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The exhibition space is about 450 m spread over two floors and in addition the museum also has an open-air exhibition ground for showing bigger exhibits related to crude oil and natural gas industry. The museum has a small library as well as a presentation room for lectures and showing movies and
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All information boards provide information in two languages, German and Dutch. Beside these information boards an audio tour is also available. A short one for about 40 minutes and a detailed one for about 2 hours. Also private guided tours are also available, but need to be booked in advanced.
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