Amsterdam Museum
Established | 1926 |
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Location | Amstelhof, Amstel, Amsterdam |
Type | Heritage centre, Official Museums of Amsterdam, ICOM |
Visitors | 199.322 (2010)[1] |
Director | Judikje Kiers[2] |
Website | www.amsterdammuseum.nl |
The Amsterdam Museum, known until 2010 as the Amsterdam Historical Museum, is an Amsterdam-based museum dedicated to the city's past and present. Due to the renovation of its main location, the museum is temporarily located in the building the Amstelhof on the Amstel River, together with H'ART Museum and the dependence of the Museum van de Geest.
History
The museum opened in 1926 in the
Collection
The museum exhibits various items related to the history of Amsterdam, from the
The museum has on display paintings, models, archeological findings, photographs, but also less likely items such as a playable carillon, a Witkar (environment-friendly vehicle from the 1960s) and a replica of Café 't Mandje (a famous pub in the Red-light district where prostitutes, pimps, seamen and lesbian women came together).
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The coat of arms of Amsterdam above the entrance to the museum.
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Regents of the old city orphanage, painting by Abraham de Vries can still be seen in the wall of the regent's room where it was installed in 1633 CE.
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One of the modern galleries in Amsterdam Museum.
References
- ^ (in Dutch) Annual Report 2010 Archived June 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Amsterdam Museum, 2011. Retrieved on 6 August 2011.
- ^ Judikje Kiers nieuwe directeur Amsterdam Museum, Het Parool, 16 december 2015.
- ^ "Amsterdam Museum". traveldk.com. Retrieved 19 April 2011.