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Multatuli Museum (Netherlands)
Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Multatuli Museum (also Multatuli House/Huis) is a 17th-century museum in the Jordaan neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is dedicated to Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), whose pen name was Multatuli. Multatuli is best known for his 1860 novel Max Havelaar, inspired by time spent in Indonesia while serving in the Dutch civil service.[1] Eduard Douwes Dekker was born in the Multatuli House and he died 67 years later in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany on a red sofa that can be seen here to date.[2]
In 2013, the Multatuli House had 1176 visitors.[3] The museum organises regular temporary exhibitions about the writer as well as lectures, symposia and themed guided walks through Amsterdam.[4]
In 2018, another (unaffiliated) Multatuli Museum has also opened in Rangkasbitung, Indonesia.
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At the Multatuli House, one can see how Multatuli would have lived in the 19th century; his personal belongings still decorate the house.[5] These items include his globe, his desk, his library and the red couch on which he died.[6]
Elsewhere, more than 5000 of Multatuli's manuscripts are preserved in the Special Collections at the University of Amsterdam.[7]
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