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Culture of Amersfoort


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Museums

*The Mondriaan House: birthplace of the painter Piet Mondriaan. Exhibits a lifesize reconstruction of his workshop in Paris. Some temporary shows and work by artists inspired by the painter.

*Flehite: historic, educational and temporary exhibitions behind a splendid facade. The museum closed in 2007 due to asbestos contamination. It was refurbished and reopened in May 2009.

*Zonnehof: small elegant modernist building designed by Gerrit Rietveld on an eponymous square just south of the centre with temporary exhibitions of mostly contemporary art.

*Armando Museum: Work by the painter Armando (who lived in Amersfoort as a child) in a renovated church building. Mostly temporary exhibitions. (Most of the church and the art on exhibition were destroyed in a fire on 22 October 2007).

*Dutch Cavalry Museum

*Culinary Museum

*Kunsthal KADE

Sports

Amersfoort had its own professional football (soccer) club named HVC. It was founded on 30 July 1973, but disbanded on 30 June 1982 because of financial problems. It also hosted the riding part of the modern pentathlon event for the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Other

The city has a zoo, Dieren Park Amersfoort, which was founded in 1948
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