in Assen, opened since 1854. It has a collection of prehistorical artifacts, applied art and visual art. The museum also has temporary exhibitions hosted in the new underground wing. The permanent exhibition is famous for some unique artifacts such as bog bodies, finds from the Funnelbeaker culture and the oldest recovered canoe in the world that dates between 8200 and 7600 BC. Moreover, The Drents Museum hosts The Biggest Dollhouse in The Netherlands (NL: Het Grootste Poppenhuis van Nederland).

Sunday: 11:00 - 17:00
Monday: 11:00 - 17:00
Tuesday: 11:00 - 17:00
Wednesday: 11:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 11:00 - 17:00
Friday: 11:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 11:00 - 17:00

Description: The Classicist building was officially opened on 30th of April 1848 under the name “Grote Kerk”. The church building is characterized by the pursuit of symmetry, the use of arched windows of uncolored glass, a colonnaded front, pilasters, a tower and white plastered interior walls. With the construction of the church, Assen had gained a striking landmark, as the street was named Kerkstraat and the square in front of the church Kerkplein. Due to a severe storm in 1910, the tower of the church was struck by lightning. The fire damaged the tower and clock to such an extent that they had to be replaced. The precious Van Dam organ, which replaced the old “van Oeckelen” organ that had come from the Abbey Church in 1896, suffered water damage. The Protestant church has been renovated a number of times over the past century and a major renovation took place in the 1930s and was renamed JozefKerk. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Roman numerals MDCCCXLVIII were applied above the main entrance.

Sunday: 09:00 - 12:00

Description: Hertenkampje is a deer park in Assen where people passing by can admire deer, peacocks, swans, ducks and a variety of local birds in a small nature reservation. This kind of deer parks can be found all over The Netherlands as in this way, but being in contact with animals, children can learn from an early age to look after and protect the local fauna. The deer park is located near Asserbos forest, a nice and cozy city forest where people can walk, ride bikes and safely enjoy the nature.

Description: Theater, library and cinema under one roof makes DNK the Cultural Heart of Assen. The central library of Assen, "DNK-Biblioteek Assen" was created by the fusion of the small libraries existing in Assen and has a book collection of 75.000 books. eBooks and DVDs are also available books for blind people can be ordered and delivered at request. The library building was sponsored by NAM, the Dutch Petroleum Maatschappij BV (NAM) engaged in the exploration and production of natural gas and oil from Dutch soil and sea. From the about 67000 inhabitants living in Assen, 21000 are members of DNK-Biblioteek Assen. The access for young people till 18 years old is, by law, free of charge and unlimited. The public library of Assen is a HiTech library equipped with one Multi Touch Screen unique in the Netherlands (for lessons, school and business presentations, games) two Touch tables (for searching information about books, facts and companies, as well as for playing games) a Social spot equipped with two iMacs and four iPads located in an inspiring and ultra-modern surroundings and used both for business and personal use a TV studio used for shutting talk shows for the local TV Work places and study places free WiFi.

Monday: 10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday: 10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 17:00
Friday: 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00