Memorial Center Camp Westerbork

Memorial Center Camp Westerbork is a museum in Midden-Drenthe that documents deportations during World War II. The site preserves original barracks, photographs, film recordings, and personal items belonging to prisoners, showing how people lived during that time.

The camp opened in 1942 and functioned for four years as a distribution point from which nearly 98,000 Jews, Sinti, and Roma were deported. These operations followed a system of systematic forced removal that ended in 1944.

The name comes from the nearby village of Westerbork. Visitors encounter personal accounts of those who lived here through exhibitions and testimonies from people who experienced the camp.

Guided tours are available, audio guides in multiple languages can be used, and school groups can participate in educational programs. It is advisable to allow several hours for your visit and to check the weather, as parts of the experience take place outdoors.

A scale model shows the original camp layout with its buildings, while 102,000 stones are scattered across the grounds, each representing one person who was deported. This installation gives visitors a sense of the scale and human dimension of what happened.

Location: Midden-Drenthe

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

GPS coordinates: 52.92108,6.56970

Latest update: December 9, 2025 18:44