Soak up the culture

From the oldest dolmens in the Netherlands to the Westerbork Memorial Centre and the bustling Rensenpark in Emmen. Art, history and fun are just around the corner here, making every day out special.

DIEP visual arts Emmen
Deep in the Rensenpark is open for educational activities. In addition, they will be leading a 'nomadic' existence in the coming period and will be present at various locations in the municipality of Emmen. 

Excursion to Robert Smithson's Broken Circle Spiral Hill
Good news for lovers of Land Art! Robert Smithson's (1938-1973) world-famous work Broken Circle/Spiral Hill will be open to the public on a number of weekends starting in April this year.

Hunebedcentrum Borger
One of Drenthe's biggest cultural attractions is, of course, the oldest monuments in the Netherlands: the dolmens. The Hunebedcentrum in Borger is a great place to start learning all about these fascinating boulders. There are exhibitions and you can take a walk through prehistoric times. The largest dolmen is just around the corner.

Would you like to see all 47 dolmens? Then take the dolmen highway!

Westerbork Memorial Centre
Half an hour's drive away is the Westerbork Memorial Centre, a former refugee and Nazi transit camp. Here you can learn about life in the camp before, during and after the Second World War.

The Rensenpark
The Rensenpark is Emmen's bustling city park. Here, you can let your children romp around in the large new playground, but there is also a centre for visual arts, a city theatre, a museum of Tibetan art, an arthouse cinema and much more. In short, this park has all the ingredients for a cultural day out.