Press Museum
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| native_name = Persmuseum
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| established = 1902
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| location = Zeeburgerkade 10[https://www.amsterdam.nl/toerisme-vrije-tijd/stadspas/kortingsgids/musea/persmuseum/ Persmuseum] (in Dutch), Municipality of Amsterdam. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| visitors = 7,831 (2014){{cite web|title=Museums Results 2014|url=http://amsterdam.toeristischebarometer.nl/Module/Index/0?year=2014&focusedChartType=1|publisher=Toeretische Barometer|accessdate=27 August 2015}}
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The Press Museum ({{langx|nl|Persmuseum}}) is a museum of journalistic heritage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that became part of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in 2017.{{Cite web | title=Geschiedenis {{!}} Beeld & Geluid | url=https://www.beeldengeluid.nl/organisatie/persmuseum-en-beeld-en-geluid-verder-als-een-organisatie | access-date=2025-04-05 | website=www.beeldengeluid.nl}}
History
The museum ({{langx|nl|Persmuseum|links=no}}) was established in 1902.{{cite web|title=Visatie Rapport|url=http://www.museumvereniging.nl/Portals/0/6-Publicaties/Bestanden/Visitatie-Persmuseum.pdf|website=museumvereniging.nl|publisher=Museum Vereniging|accessdate=27 August 2015}}
In 1989, the collection of the museum was moved to the building of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam. Since 2001, the museum has its own permanent exhibition space at this location. In 2001, an exhibition space was opened.
Permanent collection
The permanent collection has not changed since it opened in 2001.{{cite web|title=Visitatie Rapport|url=http://www.museumvereniging.nl/Portals/0/6-Publicaties/Bestanden/Visitatie-Persmuseum.pdf|publisher=Museum Vereniging|accessdate=27 August 2015}} The museum has been collecting since 1902, and the collection dates back to 1610.{{cite web|title=Nederlands Persmuseum (Dutch Press Museum)|url=http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting/what-to-do/museums-and-galleries/museums/nederlands-persmuseum-dutch-press-museum|website=iAmsterdam|accessdate=27 August 2015}} The collection is divided into three major categories: magazines, political cartoons, and archives.
Temporary exhibitions
The museum also displays temporary exhibitions.{{cite web|title=Exposities|url=http://persmuseum.nl/expositie/|website=Persmuseum|accessdate=27 August 2015}} One of their latest was on Charlie Hebdo soon after the attack there.{{cite web|title=Persmuseum eert Charlie Hebdo met expositie|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/2012850-persmuseum-eert-charlie-hebdo-met-expositie.html|website=NOS|date=12 January 2015 |accessdate=27 August 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://persmuseum.nl/}} (in Dutch)
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Category:1902 establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Mass media in the Netherlands
Category:Museums established in 1902
Category:History of journalism
Category:20th-century architecture in the Netherlands
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