Vermeer Centrum Delft, South Holland Province, The Netherlands
4.0 (789 reviews) Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Price Range: from $12.85 Ranking #9 in Delft Art Museums
Step back in time
The Vermeer Centrum Delft offers the visitor a discovery tour through the life, works and town of the 17th century master of light: Johannes Vermeer. The section 'Vermeer's world' shows you 17th century Delft. Wander through the famous 'View of Delft' and meet Vermeer's environment: his clients, his family and his rich mother-in-law. In Vermeer's world there are copies of all his paintings in their original size, an entire own world in his 37 works. Vermeer's atelier is dedicated to Vermeer's working methods. Discover how Vermeer mastered light in the light studio. Experiment with the camera obscura and play with colour, hidden views and perspective. And literally step into one of Vermeer's paintings. Many of the Delft painter Johannes Vermeer's paintings are about love. Sometimes it is obvious, but other times he subtly refers to it by painting certain objects or details. These objects and details can be seen in the exhibition 'Vermeer's love messages'. Learn to recognise the symbols in Vermeer's paintings. Besides a visit to the centrum, Vermeer can also be discovered on foot. An individual walk has been set out along all the highlights in Vermeer's life. The Vermeer Combiticket gives you access to all the locations.
Address
Voldergracht 21, 2611 EV Delft The Netherlands
Mobile
Website
http://www.vermeerdelft.nl/
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 18:16
Price range
from $12.85
User Ratings
4.0 based on (789 reviews)
Reviews
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5Scott Johnson 5:00 PM Jul 24, 2021
A must see
One of Holland’s best-known artists. The painter lived between 1632 and 1675 and spent his entire life in Delft. Vermeer only made 37 paintings, in which he created his own world. All of them are of an exceptionally high quality. The Vermeer Centre in Delft brings this old master back to life. The Originals are found in Museums all over the world, but these are informative and nice to see.
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4Albert_v_B 5:00 PM Jan 10, 2023
Nice and educational little museum
One can start by watching a short wide-screen introductory video. Further on the ground floor there are copies of Vermeer's paintings with short descriptions and the audio guide also has further comments about some of them. It's a pity that the original work is not on display, but it was still quite pleasant and educational to look at the copies of the paintings. On the first and second floors there are more explanations of how Vermeer used for example perspective, space, colour and lighting, but unfortunately I didn't really have enough to work through these in detail. There is also a shop (and toilets and lockers) on the ground floor selling some memorabilia (I bought some serviettes). Overall worth the visit and the €12 entry fee.
