Editing Rotterdam (section)

=== Museums, libraries and archives ===
Rotterdam has various cultural institutions. Well-known [[museum]]s are the [[Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen]], [[Het Nieuwe Instituut]], the [[Wereldmuseum]], the [[Kunsthal]], [[Kunstinstituut Melly]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Witte de With museum |url=http://www.wdw.nl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519121705/http://www.wdw.nl/ |archive-date=19 May 2008 |access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref> and the [[Maritime Museum Rotterdam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maritiem Museum official site |url=http://www.maritiemmuseum.nl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010220183748/http://www.maritiemmuseum.nl/ |archive-date=20 February 2001 |access-date=15 May 2008}}</ref> The Historical Museum Rotterdam has changed into [[Museum Rotterdam]], which aims to exhibit the development of Rotterdam as a contemporary transnational city, and not merely the city's past.<ref>[https://museumrotterdam.nl/en/ Museum Rotterdam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505051131/https://museumrotterdam.nl/en/|date=5 May 2016}}, retrieved 25 April 2016.</ref> Other museums include the [[:nl:Belasting & Douane Museum|Tax & Customs Museum]], the [[Netherlands Marine Corps Museum]], [[Rotterdam Public Transport Museum]] and the [[Natural History Museum Rotterdam|Natural History Museum]]. The [[FENIX Museum of Migration]] is scheduled to open in 2025.<ref>De volkskrant, 18 December 2023, p. V2-3.</ref>

The first municipal library of Rotterdam was founded in 1604. The current [[:nl:Bibliotheek_Rotterdam|Bibliotheek Rotterdam]] (Public library), was established in 1869, and is currently the largest cultural organization in Rotterdam, with fifteen branches across the city. 

The Rotterdam City Archives (''Stadsarchief Rotterdam'') was established in 1857. Here one can find administrative records and sources about the city's historical development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stadsarchief Rotterdam |title=Archives |url=https://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/english/search/archives/index.xml |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=Stadsarchief Rotterdam |language=nl}}</ref> The archival holdings include, among other, general archives, notarial deeds, an audiovisual collection, and a library.