Leiden, Netherlands
Steenstraat 1
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+31 880042800
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I was here in December 2015 for the first time in my life, and was flabbergasted about the wealth of displays. Pity I ran out of power due to the fact I already had spent a lot of time in another museum, otherwise I could have published ten times as many pictures. Beautiful!
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Managed to visit the museum just before the lockdown. It is located just near the Leiden central, 7 minutes walk from the station. Across the museum is the windmill, a beautiful touristic spot to take a picture at. The museum has 2 floors of a wide range of exhibits. I needed one and a half hour to explore the first floor. Decided to save the second floor’s exhibits for the next visit. Staffs in the reception were friendly, showing us which part to visit first. There’s a locker and hanger to save our coats and belongings which I find very important every time I go to a museum. Overall, great museum!
Museum full of probably stolen art from counties colonized by the Netherlands in the past with little to none background information about it, a lot in English as well but also some things in Dutch only. The day I was there it was nicely and respectful silent in the Indonesia area when suddenly a guy started playing a trompet really loud and for a long time, really didn’t feel appropriate in the setting and atmosphere. I hope there will adjust in different ways, comes over pretty lazy.
Very nice and modern museum based in an old building. The collection was varied and very well presented. The restrooms are plentiful and very clean. The cafe is very nice and roomy and has a wide variety of food and drink.
Nice museum, lots of info about cultures from all over the world. However there's a lot to read but it's not really interactive. Would have been nice if it was more interactive. After a while I just can't read anymore
Amazing objects brought from all over the world. I enjoyed all the little details, looking at these marvellous objects. Def going back there, because 1.5 hours that we had was not enough!
Compared to the Tropical museum in Amsterdam, this is the better museum on Anthropology. It focuses on indigenous cultures of all parts of the world. The items shown have additional information on its use on touchscreens in various languages. It is very kids friendly. It is a great museum with selective items with unique social and historic value. You can easily spend 2 hours here to discover all the unique items in the collection.
Well worth visiting. Not only is it interesting from an ethnological point of view, but many of the objects are also outstanding art objects. Its all well presented, although some objects might be too dimly lit (I understand they need to be protected from light, but details were sometimes hard to see in the dark, behind reflective glass). The staff was friendly and nice to talk to. For me the size of the place was just perfect.
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