Museum Van de Geest, North Holland Province, The Netherlands
4.0 (190 reviews) Tuesday: Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #15 in Haarlem Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • Art Museums
Nuts
Museum of the Mind has two locations; one in Haarlem and one in Amsterdam. In the Dolhuys museum in Haarlem you can discover more about your own mind and those of others in an interactive way. In the historical building, you will get to peek inside the minds of artists, writers and scientists. The museum invites you on an interactive voyage of discovery into your own mind, and those of others. A museum bursting with personal stories, surprising art and an expansive historical collection, straddling the boundaries between healthcare, art and science. A visit to the museum, located in a centuries-old former leprosarium, plague hospice and madhouse, is an experience focused on the wonder and versatility of the mind. Come visit and allow yourself to wonder about what is normal. Are you normal?
Address
Schotersingel 2, 2021 GE Haarlem The Netherlands
Mobile
Website
http://www.museumvandegeest.nl
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday :
Wednesday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 12:00
User Ratings
4.0 based on (190 reviews)
Reviews
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4NLxpat 5:00 PM Jul 31, 2021
Nuts
Located in centuries old building this museum provides history both on development of the treatment mentally ill as well as the building quarters . Audio tour provides detailed insight. The further into the exhibition the more interesting we found the topics/examples -especially the more recent times and developments. The normal/standard tour is claimed to require 2-3 hours . However we were not able to finish in that time span - we’ll have to return. Museum has a nice lunchroom providing for instance tasty, healthy sandwiches and a local beer.
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3van-lee2014 5:00 PM Oct 23, 2014
Ok if you have the time
We would have enjoyed the visit more if there had been more information in English. We were provided with an English guide but it did not translate the speeches of the people describing their experiences with mental illness. So we missed out on a lot.
