The board of the museum have decided to fire the director Frans Smulders, he will eave on 31 december this year or even earlier.
only have a dutch newspaper article about it.
The board has decided this as they good not cope with the way he did his job, they have start looking for another director

I totaly agree with them, if he would stay the museum would not be the same as it was within a couple of years, all modern stuff, and no room for displays

I have seen too many WW2 museums I love change to "modern museums" - would hate to see it happen with this one, of which like many people here I am a member of their Friends. Sorry to read someone has lost their job, but happy to read the Hartenstein will be the same, wonderful place.

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I'm sorry to see that there seem to have been problems at the Hartenstein. Reading between the lines of recent Newsletters I had wondered if all was well.....

Like Sommecourt, I've become rather weary of 'PC Museums'.

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Keep you guys informed if I pick up any other news, can't put all the stuff I know online, but hope that the next one will keep a better few on what the museum stands for