Our Space

In the Haerlem Barracks, a building from 1881, two rooms were provided especially for the Hellevoetsluis Defense Works Foundation during the last restoration in 2012.
The largest, the reception area, is situated on the ground floor in the southern part of the Haerlem Barracks on the Fort Haerlem Square in Hellevoetsluis. Here we can receive our visitors in a unique way, give lectures and meetings and also organize our own conversation moments.

In addition to the normal furnishings with tables, chairs and benches and a small counter, the reception area is also equipped with modern means of communication.
Videos and electronic presentations can be shown.
The centre of the room are the large light boxes situated on the longest wall, which together show the development of the harbour fortress and the defences over the centuries in an excellent overview.

By means of old documents, plans, photos and drawings, all arranged chronologically, the visitor gets a complete picture. The small ancillary room houses the kitchen and storage of the foundation. The whole is completed with a wardrobe and toilet.
On request, the visitor can buy coffee, tea, soft drinks and small snacks.

Soldier's room

In one of the cellars of the Haerlem barracks, we have set up a soldier's room as it looked around 1900. Beds and various utensils thus give an idea of the conditions in which the soldiers had to stay at that time.

The model of the barracks can also be seen there.
A number of panels with images take the visitor back in time to the First World War.