Event calendar

• Visit the Young Rembrandt Studio

  Visit the Young Rembrandt Studio

  Meet the young Rembrandt in a beautiful 7-minute 3D video experience in the house where...

  until 21 March 2027

• Gert van Dijk, city prints of Leiden

  Gert van Dijk, city prints of Leiden

  Gert van Dijk creates atmospheric cityscapes of Leiden. Early in the morning, he photog...

  until 31 January 2027

• Plants & Planets

  Plants & Planets

  In Plants & Planets you will travel through time and space: from the Big Bang to th...

  until 7 February 2027

• Garden of Delights – The Seventeenth Century in Bloom

  Garden of Delights – The Seventeenth Century in Bloom

  Museum De Lakenhal and The Phoebus Foundation present the exhibition *Garden of Delight...

  until 28 March 2027

• Light over Deshima

  Light over Deshima

  What did Japan look like when photography was still in its infancy?

  until 28 February 2027

• Time for Papua

  Time for Papua

  Visit Time for Papua: an impressive presentation of 400 objects, selected from the worl...

  until 3 January 2027

• The forest of Suriname

  The forest of Suriname

  Naturalis has a new exhibition: The Forest of Suriname. Discover the nature of Suriname...

  until 2 May 2027

• Truth? The art of doubt

  Truth? The art of doubt

  In Truth? The art of doubt, scientists and artists explore how we determine what is true.

  until 3 January 2027

• K-pop: A Snapshot

  K-pop: A Snapshot

  K-pop in the picture. From underground music scene to global visual culture K-pop.

  until 31 December

• Consent is Key week

  Consent is Key week

  Consent is Key is a yearly campaign aimed at preventing sexually inappropriate behaviou...

  until 6 November

• Giant creatures

  Giant creatures

  This autumn, 12 gigantic little creatures have arrived at the Hortus—for instance, a ca...

  until 30 November

• Leidsche Mondialen Exhibition

  Leidsche Mondialen Exhibition

  There is another group exhibition by the Leidsche Mondialen at the Stadstimmerwerf.

  until 3 December

• Discover the 13 museums in Leiden

  Discover the 13 museums in Leiden

  Marvel at the treasures of science, learn all about the life of the Young Rembrandt, im...

  until 2 January 2028

• Pergolesi's Stabat Mater in Leiden

  Pergolesi's Stabat Mater in Leiden

  This unique concert offers the audience the rare opportunity to hear three movements of...

  Friday 6 November

• The game (with) and the stories

  The game (with) and the stories

  Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan serve as the starting point—stories in which anything...

  6 November, 7 November and 7 more days

• COC Leiden Open House

  COC Leiden Open House

  Would you like to do something fun, meet new people, and create something wonderful tog...

  Saturday 7 November

• Protocols of Becoming

  Protocols of Becoming

  What happens when art and science come together? In Protocols of Becoming, artist Sonja...

  7 November, 7 December and 3 more days

• Language Café 071

  Language Café 071

  Dutch Language Café - open every Saturday 14:00 at Bourbon Street in Leiden city centre...

  until 3 July 2027

• Exhibition Ontdekkingstocht

  Exhibition Ontdekkingstocht

  Liesbeth van der Zee is exhibiting her work, “Ontdekkingstocht,” at the Het Leids Wever...

  7 November 2026 until 28 February 2027

• FACING FACES

  FACING FACES

  Koen de Vries’ portraits are like an excavation of all the impressions that shaped huma...

  until 16 January 2027

• Banned Books Festival

  Banned Books Festival

  Mayflower Bookshop presents the Banned Books Festival. An afternoon filled with talks,...

  Sunday 8 November

• New Moon Fireside Talk: TurnStones

  New Moon Fireside Talk: TurnStones

  Every New Moon, we host Fireside Talks in collaboration with Kolimbri—monthly gathering...

  Monday 9 November

• Storytelling Workshop - Grow A Story From Scratch

  Storytelling Workshop - Grow A Story From Scratch

  A storytelling workshop with Nia Mercken for curious minds, daydreamers, and anyone who...

  Wednesday 11 November

• Pilgrim Museum Introductory Tour

  Pilgrim Museum Introductory Tour

  Every Wednesday afternoon, curator Sarah Moine takes you on a tour of the Pilgrim Museu...

  11 November, 18 November and 6 more days