Museum Allard of Persona – archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam. Here are the findings, telling about the civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, etc.

Allard Pierson, whose name is the Museum, he taught at the University classical archaeology. His love of arheologie was expressed, in particular, in the expeditions to the Mediterranean, from where he brought a lot of amazing things. In the basis of the Museum collection of antique objects of art collected by a colleague of Pearson, Jan Six. After the death of six, son of Pearson, Jan Lodewijk, purchased his collection. The Museum was officially opened in 1934. Then he placed all on one floor, but soon the premises was not enough, since the Museum funds were growing. The Museum not only bought the exhibits, but took the gift.

The building in which the Museum is located now, was opened in 1976 by Queen Beatrix. Previously it housed the Bank of the Netherlands.

In the section devoted to Ancient Egypt, visitors can see the mummies and sarcophagi and see a documentary film, which tells in detail about how he made such burial sites. In the section of Ancient Greece presents a large collection of pottery, black-figure and red-figure. Great interest halls, demonstrating the arts of the Etruscans who lived on the shores of the Mediterranean sea and had a significant influence on ancient culture.

In addition to the permanent exposition, the Museum regularly held temporary exhibitions devoted to different countries and eras.