Museum De Lakenhal

Museum De Lakenhal is the museum for visual arts, history, and applied arts of the city of Leiden. The museum is housed in the former Leiden Cloth Hall from 1640. Did you know that you can also admire work by Rembrandt van Rijn in this museum?

At Home with Jan Steen – 400 Years of Merrymaking
At Home with Jan Steen – 400 Years of Merrymaking

Celebrate 400 years of Jan Steen and enter the personal life of one of the most importa...

2 April until 23 August
Giselle Kuster - The Leiden Years
Giselle Kuster - The Leiden Years

This summer you can see the most famous paintings of artist Giselle Kuster at Museum De...

22 May until 25 October
Museum Night Leiden
Museum Night Leiden

Leiden's Museum Night is an annual event that makes the city buzz with cultural energy....

Saturday 6 June

What to see?

In this museum, you will discover the history of the city of Leiden. In seven galleries, you will learn more about Leiden as a university city, Leiden cloth, and the Siege and Relief of Leiden. In Museum De Lakenhal, you will find works by old masters such as Lucas van Leyden, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Jan Steen, but also by modern and contemporary artists such as Theo van Doesburg, Claudy Jonstra, and Erwin Olaf.

Night at the museum

Come to the museum every second Friday of the month, between work and the pub, for a healthy dose of inspiration and knowledge! Visit Lakenhal Laat and participate in an in-depth program consisting of speedy guided tours, lectures, performances, workshops, and music.

More about Lakenhal Laat

Around 3 October every year, Leiden comes alive with lavish celebrations. For a few days, the city is swept up in excitement as locals feast on ‘hutspot’, herring and white bread, singing their hearts out during the Reveille. Why, you ask? Find out in this gallery.
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Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands, and this gallery explores its origins. Since its inception, the university has played an important role in collecting information and objects for curious students and citizens alike.
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New inventions such as photography, electricity and the automobile rapidly modernised life in the 19th century. Ideas about the world and people changed, and artists experimented with their own perceptions, emotions and ideas.
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