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Amsterdam Pipe Museum
Prinsengracht 488 1017 KH AMSTERDAM Phone: 020 421 1779 Timings: Mo , Tu : Closed We -Sa : 12:00 - 18:00 hour Su: Closed http://www.pipemuseum.nlAbout
In the historic ambiance of a 17th-century canal house, the Amsterdam Pipe Museum presents an overview of smoking pipes throughout the ages. The exhibition covers a period of 2,500 years and includes exciting objects from five continents. It represents the life’s work of a serious collector who spent forty years amassing the world's most renowned pipe collection. Take a private tour of the ground floor of the collector’shouse for an unexpected experience!International collectionThe museum’s display starts with the pipe’s origins inNorth American.They were first used by the American Indians as far backas 500 BC. The collection proceedthrough history up to the present times, includingvarieties like the famous Goudachurchwarden and artistic pipes carved from meerschaum andwood. The German porcelainpipe bowls with hand painted miniatures and French pipes with portraits of famous contemporaries are especially remarkable –elevating a simple implement into a conversation piece.Besides European pipes, the museum presents smoking paraphernalia from over sixty countries. Some of the highlightsinclude the Turkish water pipes,African ceremonial pipes, finely-carved Maori pipes andprecious Chinese opium pipes. In short, this is the place to experience global smoking culture.Museum gift shopLocated in the basement under the museum, the shop offers agreat selection for pipe collectors as well as anyone looking for a unique giftor gadget. The shop’s smoking supplies range from kitsch to handcrafteddesigns. For those with a passionate interest in pipes, you can also purchase arange of books and publications, many of which were written by the collectorhimself.
