until 16 March 2025
Bronze Age: Fire of Change
Contact
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Rapenburg 28
2311 EW LEIDEN Plan your route
The major retrospective exhibition Bronze Age – Fire of Change is about a fascinating period in our history. The Bronze Age (2000-800 BC) began more than four thousand years ago with the introduction of the new metal bronze, which led to major changes in societies.
In the Bronze Age you will see spectacular offerings, mighty ritual swords and precious objects of the elite, such as the 'golden hat of Schifferstadt' from Germany. But the most everyday objects can also be seen, including a wooden ladle and a ladder that are thirty-five centuries old. They provide an intimate glimpse into daily life four thousand years ago. In addition to bronze, gold and wood, objects made of pottery, amber, glass, leather and textiles also decorate the halls. In the exhibition you will learn about the latest scientific discoveries about this period, with the researchers themselves speaking.
When
- Daily until march 16th, 2025
