Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam (formerly known as the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde) is an ethnographic museum, situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Wereldmuseum

Museum building in the center of Rotterdam
Location within Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Former name	Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde
Established	1 May 1885 (1885-05-01)[1]
Location	Willemskade 25[2] Rotterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates	51.9079°N 4.4804°E / 51.9079; 4.4804
Type	Ethnographic museum
Visitors	130,000 (2010)[3]
Director	Wayne Modest & Marieke van Bommel
Website	www.wereldmuseum.nl

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.

See also

• Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen