Tropenmuseum - Tropical Museum
One of the city's most intriguing museums belongs to the
Royal Institute for the Tropics (www.kit.nl),
a foundation devoted to the study of the cultures of tropical areas all around
the World.
The Tropenmuseum is the largest anthropological museum in the
Netherlands. Its realistic reconstructions of local environments and attractive
displays of exhibits from the museum's huge collections draw visitors into
the daily lives of the people of the tropics and subtropics. The museums has
permanent
and temporary display areas.
Special programme for children is provided.
Permanent exhibitions
The historic building in which the
Tropical museum is housed provides space for eight permanent exhibitions and
an ongoing series of temporary exhibitions, including both modern and traditional
visual arts and photographic work.
The permanent exhibitions are:
- Man & Environment
- Music, Dance & Theatre
- Southeast Asia
- Indonesian Textiles
- The Dutch East Indies
- New Guinea
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Western Asia & North Africa
- Africa
Official opening hours:
Every day from 10 am till 5 pm
On 5, 24 31 December from 10 am till 3 pm
Closed on January 1st, April 30th, May 5th and December 25th
Visiting address:
Tropenmuseum
Linnaeusstraat 2 Amsterdam
Telephone +31 (20) 568 8215
Fax +31 (20) 568 8331
Web site: www.tropenmuseum.nl
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