Wereldmuseum
Ethnographic museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Location within Rotterdam in the Netherlands | |
Former name | Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde |
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Established | 1 May 1885 (1885-05-01)[1] |
Location | Willemskade 25[2] Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 51.9079°N 4.4804°E / 51.9079; 4.4804 |
Type | Ethnographic museum |
Visitors | 130,000 (2010)[3] |
Director | Wayne Modest & Marieke van Bommel |
Website | www |
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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.