Wereldmuseum Amsterdam

The Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, previously known as Tropenmuseum between 1950 and 2023, is an ethnographic with its headquarters in , .
amsterdam.wereldmuseum.nl
+31 88 00 42 800
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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: “Indisch Museum”, “Kit Tropenmuseum”, “Koloniaal Museum”, “Kolonial Museum”, “Museo de los trópicos”, “Museum of the Tropics”, “Muzeo de la tropikoj”, “Tropenmuseum Junior”, “Tropikal Müze”, “Tropikmuzeo”, “متحف العالم بامستردام”, “متحف المناطق المدارية”, and “トロッペンムセウム”
  • Address: Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam, 1092CK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Natura Artis Magistra and Muiderpoort.

Zoo
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, commonly known just as Artis… is situated 540 metres northwest of Wereldmuseum Amsterdam.

City gate
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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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kadijken and Plantage.

Neighborhood
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The , also known as Kadijkseiland…

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is a leafy neighbourhood in the centre of .

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)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
National Museum of World Cultures
Open location code
9F469W7C+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26611707
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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 العالم بأمستردام”
  • 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: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Esperanto: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Esperanto: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Estonian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Faroese: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Faroese: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • French: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • German: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הטרופי”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון העולם באמסטרדם”
  • Indonesian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Italian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Italian: “Wereldmuseum”
  • Japanese: “熱帯博物館”
  • Korean: “암스테르담 세계 박물관”
  • Macedonian: “Тропски музеј”
  • Malay: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Malay: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Papiamento: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Persian: “موزه تروپن”
  • Portuguese: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Russian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Russian: “Тропический музей”
  • Serbian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Serbian: “Тропенмусеум”
  • Serbian: “Тропски музеј”
  • Spanish: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Turkish: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Turkish: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Ukrainian: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей тропіків”
  • Urdu: “ٹروپین میوزیم”
  • Welsh: “Tropenmuseum”
  • Welsh: “Wereldmuseum Amsterdam”

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