The Multatuli Museum (also Multatuli House/Huis) is a 17th-century museum in the
Jordaan
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neighbourhood of
Amsterdam
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. It is dedicated to Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), whose pen name was
Multatuli
Eduard Douwes Dekker (2 March 182019 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin ''multa tulī'', "I have suffered much"), was a Dutch writer best known for his satirical novel ''Max Havelaar'' (1860), which denounced the a ...
. Multatuli is best known for his 1860 novel
Max Havelaar
''Max Havelaar; or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company'' ( nl, Max Havelaar; of, De koffi-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappy) is an 1860 novel by Multatuli (the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker), which played a key role ...
, inspired by time spent in
Indonesia
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while serving in the Dutch civil service.
Eduard Douwes Dekker
Eduard Douwes Dekker (2 March 182019 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli (from Latin ''multa tulī'', "I have suffered much"), was a Dutch writer best known for his satirical novel ''Max Havelaar'' (1860), which denounced the a ...
was born in the Multatuli House and he died 67 years later in
Ingelheim am Rhein
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,
Germany
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on a red sofa that can be seen here to date.
In 2013, the Multatuli House had 1176 visitors.
The museum organises regular temporary exhibitions about the writer as well as lectures, symposia and themed guided walks through Amsterdam.
In 2018, another (unaffiliated)
Multatuli Museum has also opened in
Rangkasbitung
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, Indonesia.
Collection
At the Multatuli House, one can see how Multatuli would have lived in the 19th century; his personal belongings still decorate the house. These items include his globe, his desk, his library and the red couch on which he died.
Elsewhere, more than 5000 of Multatuli's manuscripts are preserved in the Special Collections at the
University of Amsterdam
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References
External links
Official website{{Authority control
Museums in Amsterdam
History museums in the Netherlands