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  Location of the museum in Amsterdam | |
| Established | August 14, 1996 (1996-08-14) |
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| Location | Johan Cruyff Arena |
| Coordinates | 52°18′46″N4°56′33″E / 52.312660°N 4.942487°E /52.312660; 4.942487 |
| Type | Sports Museum |
| Website | Official website(in Dutch) |
TheWorld of Ajax is amuseum and stadium tour dedicated toAFC Ajax' club history inAmsterdam in theNetherlands. The museum, located at theJohan Cruyff Arena, was opened on 14 August 1996 and is open daily for tours. There are two versions of the tour which involve different parts and elements of the Stadium and environment, namely theWorld of Ajax and theWorld of Ajax Kids Tour, one for children and one for the adults.[1]
In 1996, the Dutch football club,AFC Ajax, relocated to their new facility to the newly opened Amsterdam ArenA.[2] The stadium includes a museum and fan shop section which are open to the public with a tour starting every hour from 11:00–17:00 CET taking the visitor to various parts of the stadium, through the locker rooms, and alongside the pitch, to see the club's Wall of Fame and theClub van 100.[3]
The museum and tour are situated in the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam-Zuidoost inside the club's home stadium.[4]