The Multatuli Museum (also Multatuli House/Huis) is a 17th-century museum in the Jordaan neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is dedicated to Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), whose pen name was Multatuli. Multatuli is best known for his 1860 novel Max Havelaar, inspired by time spent in Indonesia while serving in the Dutch civil service.[1] Eduard Douwes Dekker was born in the Multatuli House and he died 67 years later in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany on a red sofa that can be seen here to date.[2]
Multatuli Huis | |
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  Location within the city center of Amsterdam | |
| Location | Korsjespoortsteeg 200 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 52°22′41″N 4°53′28″E / 52.378138°N 4.891155°E |
| Type | museum |
| Accreditation | ICOM, Official Museums of Amsterdam |
| Website | http://www.multatuli-museum.nl/home |
In 2013, the Multatuli House had 1176 visitors.[3] The museum organises regular temporary exhibitions about the writer as well as lectures, symposia and themed guided walks through Amsterdam.[4]
In 2018, another (unaffiliated) Multatuli Museum has also opened in Rangkasbitung, Indonesia.
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At the Multatuli House, one can see how Multatuli would have lived in the 19th century; his personal belongings still decorate the house.[5] These items include his globe, his desk, his library and the red couch on which he died.[6]
Elsewhere, more than 5000 of Multatuli's manuscripts are preserved in the Special Collections at the University of Amsterdam.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Multatuli Huis". Fodor's. Fodor's. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Het Amsterdam van Multatuli" (PDF). noord-holland.com. Noord-Holland. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Jaarvergadering Multatuli Genootschap 1 maart 2014" (PDF). ANBI. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Multatuli Huis". Stichting Open Monumentendag. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Multatuli Museum". Ons Echte Goud. Museum Vereniging. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Ons Echte Goud". Multatuli Museum. Museum Vereniging. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Het Amsterdam van Multatuli" (PDF). Noord-Holland. Noord-Holland. Retrieved 27 August 2015.