Museum Rotterdam

The Museum Rotterdam, until 2011 called the Historical Museum Rotterdam, is a museum about the history of Rotterdam. Since 2016, it is located in the Timmerhuis in the city center. The second location at the Coolhaven is called Museum Rotterdam '40-'45 NU.

Museum Rotterdam
Museum building in the center of Rotterdam
Former name
Historical Museum Rotterdam
Established15 April 1905 (1905-04-15)[1]
LocationRodezand 26
Rotterdam, Netherlands
TypeHistory museum
Visitors70,000 (2018)[2]
DirectorPaul van de Laar
Websitewww.museumrotterdam.nl

History

In 1905 the museum was opened to the public as the Museum of Antiquities located at the Schielandshuis. In 1948 it was renamed the Historical Museum Rotterdam with the explicit purpose to preserve, describe and inventory objects related to urban history.[1]

In 2011 the museum was renamed Museum Rotterdam, with the aim to exhibit Rotterdam as a contemporary transnational city in past and present sense.[3][4] Since 2016 it is located in the Timmerhuis designed by Rem Koolhaas in the city center, with a second location at the Coolhaven, called Museum Rotterdam '40-'45 NU.

Collection

The museum has a collection ranging from household objects, such as ceramic tiles, furniture, kitchenware and tableware to textiles, clothing, hand fans, handbags, jewellery and coats of arms. Also needleworks, weaponry, tools and tobacco. And also from coins and medals, playing cards, board games to glassware, tins to books, paintings, photographs to sculptures and maquettes. All related to Rotterdam.

References
  1. "Archieven van het Museum van Oudheden, sinds 1948 Historisch Museum Rotterdam," stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl, last update 13-02-2020.
  2. Marcel Poters, "Museum Rotterdam gooit het roer om," Algemeen Dagblad, 1 February 2019.
  3. Museum Rotterdam, retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. Edwin Ruis. "Het nieuwe Museum Rotterdam." Historiek.net. 5 februari 2016.

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