Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

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Wereldmuseum
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Museum building in the center of Rotterdam
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Location within Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Former name
Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde
Established1 May 1885 (1885-05-01) [1]
LocationWillemskade 25 [2]
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates 51°54′28″N4°28′49″E / 51.9079°N 4.4804°E / 51.9079; 4.4804
Type Ethnographic museum
Visitors130,000 (2010) [3]
DirectorWayne Modest & Marieke van Bommel
Website www.wereldmuseum.nl

The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam (formerly known as the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde) is an ethnographic museum, situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ History, Wereldmuseum. Retrieved on 2013-10-01.
  2. ↑ Contact, Wereldmuseum. Retrieved on 2013-10-01.
  3. ↑ (in Dutch) Bezoekersaantallen diverse Rotterdamse attractiepunten, 2004 t/m 2010, Rotterdam.nl, 2011. Retrieved on 2013-10-01.


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