The Literatuurmuseum/childrenbooks museum in The Hague, for the fifth year in a row, a record number of visitors are drawn in, as reported to the museum on Tuesday. In total, they visited in 2019 is not more than 123.000 people in the museum.
over the past five years, the number of visitors to the museums will be doubled. And, it is expected that in the coming years.
The Foundation of the Dutch Literatuurmuseum and Literatuurarchief, which is where the museums are), was founded in 1954 and expanded in 1994, from childrenbooks museum.
recently, the museum has a new exhibition: The self-willed children by Annie M. G. Schmidt. With this exhibition, the Literatuurmuseum/childrenbooks museum is the starting point for the celebration of the 25 years and childrenbooks museum.
Throughout the 2020, it will be in the spirit of this anniversary, culminating in a special issue of the Kinderboekenparade. This will take place on the 21st of may, the day on which 25 years ago was that, Annie M. G. Schmidt died.
