Museums
Museums of the Netherlands
965 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Art museum33museums
Military museum17museums
Sculpture garden16museums
Art museum12museums
Most visited museums
Visitors in the latest year on record, since 2015.
2Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, North Holland
Art museum · 1973
366k visitors12 famous works
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3Mauritshuis
The Hague, South Holland
Art museum · 1822
500k visitors12 famous works
4Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, North Holland
Art museum · 1874
574k visitors12 famous works
5Kröller-Müller Museum
Otterlo, Gelderland
Sculpture garden · 1938
307k visitors12 famous works
6Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, South Holland
Art museum · 1849
252k visitors12 famous works
7Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The Hague, South Holland
Art museum · 1866
719k visitors12 famous works
8Frans Hals Museum
Haarlem, North Holland
Art museum · 1862
195k visitors12 famous works
10Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden, South Holland
1818
210k visitors8 famous works
11Anne Frank House
Amsterdam, North Holland
Historic house museum · 1960
1.2M visitors2 famous works
12Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Amsterdam, North Holland
Maritime museum · 1916
300k visitors4 famous works
14Netherlands Open Air Museum
Arnhem, Gelderland
Open-air museum · 1912
524k visitors2 famous works
15Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, North Holland
1864
318k visitors1 famous works
16Bonnefanten Museum
Maastricht, Limburg
Art museum · 1884
122k visitors3 famous works
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17Rembrandt House Museum
Amsterdam, North Holland
Art museum · 1907
193k visitors1 famous works
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18H'Art Museum
Amsterdam, North Holland
Art museum · 2009
375k visitors1 famous works
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19NEMO Science Center
Amsterdam, North Holland
Science museum · 1923
503k visitors
20Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Leiden, South Holland
Natural history museum · 1984
271k visitors
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27Groninger Museum
Groningen, Groningen
1874
198k visitors4 famous works
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30Teylers Museum
Haarlem, North Holland
Art museum · 1784
127k visitors4 famous works
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33Centraal Museum
Utrecht, Utrecht
1838
9 famous works
34Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam
Rotterdam, South Holland
1927
44k visitors
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36Natura Artis Magistra
Amsterdam, North Holland
1838
1.4M visitors
38Gallery Prince Willem V
The Hague, South Holland
Art museum · 1774
7 famous works
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39Nederlands Stripmuseum
Groningen, Groningen
2004
34k visitors
41Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Hilversum, North Holland
2006
4 famous works
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48Evoluon
Eindhoven, North Brabant
1962
2 famous works
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50Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
Amsterdam, North Holland
1638
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55Prinsenhof
Delft, South Holland
1897
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57Museum Speelklok
Utrecht, Utrecht
Musical instrument museum · 1956
1 famous works
59National Museum of World Cultures
Leiden, South Holland
2014
1 famous works
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Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Art museum | 33 |
| Military museum | 17 |
| Sculpture garden | 16 |
| Art museum | 12 |
| Open-air museum | 10 |
| Maritime museum | 10 |
| Historic house museum | 8 |
| Musical instrument museum | 8 |
| Local museum | 6 |
| Heritage railway | 5 |
| Natural history museum | 5 |
| Music museum | 5 |
| History museum | 5 |
| University museum | 4 |