Verhalenhuis Kaap Belvédère

Rotterdam


Rotterdam's City Stories Centre is dedicated to collecting, studying and exhibiting intangible heritage. Changing exhibitions and oral history audiovisuals on the second and third floors of a 1894 building in Katendrecht recount the personal stories of individuals and communities within the contemporary city. There's a cafe on the ground floor.

Transportation

  • metro: Rijnhaven

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