- Hotel name
- Hotel Leeuwarden
- Address
- Lynbaan 35
- Zipcode and city
- 8941BR Leeuwarden
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Museums Leeuwarden
Fries Museum
View websiteThe museum is the cultural hotspot of the North. Surprising, ever-changing exhibitions tell stories from the Middle Ages to M.C. Escher. Immerse yourself in Friesland: from the unique Hindelooper style room and the battle with water to leading design and masters like Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. On the third floor, you can admire fresh contemporary art from well-known and up-and-coming artists from both the Netherlands and abroad.
Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
View websiteVisit the Princessehof, an 18th-century city palace located in the heart of the historic city center of Leeuwarden. The Princessehof is named after the matriarch of the Dutch royal family: Maria Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Princess of Orange-Nassau. Maria Louise, from an important noble German family, married Johan Willem Friso of Nassau-Dietz, the stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen and Prince of Orange, at the age of 21. Her eventful life is showcased in the permanent exhibition The Princessehof of Maria Louise. In 1898, the world-famous graphic artist M.C. Escher was also born in the same building. In the small exhibition At Home with M.C. Escher, you can learn about the young Maurits Escher.
Pier Pander museum
View websiteIn the Prinsentuin, the beautiful city park on the edge of the historic city center of Leeuwarden, you’ll find the museum and the temple dedicated to the Frisian sculptor Pier Pander (1864-1919). Pander was the son of a poor Frisian mat maker. Due to his exquisite wood carvings, he was supported by a few patrons who enabled him to study in Amsterdam and Paris.
After his death in 1919, Pander left his studio collection to the municipality of Leeuwarden. In 1924, his life's work—a sculpture group of five large marble statues in a temple—was unveiled in the Prinsentuin. In 1954, the Pier Pander Museum was established a little further along in the Prinsentuin.Fries Verzetsmuseum
View websiteThe Fries Verzetsmuseum (Fries Resistance Museum) is part of the Fries Museum. Here, you meet the inhabitants of Friesland during the years 1940-1945. Frisians and non-Frisians share how they experienced the war in the rural areas of Friesland. Resistance and persecution, but no winter of hunger. However, there were refugees and people who came from far and wide to collect milk and food.
The Fries Verzetsmuseum tells stories—stories that touch, confront, and make you think. These are stories of people who had to make difficult choices during an extraordinary time. In the exhibition, you experience how World War II was and is still experienced in Friesland. Eyewitnesses and objects with personal stories bring the war very close.Natuurmuseum Fryslân
View websiteThe museum's collection comprises approximately 364,083 objects, the majority of which are securely stored in the Kolleksje Sintrum Fryslân. Currently, less than ten percent of these items are on display in the museum. The collection plays a crucial role as a repository of Friesland's natural history and is invaluable for scientific research. It serves not only as a reflection of the region's environmental heritage but also provides an essential resource for ongoing studies in various fields of natural science.
Fries landbouwmuseum
View websiteFriesland, a province with a rich agricultural history, has welcomed farmers throughout the centuries who raised livestock and cultivated the land. The Landbouwmuseum (Agricultural Museum) plays a vital role in preserving valuable traces of all these agricultural activities. In the permanent exhibition of machines, tools, photographic documents, and paintings, you can see how the history of Friesland is intertwined with farming. This museum symbolizes the history of rural life in general.
Museum Grutterswinkel
View websiteMuseum De Grutterswinkel is a museum located in a house with a shop. The building is listed as a national monument. On the upper floor of the shop, an exhibition has been set up about the history of the grocery business.
't Andere Museum
View websiteThe museum is located in a warehouse (built in the 19th century) with the stone inscription "Koophandel" and a house from 1872. The house was commissioned by the Leeuwarden merchant Hajonides van der Meulen. A stone inscription indicates that the first stone was laid by his son on March 11, 1872.
The warehouse is named after the "Koophandel" association of local skippers from the northern part of Friesland, who used this warehouse as storage space. After the association sold the building, it passed through the hands of various owners. The museum is now privately owned. The owners have turned it into a museum of collections. During your visit, if possible, you will be personally received and guided by them.
Museumhuis Van Eysinga
View websiteA mansion built by one of the most prominent men of the 18th century. Naturally, you would expect grandeur and splendor. But do you also take a look at the staff quarters? And why was the house empty for a significant period? Get to know the Van Eysinga family, ring the bell, and let yourself be surprised!
Museumhaven Leeuwarden
View websiteA unique part of Leeuwarden, located at Willemskade and Wirdumerpoortsdwinger in the heart of the city. It features a beautiful collection of former Dutch company vessels and impressive visiting opportunities.
