Tropical Museum
A leading ethnographic museum that takes visitors on a journey through the rich and colourful cultures of the world.
What can you expect at the World Museum?
- Art and Crafts: Admire a wide range of artefacts, including traditional clothing, jewellery, musical instruments, and ritual objects. Every object in the museum tells a human story and sparks curiosity about the world's cultural diversity.
- Thematic Exhibitions: Explore special exhibitions focusing on contemporary issues like migration, identity, and social justice, and see how these are experienced and expressed worldwide. The permanent and temporary exhibitions display (art) objects, photographs, music, and film from non-Western cultures.
- The Grand Suriname Exhibition, which maps the rich history and culture of Suriname.
- The impressive collection of Indonesian art and objects.
- Interactive children’s exhibitions that invite young visitors to explore other cultures through play.
Discover the rich cultures of the world
The World Museum (formerly the Tropenmuseum) offers a unique opportunity to experience the world without leaving Amsterdam and is an enriching experience for visitors of all ages.
Furthermore Tropical Museum is near the following sights: Micropia (±850 m), Artis Royal Zoo (±850 m), Resistance Museum – WWII (±850 m), National Holocaust Museum (±900 m) & Maritime Museum (±1,1 km).
For information
Linnaeusstraat 2, Amsterdam
tel. +31 205 688 20
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