Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Volkenkunde / Ethnology

— Singel Park —

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022

1. Volkenkunde / Ethnology Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Lange tijd stonden er twee korenmolens op deze locatie aan de Singel. Daar kwam verandering in toen Henri Camp, architect des Konings, in 1870 het academisch ziekenhuis voor deze plek ontwierp. Toen het ziekenhuis in 1937 verhuisde, kreeg het gebouw met de komst van Museum Volkenkunde een andere functie. Het museum vertelt verhalen over menselijke thema's zoals rouwen, vieren, versieren, bidden en vechten. De hoge totempaal in de tuin no de bezoekers uit de culturele diversiteit van onze wereld te ontdekken. De museumtuin is met zijn vele kunstvoorwerpen een icoon in het Singelpark.

For a long time two grain mills stood here along the canal. This changed considerably when Henri Camp, architect to the king, designed the academic hospital here in 1870. In 1937 the hospital relocated and the building has housed the Museum Volkenkunde ever since. The museum presents objects from different cultural regions that all have a story to tell about human themes.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Parks & Recreational Areas

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• Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 52° 9.82′ N, 4° 29.052′ E. Marker is in Leiden, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). Marker is on Steenstraat, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Steenstraat 4, Leiden, Zuid-Holland 2312 BS, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Adriaan Alexander Gerbrands - Visuele Etnografie / Visual Ethnography (within shouting distance of this marker); De Stijl en Leiden / ‘De Stijl’ and Leiden (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Park de Put (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Oost-Indiëstrijders Monument / Dutch East Indies War Memorial (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Molen De Put / Put’s Mill (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); De Stad Groeit / The City Grows (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Sint Stevenshofje of Convent van Tetterode / St. Stevens Almshouse of the Conveyance of Tetterode (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Caspar Jacob Christiaan Reuvens (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leiden.

More about this marker. The marker is one of several in Singel park, a 6-km. ring park which follows the singel - the defensive canal which surrounded the central part of the city.

Volkenkunde / Ethnology Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022

2. Volkenkunde / Ethnology Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.