Valkhof Museum

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Museum Het Valkhof
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The museum in 2007
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Location in Gelderland in the Netherlands
Established1999 (1999)
LocationKelfkensbos 59 [1]
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Coordinates 51°50′46″N5°52′16″E / 51.846°N 5.871°E / 51.846; 5.871 Coordinates: 51°50′46″N5°52′16″E / 51.846°N 5.871°E / 51.846; 5.871
Visitors95,653 (2013) [2]
DirectorMarijke Brouwer [3]
Website www.museumhetvalkhof.nl
Nijmegen helmet, helmet of a Roman horseman from the 1st or 2nd century Het Valkhof - Gesichtshelm eines Reiters.jpg
Nijmegen helmet, helmet of a Roman horseman from the 1st or 2nd century

The Valkhof Museum (Dutch : Museum Het Valkhof) is an archaeology and art museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

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The museum has existed since 1999, created as a merger between the G. M. Kam museum of archaeology and the Commanderie van St. Jan museum of classical and modern art. The museum's collection includes a large and important collection of local Roman archaeological finds and art (mostly modern).

The museum stands on the edge of the Valkhof park, site of a Roman army camp and a citadel built by Charlemagne. The museum's building was designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel and was opened on 14 September 1999 by Queen Beatrix.

In November 2008, the official name of the museum was changed to Valkhof-Kam. This reflected an agreement reached with the heirs of G. M. Kam.

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References

  1. General information, Valkhof Museum. Retrieved on 20 July 2014.
  2. (in Dutch) Jaarverslag 2013, Valkhof Museum. Retrieved on 20 July 2014.
  3. (in Dutch) Organisatie, Valkhof Museum. Retrieved on 20 July 2014.