Event calendar Leiden

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BUTFF x CULTfilm: Urtoben - Vienna's Illegan Artforms
BUTFF x CULTfilm: Urtoben - Vienna's Illegan Artforms

BUTFF x CULTfilm is your monthly film evening for underground and trash films! Leiden f...

Thursday 16 April
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
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...

until 23 August
Guided tour of the Old Observatory
Guided tour of the Old Observatory

View one of the oldest telescopes in the Netherlands at the Old Observatory in Leiden.

until 24 December
Plants & Planets
Plants & Planets

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

until 7 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
Colourful connections
Colourful connections

Jolanda de Boer (woven works, sculptures of cardboard and painted textiles and Willem M...

16 April, 17 April and 8 more days
Tokyo Tokyo
Tokyo Tokyo

The SieboldHuis Japan Museum presents its new exhibition, Tokyo Tokyo. Photographer Ric...

until 6 September
Pieter Geraedts – het niets dat nietst
Pieter Geraedts – het niets dat nietst

Shortly before his death, Leiden artist Pieter Geraedts donated seven works to Museum D...

until 3 May
Exhibition Hanuman travels across the globe
Exhibition Hanuman travels across the globe

The exhibition Hanuman travels the world can be found in the gallery of the Asia hall o...

until 29 August
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
Contrarian
Contrarian

Penelope's Woven Resistance.

until 9 August
Discovering Ancient Egypt
Discovering Ancient Egypt

Discovering Ancient Egypt is coming to the Netherlands! This traveling exhibition has b...

until 3 May
Monsters and mythical creatures
Monsters and mythical creatures

Gruesome or awesome? Creepy or funny? This exhibition brings you face to face with the...

until 3 January 2027
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
Kick-off Plastic Soup Surfer Merijn Tinga
Kick-off Plastic Soup Surfer Merijn Tinga

In May 2026, Merijn Tinga continues his expedition and windsurfs 750 km along the Medit...

Friday 17 April
METAMORPHOSIS
METAMORPHOSIS

METAMORPHOSIS - Koen Hauser and Resi van der Ploeg.

18 April, 22 April and 3 more days
May holiday at Wereldmuseum Leiden
May holiday at Wereldmuseum Leiden

Let yourself be amazed at the World Museum Leiden this May holiday.

18 April until 3 May
Lecture: The history of the paisley motif
Lecture: The history of the paisley motif

The Paisley motif is one of the most versatile, beloved and well-known patterns.

Sunday 19 April
Concert
Concert

Marieke Stoel (organ).

Monday 20 April
AI Pub Quiz
AI Pub Quiz

Are you curious about AI, or do you just want to test your knowledge?

Tuesday 21 April
Byvanck Lecture 2026
Byvanck Lecture 2026

By Naoíse Mac Sweeney.

Wednesday 22 April
Pilgrim Museum Introductory Tour
Pilgrim Museum Introductory Tour

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

until 30 December
International Stand Up Comedy @Qbus Club Leiden H/L Keith Fox (IE)
International Stand Up Comedy @Qbus Club Leiden H/L Keith Fox (IE)

Looking for a proper laugh to kick off your weekend?

Friday 24 April