How to visit Pipe Museum with your City Card
In order to visit this venue with your City Card, you are required to book a timeslot in advance. Book a timeslot by emailing your timeslot preference to [email protected] or visit the museum to book your timeslot on the spot. Please make sure your City Card is valid at the time of your visit.International collection
The museum’s display starts with the pipe’s origins in North American. They were first used by the American Indians as far back as 500 BC. The collection proceed through history up to the present times, including varieties like the famous Gouda churchwarden and artistic pipes carved from meerschaum and wood. The German porcelain pipe bowls with hand painted miniatures and French pipes with portraits of famous contemporaries are especially remarkable – elevating a simple implement into a conversation piece.Besides European pipes, the museum presents smoking paraphernalia from over sixty countries. Some of the highlights include the Turkish water pipes, African ceremonial pipes, finely-carved Maori pipes and precious Chinese opium pipes. In short, this is the place to experience global smoking culture.
