Museum Batavialand in Lelystad has received €70,000 from the Regato Fund, part of the Cultural Fund, for the interior design of its new museum building. The museum says the contribution is its first fund support specifically for the museum and an important step in the renovation. Batavialand aims to open the renewed museum at the end of 2028, which it says would make it Flevoland’s first national museum.

The plans bring together the museum’s collections, the reconstructed ship De Batavia and the yard on one site. They include a new entrance, a prominent place for De Batavia, a conservation street with historic ships and new depots for archaeological finds. It remains undecided whether De Batavia will stay open to the public. The large tube-like structure at the front of the building, known as the Binoculars, is to be removed. Batavialand is seeking additional funding for the plans.