The Amsterdam Historical Museum and The Tropenmuseum

The Amsterdam Historical Museum displays its collection of art, objects and archaeological finds in a building where Amsterdam’s orphans once lived (the former Civic Orphanage – Burgerweeshuis).
The team who created the concept and who realize it must be not only a team of historians but, as well, an artistically one, filled with love for Amsterdam’s past, history, people and spirituality.
They managed, better that other historical museum’s teams, to bring the past so closed to the contemporaneous understanding and feeling that everybody will fall in love with Amsterdam.
The photos and the film material are used to recreate (not just to show) the happy times as well as the drama of the modern city’s inhabitants.
Actually, that is how each object is placed in the museum.
It may be the reason, The Amsterdam Historical Museum is so alive that can capture the attention of people at all age.
The soldiers, the armours, the weapons, the ships create a scene painting enviously by the best movie directors in the world.

On the same page, from the historical point of view, is The Tropenmuseum.
There are thousands of stories and objects from a variety of cultures: New Guinea, The Netherlands East Indies, Southeast Asia, India, Latin America & the Caribbean, Africa, Western Asia & North Africa.
You will see in Tropenmuseum a forest of monumental wooden sculptures, some more than 12 meters high. They are used during bisj ceremonies, which are held to commemorate deceased members of the community.
These rituals, still performed today, are brought to life in an exhibition with a thrilling combination of light, sound and film.

The Tropenmuseum Junior is a lively museum designed for children from six to twelve years of age. It’s open on Wednesday afternoons, every weekend, during the holidays and on public holidays.

The Amsterdam Historical Museum and The Tropenmuseum are a must.

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