Veenlust [Veendam]
type: Item
label: Veenlust
description: theatre building in Veendam, The Netherlands, opened 1884
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 131090
Wikidata source: Q66741709
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Country: The Netherlands
City: Veendam
GPS: Point(6.8787 53.1039)
opening date: 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
EUTA building identifier: 6767
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q192897
Carthalia ID: 4228
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1883 as German restaurant of the Amsterdam World Expo. 1884 relocated to Veendam, subsequently used as a theatre (later also cinema), concert hall and café. Opened 24 Aug 1884 with a concert. 350 seats. 1929 renovation and extension (529 seats). 1946 renovation. 1960 major rebuilding. Destroyed by fire on 23 June 1999.