Special purchase for Amsterdam museum

28 October 2016

The Amsterdam Pipe Museum made a special purchase at the well-known and frequently visited Tribal Art Fair in De Duif in Amsterdam. Ethnographic traders from the Netherlands and other countries come to De Duif every year with ethnological objects of good quality. The Amsterdam Pipe Museum bought a rare pipe on the very first day. It is a figural tobacco pipe in the shape of a saddled horse, made by the Indians in the Plains of Central America. The material they traditionally use for their pipes is catlinite, a fairly soft red stone that can be cut and polished smoothly. In addition to the well-known peace pipe, there is another but rare type of pipe with a horse head. Horses were precious to the Indian tribes and important for the bison hunt, which is why they were depicted on ceremonial objects. In this case, the saddle, in stylized design, is shown behind the horse's head. The pipe was purchased from an American gallery. No wonder that they are able to offer this fine piece, since such native American objects are rarely traded in Europe. The red stone pipe was made by the Sioux and is now sold from an American collection to an Amsterdam museum. Here in Amsterdam, the pipe is a fine addition to the ever growing sub-collection of pre-Columbian and native American pipes.

Youngest museum visitor

21 October 2016

Today the Amsterdam Pipe Museum welcomed it's youngest visitor ever. This cute little boy lives in Amsterdam and was accompanied by his Rumanian father. During his young life he has already visited over two-hundred museums!. Apart from that he proves to be a born photo model.

Pipe smoking course

20 October 2016

Pipe smoking is the art of smoking for the taste, the aroma, not for the nicotine. But smoking a pipe is not an easy thing to do. There is some technique required: firstly filling your pipe properly, then lighting it, smoking quietly ... In a one evening course you will learn all the ins and outs of a good smoke with taste experience by doing. This includes enjoying different flavours of tobacco. Sign up by an email to mailto:info@pipemusem.nl. The evenings start at 8 pm and last until about 11 pm. The costs are 25 euros per person.

New sign

12 October 2016

Now the paintwork has been done, the visibility of the museum can be improved. A tailor-made sign fitting in the railing of the doorstep on the front door shows on both sides the museum logo. Since our two doors, one in the basement and one on top of the five steps on the main floor, caused some confusion, we added an indication that the entrance to the museum is through the shop.