Bunkerleven by Jet Nijkamp
Dutch artist Jet Nijkamp is working on her project Bunkerleven (Bunker life). What thoughts do we trust with the concrete bunkers? Their walls contain stories of life, hope, love, war, sex and death. Help Nijkamp extend the project from drawings and paintings to an installation, the bunker of thought, at Retort Art Space. Visit http://www.voordekunst.nl/vdk/project/view/204-bunkerleven
In: Art · Tagged with: amsterdam, art, atlantikwall, bunker life, bunkerleven, drawings, holland, installatie, jet, kunst, netherlands, nijkamp, paintings, schilderij, tekening
Bunker type 634 found in Hoek van Holland
Finally some nice news from Hoek van Holland, at least for the moment. An interesting bunker type 634 for Sechsschartenturm was found at Wn 33H near the Oranjesluis in the Landfront. The bunker’s armoured turret was scrapped just after the war and a part of the roof was demolished. The new dike was built over the […]
In: Demolition/Disappearing, Holland, News · Tagged with: 207, 634, festung, hoek, holland, maasdijk, nederland, netherlands, oranjesluis, pays-bas, pettendijk, sechsschartenturm, van
Moving a bunker
Some time ago I posted about the demolishing and moving of bunkers in the Landfront of Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands. Two bunkers (134 and 621) were demolished but the local government decided to spare one 134 and move it a couple of meters. This noble effort failed the first time because the bunker […]
In: Holland, News · Tagged with: 134, bunker, hoek van holland, maasdijk, moving, nederland, netherlands, oranjesluis, pettendijk, provinciale, schuiven, verschuiven, weg
Visit Slotbos Haamstede
The regimental headquarters of Burgh-Haamstede in Holland lies in a protected area. This summer, you can get tours along the bunkers. There are guided tours by Natuurmonumenten, a society for preservation of nature, on August 8, 15 and 22 starting at 10am. It’s a great oppurtunity to visit this big HQ, because during the rest […]
In: Holland, News · Tagged with: burgh, guide, haamstede, holland, natuurmonumenten, nederland, netherlands, niederlande, open, slotbos, tour, visit, zeeland
Piggy bank
In: Photography · Tagged with: bunkerart, festung, ijmuiden, küver, nederland, netherlands, pig
Atlantikwall on Schouwen-Duiveland
A new book about the Atlantikwall on the Dutch former island of Schouwen-Duiveland has been published this week. The book, which is written in the Dutch language, tells the story of bunkers and troops on the island and contains maps of every Stützpunkt and Widerstandsnest. The 240 pages are illustrated with photos, of which some […]
In: Books & Magazines · Tagged with: atlantikwall, blockhaus, boek, book, bunkers, heijkoop, nederland, netherlands, published, rijpsma, schouwen-duiveland, zeeland
New bunker park in Holland
Widerstandsnest 220H on the former island of Goeree-Overflakkee in the southwest of Holland will be made accessible to the public. Two of the bunkers (a 502 and 504) will become a bunker/war museum. Together with municipal organisations, the Stichting WO2GO will create a hiking path along the bunkers (134, 502, 2 x 504) and open them up. One […]
In: Holland, News · Tagged with: 134, 220h, 502, 504, blockhaus, goeree, holland, netherlands, overflakkee, regelbau, renovation, stichting, widerstandsnest, wo2go