Open Day IMPACT
Leeuwarden
Get to know the air war in Fryslân on the opening day of IMPACT, with a programme for young and old. Listen to a performance by vintage singing trio The Forces Sweethearts, join a speed tour of IMPACT and build a model aircraft. Admission to the museum is free on this day.
Take a look
The major new exhibition IMPACT - The Air War in Friesland, 1940-1945 opens on Saturday 29 March 2025. Get to know the air war in Friesland, with a programme for young and old. Listen to a performance by vintage singing trio The Forces Sweethearts, join a speed tour of IMPACT and build a model aeroplane. Admission to the museum is free on this day.
Speed tours by IMPACT
Let IMPACT take you on a 30-minute speed tour through the exhibition. Using personal stories and special objects, our museum guides bring this sweeping history to life. Our guides are specially trained in dealing with the emotional impact of war stories.
Time: speed tours last 30 minutes and start at 11:15, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 13:15, 13:45 and 14:15
Location: in the exhibition IMPACT, on the second floor
Live music: the forces sweethearts
Vintage singing trio The Forces Sweethearts will give a concert in the museum hall. Listen to music from the 1930s and 1940s in the style of The Andrews Sisters. The Forces Sweethearts are characterised by unique three-part singing and swinging choreography. Famous and nostalgic hits by Vera Lynn, Doris Day, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and, of course, The Andrews Sisters are interspersed with poems, anecdotes and stories of the past.
Location: in the museum hall
Time: 11:30-12.00, 12:30-13:00 and 14:00-14:30
Build a model plane
Young and old get to work making their own model airplane, during the family workshop in the museum hall. Using the finest craft materials, you will create the most extraordinary designs. Be inspired by the planes in the IMPACT exhibition or give them your own twist. And who knows, after a little push, your creation might fly through the air on its own!
Time: continuously from 11:00-17:00, with a museum teacher.
80 years of freedom
In 2025, it will be 80 years since the liberation of the Netherlands. In honour of this anniversary, the Fries Museum is showing a probing look at the consequences of the air war in Fryslân during World War II. With a focus on penetrating stories and personal objects, IMPACT takes visitors into the experiences of airmen, civilians, salvagers and relatives. This exhibition was created in cooperation with the Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation (SMAMF).
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