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Museums and culture in the Netherlands
A museum or theatre turns an afternoon into something you remember. In the Netherlands you will find 26 cultural places with real photos, from big museums to small galleries and stages. Check the map and pick the one that fits your day.
26 places
All 26 places
01Flipje en Streekmuseum TielCultureTiel€
02AardzeeCultureZeewoldeFreeThe largest landscape artwork in the Netherlands rolls like a sea of grass
03Museum Prinsenhof DelftCultureDelft€€Waar Willem van Oranje geschiedenis schreef.
04Museum Het SchipCultureAmsterdam€€Wander through the most beautiful workers' palace of the Amsterdam School.
05Jheronimus Bosch Art CenterCulture's-Hertogenbosch€€Step into the wonderful world of Jeroen Bosch, tower climb included.
06VerkadefabriekCulture's-Hertogenbosch€€Film, theatre and good food under one roof in a former biscuit factory.
07Nationaal Sleepvaart MuseumCultureMaassluis€Dive into the world of ocean towage in the tugboat capital of the Netherlands.
08Museum Beelden aan ZeeCultureDen Haag€€Modern sculpture in the dunes, a stone's throw from the beach.
09De Groene KathedraalCultureAlmereFreeA cathedral of 178 poplars, always open and free
10Museum GoudaCultureGouda€€Art, cheese weighing house and city stories in the historic Catharina Gasthuis.
11Westlands Museum voor Streek- en TuinbouwhistorieCultureHonselersdijk€Discover in greenhouses and a historic garden how Westland became the Glass City.
12Het Keringhuis, Publiekscentrum WaterCultureHoek van Holland€Come face to face with the Maeslantkering, the mighty gatekeeper of Rotterdam.
13Depot Boijmans Van BeuningenCultureRotterdam€€Wander past 155,000 artworks in the mirrored art vault of Rotterdam
14Museum Paulina Bisdom van VlietCultureHaastrecht€Step into a grand nineteenth-century townhouse where time stands still.
15Museum Hoge WoerdCultureDe MeernFreeStep inside a reconstructed Roman fort and come face to face with a Roman ship.
16Verhalenhuis BelvédèreCultureRotterdam€Pull up a chair at the community kitchen and hear the stories of Katendrecht
17Museum SpeelklokCultureUtrecht€€Self-playing instruments from three centuries. Kids lose their minds.
18Het SpoorwegmuseumCultureUtrecht€€Trains for kids who need to let off steam.
19Nederlands OpenluchtmuseumCultureArnhem€€All of the Netherlands in one park.
20MauritshuisCultureDen Haag€€Oog in oog met het Meisje met de Parel.
21Wereldmuseum AmsterdamCultureAmsterdam€€De wereld ontdekken zonder Amsterdam te verlaten.
22Groninger MuseumCultureGroningen€€The most colourful museum in the Netherlands.
23Fries MuseumCultureLeeuwarden€€Frisian culture from gold to Mata Hari.
24BonnefantenCultureMaastricht€€Art from medieval to modern in Maastricht.
25Design Museum Den BoschCulture's-Hertogenbosch€Contemporary art in the city of Bosch.
26Van AbbemuseumCultureEindhoven€€Moderne kunst die je aan het denken zet.Everything on the map
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