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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]
| [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 <em>Willem Barents</em> (1878-1884). Library |
| Publications: | <em>Catalogus der Bibliotheek</em> (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]
| [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). |