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Museum Fodor

Building on the Keizersgracht canal (Amsterdam) in which is located Foam Museum.

Before property of Carel Joseph Fodor (1801-1860), collector of contemporary paintings, drawings and prints.Building with collection was bequeathed to the city of Amsterdam with a big amount of money to create a museum from it. In 1863 Museum Fodor opened its doors as the first museum of modern art. In 1963 the complete collection was taken over by the Amsterdam Historisch Museum.