The Black Triangle - Vrijheidsmuseum, Groesbeek

Het Vrijheidsmuseum/ The Freedom Museum

The Freedom Museum in Groesbeek is a historical and educational museum that shares the multi-perspective story of war and freedom without borders for all ages. The focus is on World War II, placed within the broader context of 20th-century history and its relevance to the present day.

The Black Triangle

Homeless individuals, sex workers, single mothers, and the long-term unemployed—these are just a few of the diverse groups labeled as “asocial” by the National Socialists. Based on this classification, they were deported to concentration camps, where they were identified by a black triangle on their camp uniforms. This fate befell many Germans, as well as approximately 2,700 Dutch citizens.

From January 21, 2021, to November 6, 2022, the exhibition “The Black Triangle” was on display at the Freedom Museum in Groesbeek. Curator Rense Havinga conducted extensive research into the history of those persecuted as “asocials” during and after World War II—a story that remained hidden for 77 years. This research has also been published as a book under the same title.