The Old Gamekeeper of Castle Duivenvoorde (Nacht van Duivenvoorde 2010)

On Duivenvoorde Night this man tells us that he had been gamekeeper of Castle Duivenvoorde for 35 years and so on; he loves to share his knowledge.

3 voices are heard: Gamekeeper (Game), Lady Mir de Pir (Mir) and Esquire Stanley (Stan).

Duivenvoorde Night (June 26 2010) was a mini arts festival in and around Duivenvoorde Castle to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Duivenvoorde Foundation and the estate became the exceptional setting for a nocturnal mix of art, music, walkshops, food and drinks.
Remarkably, this historic site remained private property for eight centuries and descendants of the first inhabitants still live there.

Extract from Wikipedia:
Kasteel Duivenvoorde (Castle Duivenvoorde) is in the town of Voorschoten, Zuid-Holland in the Netherlands. It was first mentioned in 1226, making it one of the older castles in Zuid-Holland

The castle is remarkable in that it was never sold; it was inherited by several different noble houses, sometimes through the matrilineal line, something that can be said of very few Dutch castles. For the first five centuries of its history, the castle was owned by one and the same family, namely the Van Duivenvoordes, who gave their name - at that time, van Duvenvoirde - to the castle. Though the castle was named thus, the van Duvenvoirdes properly formed part of the House of Wassenaer, an ancient noble family that has played an important role in Dutch history. Toward the end of the 17th century an owner of Kasteel Duivenvoorde, Johan, retook the name of van Wassenaar Therefor, though the same family remained to live in the House, this was now under a different name.

The last private owner of the castle was Jonkvrouwe Ludolphine Henriette, Baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1891-1965). Knowing that with her death the house would be sold and the furniture dispersed, including the collections of portraits, porcelain and clothing and textiles, she decided to close the house and leave it in the care of a foundation for restoration.

The aim of the restoration was to restore the castle to its appearance in 1717, though this has not always been possible. The terrace from 1844 has been maintained, and the opening of previously sealed windows to allow more light into the living room has taken away some of the symmetry. The interior has been repainted to match the colors of 1717, and later piecemeal work has been done on the ceiling.

The Duivenvoorde Foundation aims to turn Kasteel Duivenvoorde into a museum and put the historic furniture on display. However, the central part of the house and the north wing have not been made into a museum, but have been made to look as though they were still in an inhabited house, giving the visitor the impression of going back in time and walking around a house from which the owners are only temporarily absent.

The south wing is in fact still inhabited; Ludolphine Emilie van Haersma Buma, Baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oye has lived there since 2003. Her brother lives in the castle's garden house.

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