Museum
Frans Hals Museum
Description
Internationally famous as a museum of the Dutch Golden Age, the Frans Hals Museum is situated in a picturesque 17th-century building at Groot Heiligland, where hundreds of paintings and craft objects are on alternating display. You can still feel the atmosphere of all those years ago.
The collection has been gradually built up by the city of Haarlem. The Prinsenhof – part of the town hall – actually boasted works of art as early as the 16th century. In the centuries that followed the collection was further enhanced with purchased, loaned, donated and commissioned works. In 1862 a Stedelijk Museum (civic museum) was officially opened in the town hall. It had 123 paintings and a catalogue. Eventually, when lack of space forced the museum to move elsewhere, a former Old Men’s Home at Groot Heiligland was made ready to accommodate it. The ‘Frans Hals Museum’ was opened there in 1913.
Opening hours
| 2 Jan 2009 - 20 May 2009 | Tue - Sat | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| 2 Jan 2009 - 30 Dec 2009 | Sun | 12:00 - 17:00 |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Mon | 12:00 - 17:00 |
| 21 May 2009 | Thu | 12:00 - 17:00 |
| 22 May 2009 - 24 Dec 2009 | Tue - Sat | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Mon | 12:00 - 17:00 |
| 26 Dec 2009 | Sat | 12:00 - 17:00 |
| 27 - 30 Dec 2009 | Tue - Sat | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| 31 Dec 2009 | Thu | 11:00 - 16:00 |
Prices 2009
| adults | 7,50 |
| children (0-18) | free |
| CJP (cultural youth pass) | 5,25 |
| groups of adults (minimum group size 10) | 5,25 |
| members / patrons | free |
Prices subject to change
Collections
- applied arts
- clocks
- doll's houses
- glass art
- painting (1600-1850)
- painting (before 1600)
- pottery and ceramics
- sculpture
Conditions
- taking pictures without flash allowed
Disabled
- wheelchair available (upon request)
General facilities
- cloakroom (unattended)
- museum shop
- pub-restaurant
