National Hideout Museum

Markt 12 is the address of a house in Aalten with an extraordinary history. Interactively experience “the war under one roof”.

Listen to the stories of the residents during the Second World War: a family with two children, the German Ortskomandant (local commander) and the people in hiding. During bombardments, the neighbours also came to the shelter. Experience the day-to-day life of the residents and the choices they had to make. Experience how hard it is to generate electricity and how stifling it was in the hideout. Search for the entrance to the illegal print shop and view the identity cards. In the upper room, sympathise with the evacuees from Scheveningen who were forced to leave their homes because of the Atlantic Wall. The Hideout Museum also offers the Escape Room for Freedom, an exciting game for all ages.