Wereldmuseum

Ethnographic museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands

51°54′28″N 4°28′49″E / 51.9079°N 4.4804°E / 51.9079; 4.4804TypeEthnographic museumVisitors130,000 (2010)^[3]DirectorWayne Modest & Marieke van BommelWebsitewww.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.