Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, Leiden

Name: Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
Address: Leiden, Netherlands

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The Dutch: Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen is an overarching museum organisation for the management of several ethnographic museums in the Netherlands, founded in 2014. It consists of the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, the Afrika Museum in Berg en Dal, and the Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden. The National Museum of World Cultures works in close cooperation with the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam. It is also part of nation-wide Dutch organisations for research into provenance studies and projects of restitution of cultural heritage to countries of origin, like the former Dutch colony in today's Indonesia. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°9'48"N, 4°28'57"E

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Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Museum of Ethnology, Museum Boerhaave, Museum De Valk, De Burcht.

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Which popular attractions are close to Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen?

Nearby attractions include National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden (1 min walk), Museum De Valk, Leiden (5 min walk), Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden (6 min walk), Galerie De Pieter, Leiden (7 min walk).

How to get to Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen by public transport?

The nearest stations to Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen:

Bus

Steenstraat • Lines: 1, 169, 182, 183, 187, 2, 3, 4, 45, 5, 6, 7 (4 min walk)
Leiden Centraal • Lines: 1, 169, 182, 183, 187, 2, 20, 21, 256, 3, 365, 38, 4, 400, 410, 43, 430, 431, 432, 45, 5, 50, 56, 57, 6, 7, 8, 854, 9, 90 (4 min walk)

Train

Leiden Centraal (6 min walk)
Leiden Lammenschans (32 min walk)