Tropenmuseum
largest cultural anthropology museum in the Netherlands
KIT Tropenmuseum is a museum that tells stories about people from Africa to West and Southeast Asia, from New Guinea to Latin America. Visitors gain an impression of living traditions and the history of world cultures.
Feel the atmosphere of the tropics and subtropics: wander through an Arabic shopping street, rest in one of the nomadic tents, or hear the thunder of the African savannah.
Children's museum
Tropenmuseum Junior is designed to appeal to visitors aged six to 13. For children from the age of 1 there are lots of fun things to do in the Tropenmuseum. For children aged 4 and over there are special children's routes through the museum.
Location

Tropenmuseum, housed in an impressive listed building overlooking Amsterdam's Oosterpark, is situated in Amsterdam Oost, not far from Artis Zoo.
an ethnographic museum with accurate reconstructions of the different civilisations in the world

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Tropenmuseum
Linnaeusstraat 2Amsterdam (Oost)
official website
www.tropenmuseum.nl
Opening hours
Sun | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
Mon | closed | ||
Tue | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
Wed | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
Thu | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
Fri | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
Sat | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
Entrance fee
€15 | adults |
€ 8 | 4-18 years |
free | 0-3 years |
Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam
Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT)
Royal Tropical Institute