Leyden - National Museum of Antiquities Rijksmuseum van Oudheiden

 
In Leyden, on the opposite side of the gracht stands the National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheiden), founded in 1818, which has a rich collection of Greek, Etruscan and Roman sculpture, ancient vases and small objects, Egyptian antiquities and prehistoric and Roman material, mainly from the Netherlands. In the courtyard of the museum is the Nubian temple of Taffah, presented to the Netherlands by President Sadat of Egypt in 1979 in gratitude for Dutch help in saving monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile.

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Address: National Museum of Antiquities / Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Rapenburg 28, Leyden, Zuid-Holland 2311 EW, Netherlands
Hours:
10am-5pm; Closed: Mon

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