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The museum shows the culture of native peoples around the world in a refreshingly open-minded way. Permanent exhibitions are grouped based on geographical regions. A good, well thought-out museum with lots of background information in its bookshop, extensive library, and computer screens that are strewn about the museum. Of special interest are the temporary exhibits.
Wereldmuseum Leiden is a Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands located in the university city of Leiden. As of 2014, the museum, along with Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, and Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, together make up the National Museum of World Cultures.
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cinema Lido
Offers mostly regular Hollywood fare. The 1970s interior is in serious need of an upgrade.
The Western gate of the city.
The city carpenter's yard or construction yard (1612), built by Lieven de Key (c. 1560–1627). The former residence of the city's master carpenter, with a large stepped gable, is open to the public and is in use as an art gallery of a local visual artists collective.
This is a 1987 replica of windmill built in 1729 and demolished in 1817. The nearby Rembrandtbrug (Rembrandt Bridge) is also a 1983 replica of a 17th century bridge also demolished in 1817.
Mill Museum The Falcon
It was a flour windmill and now is a windmill museum. Less than 5 minutes walk from Leiden central station. You can climb through all the mill's levels. On the top, you can admire the view of Leiden. If you have never seen the inside of a windmill this museum is well worth passing by on route to the National Museum of Ethnology or any of the other museums
Municipal museum in the magnificent 17th-century former clothmaker's hall. Permanent collection shows artefacts and art objects throughout the history of Leiden from the 16th century, including those of some famous Dutch painters, including Rembrandt, as well as the De Stijl movement, which was started in Leiden.