Wereldmuseum

Wereldmuseum
	Museum building in the center of Rotterdam
	Location within Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Former name	Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde
Established	1 May 1885
Location	Willemskade 25; Rotterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates	51°54′28″N 4°28′49″E / 51.9079°N 4.4804°E
Type	Ethnographic museum
Visitors	130,000 (2010)
Director	Wayne 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.

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.

References

Dutch Rijksmonument 32847

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

External links

Official website

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[1] Contact, Wereldmuseum. Retrieved on 2013-10-01.

[2] History, 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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