Museum De Lakenhal, South Holland Province, The Netherlands
4.5 (205 reviews) Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #11 in Leiden Art Museums • History Museums
Mercifully free from the ravages of mass tourism
Museum De Lakenhal is the visual arts, history and crafts museum of the city of Leiden. The city’s illustrious past is highlighted in seven collection presentations, including The Cradle of the Golden Age, Leiden University City, The Siege and Relief of Leiden, and Seven Centuries of ‘Leids Laken’. The internationally renowned collection contains numerous highlights such as Lucas van Leyden’s ‘Last Judgment’ (approximately 1526-27), beautifully stained glass, and paintings by Rembrandt and contemporaries. Since 1874 the museum has been located in a monumental 17thcentury hall for woollen fabrics, carefully restored in 2017-2019 and expanded with modern architecture. The unique encounters between past and present that occur here make Museum De Lakenhal a source of inspiration for all!
Address
Oude Singel 32, 2312 RA, Leiden The Netherlands
Mobile
Website
http://www.lakenhal.nl
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 0:30
User Ratings
4.5 based on (205 reviews)
Reviews
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5Dutch Brother 5:00 PM Oct 4, 2022
one of the best city museums I've ever visited
This is a great city museum and should not be missed. It is a combination art and history museum, but what art and history. They have three Rembrandt paintings from when he lived in Leiden, as well as numerous other 17th century Dutch Golden Age paintings. The history side of the museum emphasizes the linen industry which led to Leiden's rapid growth and prosperity during the 1600s. Lakenhal means drapers hall. This building is where the drapers guild did their business, mainly enforcing quality standards, so there is a good exhibit about that. The museum is well laid out, and the exhibit spaces are attractive. It is just the right size, large enough to be worth the visit, but not too big to see it all in an hour or so.
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4Ronald_jelle 5:00 PM Feb 27, 2020
Still a nice museum
On the same day that we went to the Boerhave museum we also went here... It was and still is a very nice museum. It was my first visit since the closure.... It is nice to see it has more space for coats and a real cafe with some nice food, but I am still wondering when the extra exhibition space will be used, because that was still not open or used during our visit. I am not a big fan of Jan Wolkers, so I didn't enjoy that part that much, but all the other stuff was and still is great, such as the last judgement by Lucas van Leyden, or any of the paintings of Jan Steen. For those who want to read, or learn about the paintings you either download the App or read from the papers availablein Dutch and English in allmost all the rooms. Since my last visit they did make it more interesting for children too... drawers with samples of fabrics that used to be sold here, tools and more. Also this museum should be on your list.
