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Wereldmuseum Amsterdam

The Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, previously known as Tropenmuseum between 1950 and 2023, is an ethnographic with its headquarters in , .
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@wereldmuseum.nl
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: anthropological museum located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Museum of the Tropics” and “Tropenmuseum”
  • Address: Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam, 1092CK
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Natura Artis Magistra and Muiderpoort.

Zoo
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, commonly known just as Artis, is a zoo and botanical garden in the centre of . It is the oldest zoo in the and fifth oldest zoo in the world that is still operating. is situated 540 metres northwest of Wereldmuseum Amsterdam.

City gate
Photo: Jvhertum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city gate, which is situated 230 metres northwest of Wereldmuseum Amsterdam.

Park
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The is the first large park laid out by the . Located near the Singelgracht of the Mauritskade to the north, it is the principal component of the neighbourhood in the borough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kadijken and Plantage.

Neighborhood
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The , also known as Kadijkseiland or Kadijkenbuurt, is a neighbourhood to the north of Artis zoo in the centre of . The name is the plural form of Kadijk and refers to the two main streets that traverse the neighbourhood, Hoogte Kadijk and Laagte Kadijk.

Photo: Zxempire, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a leafy neighbourhood in the centre of . This article also covers the Eastern Islands.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , .

Wereldmuseum Amsterdam

Latitude
52.36269° or 52° 21′ 46″ north
Longitude
4.92244° or 4° 55′ 21″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Operator
National Museum of World Cultures
Open location code
9F469W7C+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26611707
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6951742
Wiki­data ID
Q1131589
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Wereldmuseum Amsterdam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف المناطق المدارية”
  • Armenian: “Արևադարձային թանգարան”
  • Breton: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Breton: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Catalan: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Catalan: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Chinese: “热带博物馆 (阿姆斯特丹)”
  • Chinese: “热带博物馆”
  • Chinese: “熱帶博物館 (阿姆斯特丹)”
  • Chinese: “熱帶博物館”
  • Czech: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Czech: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Danish: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Danish: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Dutch: “Indisch Museum”
  • Dutch: “Koloniaal Museum”
  • Dutch: “Tropenmuseum Junior”
  • Dutch: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Dutch: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de la tropikoj”
  • Esperanto: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Esperanto: “Tropikmuzeo”
  • Esperanto: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Estonian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Faroese: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Faroese: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • French: “Kit Tropenmuseum”
  • French: “Tropenmuseum”
  • French: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • German: “Kolonial Museum”
  • German: “Tropenmuseum”
  • German: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הטרופי”
  • Indonesian: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Indonesian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Italian: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Italian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Italian: “Wereldmuseum”
  • Japanese: “トロッペンムセウム”
  • Japanese: “熱帯博物館”
  • Macedonian: “Тропски музеј”
  • Malay: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Malay: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Persian: “موزه تروپن”
  • Portuguese: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Portuguese: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Russian: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Russian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Russian: “Тропический музей”
  • Serbian: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Serbian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Serbian: “Тропенмусеум”
  • Serbian: “Тропски музеј”
  • Spanish: “Museo de los trópicos”
  • Spanish: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Spanish: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Turkish: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Turkish: “Tropikal Müze”
  • Turkish: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Ukrainian: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Ukrainian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей тропіків”
  • Urdu: “ٹروپین میوزیم”
  • Welsh: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Welsh: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”

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