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 The Little orphanage - Amsterdam Museum - Netherlands Posted by:  Alfouine
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In the Middle Ages Saint Lucien’s Monastery was located here and in 1578 the City Orphanage was built. An exhibit for children called “The Little Orphanage” pays homage to this history.
Waymark Code: WMTH32
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 11/24/2016
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The Little Orphanage (Het Kleine Weeshuis), children and their parents can discover together what life was like in the 17th-century orphanage.
For 400 years, the building complex which now houses the Amsterdam Museum was the City Orphanage of Amsterdam. With his display, the museum brings the building and its history to life.
Visitors experience The Little Orphanage with all their senses. Learn about what life was like in a 17th-century orphanage in the heart of a flourishing trade city and discover he closed world behind the orphanage doors. See dining rooms, dormitories, classrooms, kitchens, a crude toilet and even a cattle shed! The youngest visitors to The Little Orphanage discover animals hidden along the way and children over the age of seven befriend the little orphan boy Jurriaan.
The Little Orphanage tour is available in Dutch and English.
Website: [Web Link]
Physical Address:
Kalverstraat 92
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1012 PH
Phone #: 020 5231 822
Directions:
By train: The museum is a 15-minute walk from Amsterdam's Central Station, via Damrak, Dam Square and Kalverstraat.
By tram: Trams 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 14, 16 and 24 (stop at Spui).
By car: From the A10 ring road, follow signs for S100 (exit 'Centrum') and follow P signs. The nearest underground parking facility is 'the Kolk' at Nieuwezijds Kolk. You can also use the Bijenkorf parking building. Coaches can stop on Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal.
Hours of Operation:
The Amsterdam Museum is open daily from 10 am until 5 pm.
The museum is closed on 27 April and 25 December.
On 1 January, the museum is open from noon until 5 pm.
On 5, 24 and 31 December, the museum is open until 4 pm.
Cost 12 €
Focus of Museum: Real Orphanage life
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
1. A picture of you, your family OR your GPS at either an interesting location inside the Museum or with the name or logo showing from the outside of the Museum.
2. Please answer the following questions in your log as best you can:
- What sections of the Museum did you visit?
- What was your experience like?
- Did you participate in any programs?
- What was your favourite part of the Museum?
- Are there any amenities you can share?
- Overall, how was your visit?
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