Wereldmuseum

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

Wereldmuseum
Museum building in the center of Rotterdam
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
Coordinates51.9079°N 4.4804°E / 51.9079; 4.4804
TypeEthnographic museum
Visitors130,000 (2010)[3]
DirectorWayne Modest & Marieke van Bommel
Websitewww.wereldmuseum.nl

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
Dutch Rijksmonument 32847
  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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