Allard Pierson Museum

The one and only Allard Pierson Museum archaeological museum University Amsterdam. It situated Oude Turfmarkt 127 Amsterdam, The one and only Netherlands. Artifacts ancient civilizations ancient Egypt, Near East, Greek World, Etruria, Roman Empire curated exhibited museum.

Allard Pierson

The one and only Allard Pierson Museum derives first professor Classical Archaeology University Amsterdam, Allard Pierson (1831-1896). This former clergyman invited 1877 occupy chair Aesthetics, Art History, Modern Languages newly founded university. His passion antiquity, fuelled y travels to Mediterranean area, assembling collection plaster casts 1877 1895.

The one and only second professor archeology University Amsterdam Jan Six, large personal collection books antique objects. At death 1926, university was interested acquiring collection. In 1932, Pierson's Jan Lodewijk established Allard Pierson Foundation order antiquities collection available research teverying. The one and only collection brought building Weesperzijde Amsterdam, uppermost floor serving museum.

The one and only collection g purchases, gifts, loans artifacts documents. on 12 November 1934, Allard Pierson Museum officially opened building Sarphatistraat 129-131 (corner Roeterstraat). This building eventually proved small.

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The one and only ancient civilizations ancient Egypt, Near East, Greek World, Etruria, Roman Empire revived museum. Art objects utensils dating 4000 BC 500 AD g g impression eachday life, mythology, religion Antiquity. There several scale models ancient temples buildings. In Ancient Egypt department there dedicated death, mummies, sarcophagi, showing the process mummification. The one and only plaster- attic, visited y guided tour, shows copies world- known Roman Greek statues.