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SPRI Polar Directory
Museums
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Museon
Website: |
www.museon.nl |
Address: |
Hemsterhuisstrat 2E and 154, NL-2513 RD 's-Gravenhage |
Year of foundation: |
1904 |
Collections: |
The Arctic Gallery was founded in 1933 based on collections brought back from East Greenland by Tinbergen and Van Lohuizen (1932-33). Additional ethnographic material has been obtained on several expeditions by G. Nooter. |
Nederlands Scheepvaart Museum [Netherlands Maritime Museum]
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[Netherlands Maritime Museum] |
Website: |
www.scheepvaartmuseum.nl |
Address: |
Kattenburgerplein 1, NL-1018 KK Amsterdam |
Telephone: |
+31-20-5232-222 |
Fax: |
+31-20-5232-213 |
Year of foundation: |
1916, opened in 1922 |
Collections: |
Artefacts, manuscripts, maps and charts relating to the Dutch whaling industry from the fifteenth century onwards. Includes much material from the seven Arctic voyages of the schooner Willem Barents (1878-1884). Library |
Publications: |
Catalogus der Bibliotheek (Cannenburg, 1960) |
Rijksmuseum "Zuiderzeemuseum"
Address: |
Wierdijk 18, PO Box 42, NL-1601, LA Enkhuisen |
Telephone: |
+31-22980-10122 |
Year of foundation: |
1948 |
Collections: |
Extensive collection of scrimshaw, paintings and other artefacts associated with the Dutch whaling industry. |
Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde [National Museum of Ethnology]
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[National Museum of Ethnology] |
Website: |
www.rmv.nl |
Address: |
Steenstraat 1, PO Box 212, NL-2300 AE Leiden |
Telephone: |
+31-71-211824 |
Fax: |
+31-71-128437 |
Year of foundation: |
1837 |
Collections: |
Carries out research and displays material from Greenland (especially East Greenland), Siberia (especially Nivkhi and Orochi), Alaska (Aleuts and Eskimo), and northern Scandinavia (Saami). |