I visited three different museums today, all in Amsterdam. I first went to the Houseboat Museum which was pretty cool. It just kinda showed what the inside of a houseboat looks like, how it works, a little history. Holland only allows a set amount of houseboats anymore and they have a monthly mooring fee ranging from $500 to $7000.
Next I went to the Cromhout House. The bottom two floors was a collection of extreme extravagance. Some very rich woman liked to travel the world and sent home crazy expensive through basically useless items. The upper two floors were the reason I had come. This was another collection of a rich guy but it was all Biblical stuff. He had a lot of very old Bibles, his own replica of the temple and some Egyptian stuff. It was pretty cool except it was entirely written in Dutch and my translator was working.
Finally I went to an exhibition on Gandhi, Mandela, and MLK. I also watched some street performers which was kinda cool. One of the performers was a fifty year old trying to breakdance which was a sight to see.
The bushes on the pedestal are shaped as heads of animals and maybe a troll?
Moses and Aaron
I think this was one of the first Dutch Protestant Bible printed.
This mummy was so well preserved you can still see the toes. The collection also had some objects that probably belonged to the father of Ramses.
I don't understand fashion.
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