Wereldmuseum
Wereldmuseum | |
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Museum building in the center of Rotterdam | |
![]() ![]() Location within Rotterdam in the Netherlands | |
Established | 1 May 1885[1] |
Location |
Willemskade 25[2] Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 51°54′28″N 4°28′49″E / 51.9079°N 4.4804°ECoordinates: 51°54′28″N 4°28′49″E / 51.9079°N 4.4804°E |
Type | Ethnographic museum |
Visitors | 130,000 (2010)[3] |
Director | Stanley Bremer[4] |
Website |
www |
The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam (formerly known as the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde) is an ethnographic museum, situated Willemskade in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The museum was founded in 1883 and shows more than 1800 ethnographic objects from various cultures in Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Americas and the Islamic heritage.
References
External links
- Wereldmuseum, official website