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This category lists sites which present the history of an era or region through collections in museums composed of historic artifacts located in Europe.


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1. Amsterdam Historical Museum - The collection consists of paintings, prints, maquettes, objects and archaeological finds. It shows how Amsterdam grew from a small medieval town to a world famous centre.
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2. Golden World - The Story of Gold and Man - Museum in Tankavaara, Finland that aims to present the circumstances and events which have led to the historical importance of gold. Includes museum description, contact information, and hours.
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3. Herdla Museum - Located near Bergen, covers the nature and the history of the area.
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4. Molitor's Mill - Historic functioning 1834 water-mill and museum on the Mosel River in Schweich, Germany. Offering guided tours, the mill was named a German "technical monument" in 1994.
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5. Museum of the Resistance Henri Queuille - Site of the Museum of the Resistance and Deportation in Higher-Corrèze with the political life of Henri Queuille.
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6. Narodni muzej Pancevo - Museum in Pancevo in Yugoslavia. History including history of arts, archaeology and ethnology at display.
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7. Scottish Fisheries Museum - Fishing from the earliest times and comprises many galleries of paintings and artifacts, including full sized boats.
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8. The Mechelen Museum of Deportation and the Resistance - Museum about the deportation of the Belgium Jews and their resistance during World War II. Excellent presentation of museum's mission and exhibits, as well as on-line educational materials.
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9. The Musée du président Jacques Chirac - At Sarran, in the heart of the massif des Monédières in Corrèze, houses a collection of gifts given to the President during his official duties.
10. Auschwitz - Birkenau Memorial and Museum - World War II extermination camp and Holocaust victims memorial.
11. Berlin Wall Documentation Center - One component of the memorial site ensemble at Bernauer Strasse, including the Berlin Wall memorial and the Chapel of Reconciliation, designed to preserve the history of the division of Germany.
12. Brussels - The City Museum - Situated in the King's House on the Grand'place of Brussels, the facility is devoted to all aspects of the city's history.
13. Ebensee Concentration Camp Memorial - A satellite camp of Mauthausen on November 18th, 1943 near the village of Ebensee in Upper Austria, one of over 40 outposts of the concentration camp Mauthausen, where prisoners had to work for the German armament industry.
14. G.A. Serlachius Museum - Traces the course of human lives in the country from the 19th century to the present day, and includes details of exhibitions, events, guided tours and directions. Located in Finland. [Finnish, Swedish, English].
15. Hanns Schell Collection - The world’s largest museum of locks and keys, coffers, ornamental boxes, chests, safes and ornate cast iron.
16. Helsinki City Museum NEW! - Local history and culture of the city.
17. Kazan Kremlin State Museum-Park NEW! - The Kremlin from times of antiquity to the present with information on the architecture and the Hermitage centre.
18. Labenche Museum of History and Art - The story of French Correze people from prehistory until now, French regional popular arts and traditions, a collection of Mortlake Tapestries, objects that once belonged to famous French.
19. Lipizzaner Museum - A history of the horses from their origins in Lipizza up to the present day.
20. Museum in Hohenems - A cultural-historical documentation of 2,000 years of mill technology.
21. National Stutthof Museum - World War II concentration camp museum.
22. Peasants Revolt Museum - Founded and opened for the public on the 400th anniversary of the 1573 Peasants' Revolt, situated in the 18th century baroque palace of the Oršić family and built at the site of a medieval fort by Krsto Oršić, a member of an ancient Croatian noble family.
23. Pengsjö Settlers Museum NEW! - The site describes a Swedish museum of old buildings from the 17th 18th and 19th centuries.
24. Silvermine Schwaz - A journey to the Middle Ages and for ninety minutes follow in the miner`s footsteps in the biggest silver mine of the sixteenth century.
25. St Agatha's Historical Complex - Photographs, details, and historical information about the crypt, catacombs, church, and museum.
26. State Museum at Majdanek - A German Nazi concentration camp in Lublin was granted its legal status of a central state institution in accordance with the law issued by the Parliament on July 2, 1947.
27. The Caen Memorial - General information, tours, publications, and online bookshop located in France.
28. The Historical Museum of Wines and Spirits - The history, the culture and the technology behind drinks such as vodka, wine and Swedish punsch.
29. The Malbork Castle Museum - A teutonic order castle from XIV century.
30. The Museum of Viljandi - Museum of archaeology, cultural heritage and natural history in Estonia. In English, Estonian, and German.
31. The National Museum of History - Bulgarian archaeological and historical archive on the Balkans. Virtual tour of museum galleries, fully-searchable exhibits and database.
32. The National Museum of History - Contains more than 650,000 exhibits that provides a comprehensive view on Bulgarian history from the prehistory to present at Sophia.
33. The New Andorran Postal Museum - The development of written communication from the earliest days, and with the philatelic representation of Andorra, and includes a display of all the stamps issued by each service, maximum cards and special thematic displays.
34. The Trakoscan Castle - Provides general information, the history, and floor plans.
35. The Warsaw Rising Museum - Contains a memorial wall, exhibitions, oral history project, a virtual tour, and general information.
36. The Zamosc Museum and Arsenal Museum of Militaria - Features tenement houses of the 17th century and part of the fortification of the former Fort of Zamosc. Includes hours and admission fees. [Polish and English]

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