Tropenmuseum (Amsterdam, 22-7-2006)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Another one of my favorite museums, especially in the ethnographic department. This is not a traditional ethnographic museum and that is exactly what makes it so great. This museum is not afraid to show ancient art combined with current local kitsch. This way you learn and feel more about different cultures around the world than you would normally. It's for instance a lot of fun to see local African or Latin-American shops totally recreated. Or to watch Mexican Lucha Libre on the tv ;-)

We didn't have a lot of time to visit the museum (we had to wait before we could cross the street too because it was raining extremely hard; quite impressive thunderstorm and it cooled us down) so we saw the special exhibit about Hinduism (Dealing with the Gods) and some Latin-America.

We had a lot of fun and the special exhibit was very beautiful as usual. This museum is always worth a visit, especially if it's for free ;-) (www.amuseevous.be)
The English museum site here