Embassy of the Free Mind
Dec 12, 2024 | IMDB 9
94 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
UNESCO Memory of the World: Explore the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica’s new home with 25,000+ rare books on alchemy, hermetica & mysticism at the Embassy of the Free Mind museum, set in Amsterdam’s historic canal mansion, the House with the Heads.
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