Best Museums In The Netherlands To Include In Your 2021 List

The Netherlands s one of the most appealing cities, distinguished for the range of wonderful paintings and quality of museums it has. Amidst the outskirts of the city, one can stumble upon museums that hold several works of famous painters like Rembrandt and Vermeer, paintings from the Dutch Golden Age or artworks that reflect a playful contemporary art.  Netherland’s museums are eminently livable and a center with many historic monuments. Besides its famed cheese, it is a museum haven for art and history lovers. Some of the most popular museums are Frans Hals, Beatles Museum, Teylers Museum, Cheese Museum, Stedelijk Museum, etc.

Narrow down your searches for one of your favorite museums in the Netherlands with the list we have prepared for you

Frans Hals Museum: Frans Hals Museum is a 17th-century museum located in Harlem. It has a unique collection of artworks, a painting that dates back from the 16th and 17th centuries and also includes the world's largest collection of Frans Hals work. From civic guard paintings to unique masterpieces, the museum displays group portraits and other works which were considered as a great honor to the guards of that time.

Teylers Museum: Teylers museum was first opened to the public in 1784 and it is museum widely notable for its diverse collection of contemporary art and science. This museum was founded by Peter Teyler and today it exhibits several scientific instruments, artifacts, books, fossils, minerals, and more than 10,000 drawings, 25000 prints. It is Holland’s oldest museum that holds surprising collections dating back from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Rijksmuseum: The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch art museum located in Museum Square, south of Amsterdam. This museum includes a wide collection of 1 million objects from the 12th century. It was founded in 1798 and was designed by Pierre Cuypers.

The Van Gogh Museum: The Van Gogh Museum is an art museum that exhibits artworks of Vincent van Gogh. This Dutch museum is located in Museum Square near the Stedelijk Museum and the Concertgebouw. The museum first opened in June 1973 and it was designed by the mastermind Kisho Kurokawa and Gerrit Rietveld. It is the only museum in the world with the largest concentration of Van Gogh’s painting. It has a collection of 400 Van Gogh’s drawings, 200 paintings, 700 letters all of which chronicles the artistic life of Van Gogh. The main highlight includes The Potato Eaters, Avenue of Poplars in Autumn, Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin, Wheat Field with a Lark, the Zouave, Bedroom in Arles, the Yellow House, Sunflower, Almond Blossoms.

The Anne Frank House:  The Anne Frank House is a biographical museum that has been dedicated to wartime-diarist, Anne Frank. The Anne Frank House is located in Prinsengrachtin central Amsterdam, Netherlands. Anne Frank was hidden with her family during World War II from the Nazi persecution in a secret tunnel called the Secret Annex. Her wartime diary was published in 1947 and the hiding place has been converted into a museum.  It exhibits about Anne Frank, the persecution space and discrimination. With an estimated visitor of 1.2 million, it is the third most visited museum in the Netherlands.

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