Embassy of the Free Mind

Dec 12, 2024

1h 34m

★ 10.0

UNESCO Memory of the World

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Artoldo Pictures

Embassy of the Free Mind Trailers

Cast

Self

Joost Ritman

Self

Jasha van der Wel

Self

Lucinda Martin

Self

Jozef Ritman

Self

Corey Andrews

Self

Kyra Gerber

Self

Aricia Ritman

Self

Derek Lomas

Self

Natalie Koch

Self

Rachel Ritman

Self

Han Bakker

Self

Sem Kramer

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