Wereldmuseum Explained

Wereldmuseum
Former Name:Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde
Map Type:Netherlands Rotterdam
Map Size:250
Coordinates:51.9079°N 4.4804°W
Established:[1]
Location:Willemskade 25[2]
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Type:Ethnographic museum
Visitors:130,000 (2010)[3]
Director:Wayne Modest & Marieke van Bommel

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wereldmuseum.nl/en/organisatie/historie.html History
  2. http://www.wereldmuseum.nl/en/contact.html Contact
  3. Bezoekersaantallen diverse Rotterdamse attractiepunten, 2004 t/m 2010, Rotterdam.nl, 2011. Retrieved on 2013-10-01.