Public holidays and school holidays
Opening hours
Please note: The Tropenmuseum is open on 1 January 2013, from 12 pm to 5 pm.
- Tuesdays to Sundays: 10 AM – 5 PM.
- on Mondays during holidays and school holidays, see dates below (except the summer holidays) : 10 AM – 5 PM.
On December 31 and 24 the museum is open until 3 PM.
The Tropenmuseum is closed on 1 January, 30 April, 5 May and December 25.
School holidays
| Spring holidays | 16 february until 3 March |
| May holidays | 27 April until 5 May |
| Summer holidays | 29 June until 1 September |
| Fall holidays | 12 October until 27 October |
| Christmas holidays | 21 December 2013 until 5 January 2014 |
Open Mondays
The Tropenmuseum is open on the following Mondays:
- 18 & 25 February (spring holidays)
- 1 april (Easter Monday)
- 29 april (May holidays)
- 20 mei (Pentecost weekend)
- 1 juli (Keti Koti: emancipation of slavery in Suriname)
- 14 & 21 October (fall holidays)
- 23 & 30 December (christmas holidays)
Dates are subject to change.

