National monument Zonnestraal in Hilversum, the Netherlands, has set up an exhibition on the history of the Zonnestraal grounds, with pictures and objects about daily life at Zonnestraal when it still functioned as a sanatorium for people with tuberculosis (TB). One of the rooms has been completely restored as it was at the time of the sanatorium. The old TB houses can also be viewed behind the pavilion.
Zonnestraal is an iconic national monument designed by Jan Duiker, Bernhard Bijvoet and Jan Gerko Wiebenga in the 1920s as a convalescent home for people with TB. Today, TB is rare in the Netherlands, and there is no longer a need for sanatoria. Zonnestraal and its estate is now a vibrant business park, including a brasserie with spaces for events, a vineyard, campsite and care homes.
Zonnestraal has set up this exhibition so that visitors can imagine themselves in Zonnestraal’s history as a sanatorium.
Where: Loosdrechtse Bos 19, Hilversum
When: Every Wednesday and Saturday until 28 September
Entrance: Free
On 14 and 15 September Open Monument Days, we will be open from 12.00 to 17.00 and there will be short tours of the grounds at 13, 14, 15 and 16 hours.
Source: Hilversum News