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.
wereldmuseum, rotterdam, formerly, known, museum, voor, land, volkenkunde, ethnographic, museum, situated, willemskade, rotterdam, netherlands, museum, building, center, rotterdamlocation, within, rotterdam, netherlandsformer, namemuseum, voor, land, volkenkun. The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam formerly known as the Museum voor Land en Volkenkunde is an ethnographic museum situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam the Netherlands WereldmuseumMuseum building in the center of RotterdamLocation within Rotterdam in the NetherlandsFormer nameMuseum voor Land en VolkenkundeEstablished1 May 1885 1885 05 01 2 LocationWillemskade 25 1 Rotterdam NetherlandsCoordinates51 54 28 N 4 28 49 E 51 9079 N 4 4804 E 51 9079 4 4804TypeEthnographic museumVisitors130 000 2010 3 DirectorWayne Modest amp Marieke van BommelWebsitewww wbr wereldmuseum wbr nlThe 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 See also editNationaal Museum van WereldculturenReferences edit 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 edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wereldmuseum Rotterdam Wereldmuseum official website nbsp This article related to an art display art museum or gallery in the Netherlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wereldmuseum amp oldid 1143425080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
