Legermuseum

It originated in the private collection of Frederic Adolph Hoefer, who bought Doorwerth Castle to display it to the public.

Shortly after the outbreak of World War II it was decided to move the museum from Doorwerth Castle to the Pesthuis in Leiden (the latter was then being rented by the Ministry of War from the Ministry of Justice), but the war delayed the restoration work and the museum only opened in its new location in 1956.

In 1959 the Foundation was also given the Armamentarium in Delft, with the minister of Defence opening a display there in 1986 in the presence of Prince Bernhard.

The museum as a whole was opened on its new Delft premises in 1989 by Beatrix of the Netherlands.

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