Nijenhuis (Olst-Wijhe)

The Nijenhuis
Het Nijenhuis
The Nijenhuis in 2010
Interactive map of The Nijenhuis
General information
LocationHeino in Olst-Wijhe, Netherlands
Coordinates52°25′1″N 6°12′47″E / 52.41694°N 6.21306°E / 52.41694; 6.21306

The Nijenhuis is an estate near the village Heino in the province of Overijssel, The Netherlands. The estate holds an avezathe (a kind of manor house, typical for Overijssel).

The building is in use by Museum de Fundatie as an exhibition space for visual art. Part of the gardens house a collection of sculptures.

History

The first written source of Nijenhuis is from 1382.

Museum

From 1958 to 1984 Dirk Hannema lived at the estate. He located his collection of art in what is often called "kasteel het Nijenhuis" (Castle The Nijenhuis).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lee Sorensen (ed.). "Hannema, Dirk". Dictionary of Art Historians (arthistorians.info). Retrieved 2023-01-06.