Australian architect wants Tasman museum in the Netherlands (SBS)

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH – If you know your history, you know that the guy that discovered Australia (or at least parts of it) was a Dutchman. His name was Abel Tasman. Hence, one of the states in this great nation being called Tasmania. After world war 2 a little boy called Feiko Bouman traveled with his parents from Groningen (a province in the Netherlands) to Australia to resettle. Years later, this boy would become one of Australia’s most sought after architects. Now Feiko Bouman wants to build a museum for Abel Tasman in the seafarer’s hometown of Lutjegast. Time for SBS Dutch to ask some questions…