Stichting Museum 1940 - 1945

What Stichting Museum 1940 - 1945 does

Stichting Museum 1940 - 1945 is a Dutch non-profit foundation, established in 1986, that operates a museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance during World War II, with a specific regional focus on the Dordrecht area. The institution is registered as a public-benefit organization (ANBI) and holds registered museum status with the Dutch Museum Association, indicating it operates to formal heritage-sector standards. It is located at Nieuwe Haven 27-28 on Dordrecht's historic harbor.

The foundation operates on an entirely volunteer basis under a board of four unpaid directors, with no paid staff. Its product set centers on a permanent WWII resistance exhibition, a museum shop, and city walking tours delivered in partnership with Gilde-Dordrecht. Educational programs are offered to secondary-school pupils (ages 14–16), positioning the museum as a structured learning destination. The museum actively solicits donations of historical materials — posters, photographs, letters, and objects — to expand its permanent collection.

Revenue is generated through admissions (€10 adults, €5 children), museum shop sales, and donations, with no disclosed commercial contracts or operating grants. The museum maintains institutional partnerships with the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei (the Dutch national remembrance committee) and other Dutch museums, and in 2006 was awarded the Johan de Witt Speld in recognition of its contributions to local heritage preservation. A multilingual website supports broader public and international access to its content.

Name

Stichting Museum 1940 - 1945

Legal name

Stichting Museum 1940 - 1945

Website

https://museum19401945.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stichting Museum 1940 - 1945 is a Dutch volunteer-run, non-profit foundation operating a WWII resistance museum in Dordrecht, serving the general public, school groups, and heritage donors through exhibitions, educational programs, and partnered city walking tours.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Historical Museum Services

NAICS

Museums (71211), Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

akta.pro primary industry

History Museums (THAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

History, Heritage & Museum-Focused Study Tours (THAKAGAN)

Keywords

• WWII resistance museum
• Regional historical preservation
• Educational museum programs
• Guided city walking tours
• War history exhibitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Dordrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Museum Admission: Revenue from paid visitor admissions. Standard tickets at €10.00, reduced rates for children aged 5-12 at €5.00. Children under 4 enter free. Various discount programs including Museumkaart, Veteranenpas, Defensiepas, Dordtpas, and Rotterdampas provide 100% discount; Vrijwilligerspas provides 50% discount.
2. Museum Shop Sales: Sales of books and publications through the museum shop including titles such as 'De Dordtse Affaire' (€27.95), 'Dordrecht 1939-1945' series (multiple volumes), 'Leven met 40-45' (€19.75), 'Liberator Down' (€29.50), and various other regional WWII history publications.
3. Donations and Support: The museum operates as a registered ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling - Public Benefit Organization) enabling tax-deductible donations. The website features an online donation option.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stichting Museum 1940 - 1945 operates a physical WWII resistance museum in Dordrecht, Netherlands, presenting weapons, uniforms, everyday items, books, and visual materials from the 1940-1945 period with a regional Dordrecht focus. The museum offers guided tours, school educational programs (including the De Oorlogskoffer documentary and lesson materials), themed city walking tours in partnership with Gilde-Dordrecht, an on-site book shop, and a public donations program for WWII-era materials.

Product overview

Stichting Museum 1940 - 1945 is a resistance museum in Dordrecht, Netherlands, offering a unified museum experience centered on the World War II period 1940-1945 with a focus on the local Dordrecht region. The museum's core offering includes physical museum visits featuring weapons, uniforms, and wartime artifacts, the De Oorlogskoffer documentary with school educational programs, and guided city walking tours. Supporting offerings include a museum shop selling books (including the Dordrecht 1939-1945 15-volume book series, De Dordtse Affaire, Liberator Down, Leven met '40-'45, and Het Verzet in de Hoeksche Waard), an interactive WWII timeline, children's treasure hunt, and the Gezocht & Gevraagd program calling for public donations of WWII-era materials. All operations are volunteer-run.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Museum Experience
• Educational Programs for Schools

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 meiminorOthersThe museum is connected to the National Committee for May 4th and 5th commemorations, which focuses on remembering those who died in war and peacekeeping missions. This connection aligns with the museum's mission to preserve WWII resistance history.
• Gilde-DordrechtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for themed city walks titled 'Vervolging, verzet en verraad in en om Dordrecht' (Persecution, resistance and betrayal in and around Dordrecht) including a guided museum visit. This joint offering combines historical walking tours with museum education.
• Other Museums, Recognized Memory Centers, and Archive InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe museum collaborates with other museums, recognized memory centers and archive institutions to collect, conserve and make accessible materials from the war years. Each institution has its own focus areas regarding acquisition and management of materials, with referrals made to the most appropriate institution.

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Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Bevrijdingsmuseum Zeeland: Liberation museum in Nieuwdorp, Zeeland, focused on the liberation of the Zeeland region in 1944-1945. Closely comparable to Museum 1940-1945 as a similarly sized regional WWII liberation/occupation museum with educational mission.
• Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork: Memorial center at the former Westerbork transit camp in Drenthe. Comparable as a Dutch WWII heritage institution focused on persecution, resistance, and occupation memory with educational programs for schools.
• Nationaal Monument Kamp Vught: National monument and memorial center at the former concentration camp Vught. Comparable as a WWII heritage institution combining museum operations, educational programming, and historical preservation.
• Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam: The Dutch national resistance museum in Amsterdam covering WWII occupation and resistance across the Netherlands. Directly comparable as a WWII resistance-focused museum, but operates at substantially larger national scale versus Museum 1940-1945's regional Dordrecht focus.
• Oorlogsmuseum Overloon: War and liberation museum in Overloon focused on WWII land battles and the liberation of the southern Netherlands. Similar positioning: physical museum with weapons, vehicles, and uniforms, complemented by educational programming.
• Liberation Museum Margraten: Museum adjacent to the Netherlands American Cemetery at Margraten, covering the American liberation of the Netherlands. Comparable regional WWII museum with educational programming and partnership models.
• Airborne Museum Hartenstein: Regional WWII museum in Oosterbeek covering Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem. Comparable as a regionally anchored WWII museum with educational programming and a substantial WWII artifact collection.

Broad incumbents

• Nationaal Militair Museum: Dutch national military museum in Soest covering Dutch military history including WWII. Comparable overlap on weapons, uniforms, and WWII artifacts but broader military-history mandate versus Museum 1940-1945's resistance focus.
• Anne Frank House: Major Amsterdam museum dedicated to Anne Frank and the persecution of Jews during WWII. Comparable thematic content (Dutch WWII occupation and persecution) but operates at much larger scale as a globally recognized institution.

Others

• Stichting Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei: National committee coordinating Dutch WWII remembrance on May 4 and 5. Connected to Museum 1940-1945 as a strategic partner; relevant for understanding the institutional ecosystem the museum operates within rather than as a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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