Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological of the , located in . It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@rmo.nl
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national archaeological museum of the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Antiquities”
  • Address: Rapenburg 28, Leiden, 2311EW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include SieboldHuis and Pieterskerk.

Museum
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Japan Museum is a museum located at the Rapenburg in Leiden, Netherlands. It displays items that were collected by Philipp Franz von Siebold between 1823 and 1829 during his stay at , the Dutch trade colony nearby in Japan. is situated 150 metres northwest of Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.

Church
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The is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willebrord Snellius. is situated 180 metres southeast of Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.

Bridge
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is a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pieterswijk and Binnenstad.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Latitude
52.15844° or 52° 9′ 30″ north
Longitude
4.48562° or 4° 29′ 8″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Inception
1818
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F465F5P+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3073226253
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6950790
Wiki­data ID
Q1860378
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Rijksmuseum van Oudheden” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للآثار”
  • Armenian: “Լեյդենի թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’antiguitats de Leiden”
  • Chinese: “国立古物博物馆”
  • Chinese: “國立古物博物館”
  • Chinese: “荷兰国立古物博物馆”
  • Danish: “Rijksmuseum van Oudheden”
  • Dutch: “Rijksmuseum van Oudheden”
  • Dutch: “Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden”
  • Dutch: “RMO”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الوطنى للآثار”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de Antikvaĵoj de Leiden”
  • French: “musée national des Antiquités”
  • French: “Rijksmuseum van Oudheden”
  • German: “Reichsmuseum der Altertümer”
  • German: “Rijksmuseum van Oudheden”
  • Indonesian: “Rijksmuseum van Oudheden”
  • Italian: “Rijksmuseum van Oudheden”
  • Japanese: “ライデン国立古代博物館”
  • Japanese: “国立古代博物館”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی آثار باستانی”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Antichități din Leiden”
  • Romanian: “Rijksmuseum van Oudheden”
  • Russian: “Лейденский музей”
  • Spanish: “Museo de antigüedades de Leiden”
  • Swedish: “Rijksmuseum van Oudheden”
  • Ukrainian: “Лейденський музей”
  • Urdu: “نیدرلینڈز کا قومی آثار قدیمہ میوزیم”
  • Western Frisian: “Ryksmuseum fan Aldheden”

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