For children
For children from the age of 1 there are lots of fun things to do in the Tropenmuseum. Every weekend the smallest children (under 6) and their parents can visit the Kartini Wing, where they can enjoy drawing, building and folding. For children aged 4 and over there are special children’s routes through the museum.
Are you visiting with your international school? We also provide information and guided tours in English.
Make your own cool beads from Uganda in the Tropenmuseum!
Tropenmuseum Junior
Tropenmuseum Junior is part of the Tropenmuseum. It is a museum especially targeted at 6- to 13-year-olds. Ever since its foundation in 1975, it has made interactive exhibitions for children. Over the years, Tropenmuseum Junior has developed its own museological working method, which serves many of our museum colleagues as an example. The exhibitions, offering immersive experiences, are aimed at making children curious and open to different cultures, helping them to grow up into tolerant, respectful world citizens. Read more about Tropenmuseum Junior.
Celebrate your holidays or weekends at the Tropenmuseum
Visit the active do exhibition MixMax Brasil in Tropenmuseum Junior with your whole family. Or choose to get one of the active Do Books at the counter in front of the entrance: Outside of the West or Tree of the World. Take a guided tour Onverwachte ontmoetingen (for those aged 12 years and over) or discover the highlights of the museum in just one hour (for those aged 8 years and over). More information about the children's events program.
Tropenmuseum Junior: MixMax Brasil
Tropenmuseum Junior has changed into an imaginative Brazilian art area with the active audiovisual exhibition MixMax Brasil!
Do it yourself
Every Saturday and Sunday there are crafting and other do it yourself activities for children from 4 to 12 years old. During school holidays you can do this every day!
Do Book: World Tree
With the World Tree children aged 4-8 can see their peers from places all over the world in the museum. They can find out a lot about other children's cultures. Don't forget to take your Do Book home with you. At home you can still use the book.
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Do Book: Outside of the West
Do an exiting tour through the museum with the Do BookOutside of the West (for children aged 8-12). Don't forget to take home Outside of the West. At home you can still use the book.
More information or reservations: (020) 568 8300 *
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Colouring picture
Choose one of these three colouring pictures, print it and start colouring! On the pictures children will find objects from our collection, for instance theNoah's Ark.
Tropenmuseum Junior
In Tropenmuseum Junior children can experience that it is worthwhile and fun to encounter the unknown with a curiosity and open mind. One of the touchstones upon which Tropenmuseum Junior was first founded still remains of vital importance, namely that children ought to be taken seriously.Read more about Tropenmuseum Junior.
* Information & reservations: (020) 568 8300
For more information about your visit: call our reservation line from Tuesday until Friday from 10.00 - 17.00. You can also mail to reserveren@tropenmuseum.nl.
Entrance fees for the activities
The activities take place in the museum. Tickets start at €8,- (entrance fee included). View all information about entrance fees.
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