On 8 May, there will be an opportunity to visit Museum Waalsdorp, a collection of high-tech developments for Defence since 1927 by TNO Defensie en Veiligheid at The Hague Waalsdorp and its predecessors (Meetgebouw, LEO(K) Oegstgeest). This unique collection, normally hidden from the eye of civilians and others, is housed in the basement of TNO Defensie en Veiligheid, Oude Waalsdorperweg 63 in The Hague.

There are objects from 1927 to the present where specialisms can be found in the field of Telecommunications, Radar, Sonar, Optics, Ballistic measuring equipment, electronics and computers in which fine mechanics and advanced electronics predominate.

There will even be some working live demos including the "Passive Body Scanner" an imaging device meant to detect weapons and contraband which malicious persons try to hide under clothing and a through-the-wall viewing radar.

Upon registration, you will be asked for your e-mail address. This is needed so that TNO can then send you a form that - for security reasons - you must fill in before being allowed to visit the museum.

This form (Visit Authorisation Request - VAR) can also be downloaded directly (on the right-hand side of this page), completed and sent to the e-mail address provided.

Much (pre-)information can be found at: www.museumwaalsdorp.nl

Source photo: Museum Waalsdorp